Heinrich del Core - Advent, Advent und jeder rennt!

Every year, everyone looks forward to Christmas! But the moment the pre-Christmas season begins, any hope of peace and quiet goes out the window. Candles get arranged, wreaths get made.

Advent is when the wife clears out the basement and decorates the flat. The husband wants to do the ironing for once, but every socket is taken up by fairy lights. In town centres, people push through crowds hunting for gifts. By 23 December, everyone is completely done in - only to realise: "I've finally got all my presents together - I just still need the ones for everyone else!"

The best solution is to switch straight to "Swabian gift-giving": stop buying anything and just spend Advent accepting parcels on behalf of the neighbours!

But let's not forget that Advent is also the season for important questions, such as:
1. Can you rate the Three Wise Men with stars?
2. Why does mulled wine rhyme with "I can't make it to work tomorrow"?
3. Why do 9 out of 10 geese recommend beef roast as the festive meal?

Heinrich Del Core was born at Christmas time - Italian father, Swabian mother. That things would get a little mixed up with that combination was always on the cards. And when, like Heinrich Del Core, your birthday falls on 6 December and your father has no idea what to do with Saint Nicholas - well, happy holidays!