BBC Radio Ulster - Thought for the Day from Radio Ulster

Leon Litvack, Wednesday 24th December 2025

Each time we read it, I try to focus on something different in the story...

Effectively it is a non-commercial, parody option to Christmas with all its trappings.

The shortest day and the longest night have taken place, and we are on the turn.

There is no fellow corncrake to answer its call...

I admit to keeping my Christmas lights up in the hallway all year long.

As time has gone on, our meetings on the street have become joyful affairs.

Over the course of the meal, I had the privilege of hearing parts of their stories.

Children say what they see. They lack social filters.

My thought for today is for those who are grieving today and every day.

But this was no typical frothy travel show