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16:28Now PlayingChristmas Hell talks to people about their sense of despair at seeing cards go on sale in August; the madness of shopping on Christmas Eve; the tension of the family gathering; the expression of gratefulness you try to contrive as you unwrap yet another pair of socks, and the sigh of relief when finally it's all over...
Merry Christmas.
Clip taken from Christmas Hell, originally broadcast on BBC Two, 24 December, 1994.
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