I had always dreaded the day when neither of my boys were at home on Christmas Eve noisily icing the cake whilst I glazed the ham. Today they were both at work and so I only had Johnny Mathis for company as I quietly iced and glazed. But I had not anticipated the excitement of now waiting for them to tumble through the back door where both the star for the top of the tree and The Muppets Christmas Carol await them....some things never change .