… but the Serenaders are filling in the imaginary grave in December to plant an imaginary Christmas tree. We’ve decided to go relatively festive (only in terms of our repertoire… NO CHRISTMAS JUMPERS!), we have a new instrumental line-up and are enlisting some of the finest singers we know to help us.

Look out for us in our usual spot under the yew tree beside Minster Pool, Lichfield, sometime on a Saturday or Sunday in December (slightly more specific details in due course).

In the New Year we will chop the tree down and re-dig the grave, our fellow miserabilists will be relieved to hear.

And, as usual, huge thanks to the band’s best friend, Andy, for updating the artwork.