Merry Christmas, Crapchester!

So here we are again: our annual visit to Crapchester to marvel at the fabulous Christmas light displays adorning its streets.  This is the third year running I've produced one of these films.  It could be the last.  Maybe its the evil spirit of austerity which seems to pervade our public discourse these days, but there don't seem to be as many of these light displays as there were a few years ago, and those which remain don't seem to be as spectacular as they used to be.  Obviously those energy price hikes are biting.

The other problem, as ever, is the weather.  As in previous years, much footage has been ruined by torrential rain. Then there's the fact that the camera I use simply isn't up to night shooting (it's just a pocket camcorder), resulting in lots of fuzzy images.  Finally, there's the fact that some people just don't like you rolling up in a car and filming their Christmas lights, (which begs the question of why they put them up, if not to show off to other people).  But, for this year at least, let's just enjoy those fabulous Crapchester lights!