Preparations for Christmas are fraught with danger.  Our minister of music has a wonderful Christmas drama planned for Sunday, December 21.  Fortunately, I prevented disaster when I caught this line printed in the script for the day:

"Can this be a sign, a glimmer of hope, a portent of some great comic event, that will bring comfort to a despairing people?"

Yes, the best way to cheer up despairing people is to plan a "great comic event!"  Or maybe a great cosmic one.