I watched “Hogfather” for the first time this weekend, and I forgot how much I love Death. I can’t think of another Discworld character I like better – though I love the City Watch. Guess I need to go get ‘Guards! Guards!‘ – I’m still making my way through the older books (I read several of the newer ones then started over at the beginning).

Anyway, I really enjoyed Death’s reaction to the socio-economic rules of holiday gifts – I’ve always wondered how poor kids feel when they hear their well-off classmates talk about the bikes and video game systems Santa leaves.