It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas (6)

"Who do Santa’s helpers call when they’re ill? The National Elf Service"

An easy day followed by home alone, spent glued to BBC 1 via the app on my phone. We certainly are living in "Interesting Times". 

“There was silence in the square, except for the sound of several thousand people being astonished.” 
― Terry Pratchett, Interesting Times