Unbelievably, #DuvetKnowItsChristmas generates such good will on social media that over the years we've raised somewhere approaching a quarter of a million quid for homeless charities. If you can spare a bob or two, sling some to Centrepoint, and here's the link: www.gofundme.com/f/duvet-know...

Last time I was caught in a French farmer protest, I was stuck on a train because the tracks had been blocked by the corpses of burning sheep.

I made a compilation of sad Japanese and Korean music from the 1970s and 80s. Frens and headz can DM me for the link.

Second anniversary of our Apple TV’s spectacular attempt to understand me asking for “Hercule Poirot’s Christmas”

There’s a scene in The Zone of Interest where some guys come over to the Hoss residence to pitch him on the installation of a new automated system for a crematorium that would speed up the exterminations, kind of like Prime I guess

[ Centuries from now, in an archaeology class ] "And notice how the inhabitants of this 21st century city emphasized the forehead in their sculptures..."

Just wonderful. Monkhouse: The Last Stand (2016). So funny. *note perfect* - and mid section where he segways into anecdotes, not stand up per se- staggeringly astute/generous - about his contemporaries (Benny Hill, Peter Sellers etc). A quiet - final - masterclass. youtu.be/koFrPs_80gQ?...

In Icelandic folklore Jólakötturinn, the Yule Cat, comes to eat those who do not wear their new clothes for Christmas. In this image, you can see somebody did not put on their new Christmas sweater. Or perhaps even more unfortunately, no one got them one! More ... 👇

Edward Hopper, Christmas card, 1928 whitney.org/collection/w...

Thought the one on the left was Bagpuss.

Stop trying to make Pluribus happen.

And here are my Favourite First-Time Watches of 2025 (excluding new releases) in rough order of preference. It's been a tremendous year! #FilmSky #Films letterboxd.com/jacquiwine/l...

Today was food at Maggie May’s, shopping at Mattas, then drinks at the Roscoe Head, the Grapes (the good one), the Mayflower, and - a bus ride later - Keith’s. This feels like a quintessentially Liverpool Christmas Eve eve.

Currently at work listening to @andrewmale.bsky.social Have Yourself A Desolate Little Christmas playlist. It's rather good and suits my general Christmas mood. Don't get me wrong I'm fine but I think it gets closer to how some of us feel about this time of year open.spotify.com/playlist/5fQ...

“Police nabbed me dad!” Magnificent.

And Tiny Tim, who was ALWAYS dead, stretched his thin lips in a faint and dreadful smile and swooped upon the terrified Scrooge, sucking what remained of the miser’s wasted life with a series of hideous, ragged gulps.

Thank you Andrew. In addition to tomorrow’s Backlisted Christmas special, there will be a Christmas Day instalment of Inventory, this one available FREE to all subscribers. Sign up now, then gather around your phone or laptop at 3pm tomorrow. @backlisted.bsky.social www.patreon.com/backlisted

Rare photo of Paul McCartney and Glyn Johns enjoying a pint together during a break from the Get Back sessions.

RIP jerry kasenetz. although he was kind of a scam artist, there are some real stompers hidden amidst his vast catalog. no firewall www.nytimes.com/2025/12/22/a...

An early Christmas gift from Andy. The writing project of the year, constantly illuminating, genuinely funny, often moving and a treasure trove of musical gems, some totally new to me whilst others are re-polished reminders of brilliance forgotten. Take the rest of the year off young Master Miller.

The last window on the advent calendar but only the penultimate Christmas Inventory. What larks, Pip! Me, I’m listening to the record whilst reading the liner-notes, like I was twelve years old again. Here’s hoping you all get what you want for Christmas, including Good Ol’ Andy Miller. 🎄

Do you think the old screenwriter in The Holiday named names to HUAC? And yes, I am great fun to watch movies with!

“The comfort you have demanded is now mandatory.” - Jello Biafra, A Message From Our Sponsor.

A wintry new INVENTORY is available now via the @backlisted.bsky.social Patreon. Sign up as a Locklistener today, learn all about the greatest Christmas single that never was, support the podcast. This week: Twice As Much & Vashti, 'The Coldest Night of the Year'. ❄️ www.patreon.com/backlisted

Nico knows! 👌

That's the one! Dylan backed by Latino punk band The Plugz bsky.app/profile/did:...

might be my fave ever picture of a dog this. Immaculate taste / immaculate posture

Imagine making this movie, a masterpiece for the ages, and the phone not ringing.

Treat yourself today to this video www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydvU...

David Jones, Nativity (wood engraving), 1924

Ok, I put this to the test and I don’t think we’re any closer to an answer.

Joan Crawford at home, by Eve Arnold, 1959 There's the 1948 Yousuf Karsh portrait on the wall behind her.

Police: have you been watching movies? Me: a few Police: a few what?

Just up on the Telegraph, a thorough and thoughtful piece about the wrongheaded policy changes at WAC. Thanks to Kate Murphy, @illuminations.bsky.social, @unamccormack.bsky.social and @marklewisohn.bsky.social for giving up their time. Gift link here www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/65a1031...

On Yousuf Karsh's birthday, my top 10 portraits: Angela Lansbury, 1946

#NowPlaying I adore this album but the 2015 vinyl repress by Megaphone Music appears to have been made with some form of biodegradable organic material that sounds progressively more shitty each time you play it. Someone decent needs to repress it.

The excellent London Centric has the story, and it will make you seethe

uber classic

And here, shipmates, is true and faithful repentance; not clamorous for pardon, but grateful for punishment.

2025 reading 🧵 This is why I don’t do end of year lists early. What a book. Ishiguro’s anxiety dream of a novel. Funny, confounding, Fluid and inconsistent but with characters I still cared about. Poor Boris! Such a good book. Surrender yourself to it and it delivers.

#NowPlaying Melting Glass Box. One of the best Japanese (acid folk) albums of the 1970s. Ridiculous to think that this came out in 1970 (and that it’s not even in Julian Cope’s Japrocksampler).

#Top31DavidBowie Number 9 Absolute Beginners I just love the whole sound of this. It's epic in a very 80s way with an epic 8 minute video to go with it. Epic. youtu.be/iCJLOXqnT2I?...

Only caught the end of this but oh my. boxd.it/cbMJQH

This is an exceptional essay which I think everyone could do with reading, critic or not. A reminder of how to appreciate art even if you don’t like it.

Thinking of the actor Ernest Thesiger, who, when asked what it had been like in the trenches of World War One, replied "my dear, the noise! And the PEOPLE!"

Fun time, bun time, look what I won time. Soft sponge, buttery flake, they're all buns don't make no mistake. Ask for a cupcake? Get a frosted traybake. Ask for a croissant? Well I'm not gourmand. You'll get what you're given and you'll be a fan, because it's all buns to this northern man

….and when he found out he had the tank locked, but the milk that was added in order to make the rain visible, curdled in the locked tank and became rancid. Happy Christmas!

The best TV show I watched in 2025.

#NowPlaying When I first heard this album I was convinced someone was playing Xmas carols in another room, so it has always sounded festive to me. Also. Best. Cover. Ever. 🎄

Happy birthday, Bod! The very first episode, Bod's Present, first aired at 1.45pm #OTD 50 years ago. #TheregoesBod