John Lucas

I really wanted to post Ella Fitzgerald’s version of “What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve?” (because that’s tomorrow night, in case you’ve lost track), but there’s no video for it, so I was forced to go see what Holidays-and-Observances.com had for me.

Turns out that December 30 is the Festival of Enormous Changes at the Last Minute. A festival, no less! Here’s hoping it involves what would generally be considered “festivities”—you know, family gatherings, sing-alongs, airings of grievances, maybe a roast beast. (Confession time: roast beast is a feast I can’t stand in the least.)

Let’s see what Google can tell us…

The consensus seems to be that the Festival of Enormous Changes at the Last Minute is an occasion to reflect on all of the goals you never got around to tackling during the preceding 12 months, and to then make “enormous changes” in order to accomplish them before the end of year.

Well, that’s no fun! No one’s going to bake cookies or go out carolling for that. Therefore, I deem it “not a festival”. Still, it gives me an excuse to post the video for “Something Better Change” by the Stranglers.