A brief seasonal diversion into listener mail sees Martin and Sam discussing Elton John, winters in South London, and of course the second SbS appearance of Australian spin-bowler Mike Whitney . Nothing says Christmas like Mike Whitney. Happy Holidays all - we'll see you in 2021 for the second half of Mule Variations!

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Music extracts used for illustrative/review purposes include: Big In Japan, Mule Variations, Tom Waits (1999) Innocent When You Dream (Barroom), Frank's Wild Years, Tom Waits (1987)

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