Only two weeks until Christmas Day! Once upon a time the nation used to gather around the TV set watching Only Fools and Horses and the Queen's Christmas message. Not any more, with a new survey suggesting we will spend this Christmas going online, updating our Facebook profile and moaning about the rubbish on TV. Will you?
Me? I'm going to watch the entire DVD box set of 24, back to back, while eating a Waitrose ready meal for two. I'm kidding of course. That was last year.
As for you lot, more than half (57%) of you think festive TV is "not as good as it used to be" and another quarter think it is "over-rated". And this year there's not even a Vicar of Dibley two-part special to fill in the gaps between large brandies.
Instead we will be going online, with 56% of people checking their emails, 38% surfing the net and 10% beavering away social networking.
The younger among you - 16 to 24-year-olds - are three times more likely to be on Facebook than watching the Queen's speech. What? Outrageous. Her Maj clearly needs to get social networking, and quick.
We know this because the good people of marketing website UTalkMarketing quizzed 2,000 people about their festive TV habits.
"The chocolate box image of families crowded around their TV sets next to a roaring log fire simply doesn't exist in today's Britain," says Niall McKinney, founder of UtalkMarketing.
"The internet has transformed the way we spend our time and Christmas Day or not, many of us still like to feel connected by going online to check in with distant friends or simply clear our inboxes."
Well, at least it saves on the phone bill, particularly if you are calling Sydney. Sydney who? Not Sydney who, Sydney Australia! Ah, the old ones are the best ones.
