{"id":25221,"date":"2016-12-23T23:05:28","date_gmt":"2016-12-23T23:05:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thomasjpitts.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=25221"},"modified":"2016-12-23T23:06:21","modified_gmt":"2016-12-23T23:06:21","slug":"358-whats-it-like-to-have-completed-festive-playing-for-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thomasjpitts.co.uk\/wordpress\/2016\/12\/23\/358-whats-it-like-to-have-completed-festive-playing-for-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"358: What&#8217;s it like to have completed festive playing for the year?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I started playing Christmas music in mid-October and today, on the 23rd December, I&#8217;ve finished playing them for the year. I&#8217;d love to say I&#8217;ve enjoyed every performance, but there were a few that just weren&#8217;t that easy to get through &#8211; whether it be the location, the time of day or just because I&#8217;d rather be somewhere else, there were some times when I didn&#8217;t want to be festive.<\/p>\n<p>This evening&#8217;s one though, was a decent enough one. Last year, people were very drunk and it was very funny. It was a lot more subdued tonight, however which made for a relaxed atmosphere.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_25222\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25222\" style=\"width: 820px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasjpitts.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/358-what-it-like-to-have-completed-festive-playing-for-the-year.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"25222\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/thomasjpitts.co.uk\/wordpress\/2016\/12\/23\/358-whats-it-like-to-have-completed-festive-playing-for-the-year\/img_7072\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasjpitts.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/358-what-it-like-to-have-completed-festive-playing-for-the-year.jpg?fit=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,900\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 6s&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1482516037&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;320&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.058823529411765&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;3&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Hartshead Carols\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Playing carols at The Hartshead, Hartshead.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasjpitts.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/358-what-it-like-to-have-completed-festive-playing-for-the-year.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-large wp-image-25222\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasjpitts.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/358-what-it-like-to-have-completed-festive-playing-for-the-year-1024x768.jpg?resize=820%2C615\" alt=\"\" width=\"820\" height=\"615\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasjpitts.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/358-what-it-like-to-have-completed-festive-playing-for-the-year.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasjpitts.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/358-what-it-like-to-have-completed-festive-playing-for-the-year.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasjpitts.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/358-what-it-like-to-have-completed-festive-playing-for-the-year.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasjpitts.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/358-what-it-like-to-have-completed-festive-playing-for-the-year.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 100vw, 820px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25222\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Playing carols at The Hartshead, Hartshead.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-25221\" data-postid=\"25221\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-25221 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    <\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I started playing Christmas music in mid-October and today, on the 23rd December, I&#8217;ve finished playing them for the year. 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