All is Bright - A Yorkshire Lad's Christmas

<p>Derek Bradley's just like any other daft young lad growing up in the 1960s - unique. Through his brutally honest eyes and ears we recall what it's like to celebrate Christmas past in a small Yorkshire village.<br><br>The advent calendar in the Bradley household is full of adventures - Derek's first crack at carol singing ends with his first kiss. Dad's lost wage packet means a lean festive season until a tiny law is quietly broken and his search for holly leads to a ghostly encounter.<br><br>As Joseph in the school nativity play Derek rewrites scripture and fuels a riot. Christmas magic is everywhere until Granddad tries conjuring with flames at the dinner table.<br>Christmas Eve in church is anything but holy. In frosty bedrooms damp village halls cheerful pubs and Santa's Grotto at the CO-OP all is not calm but it's certainly bright.<br><br>It's how Christmas used to be - real fun and real funny.<br><br>We like it! BBC Radio<br>Award-winning author Dave Preston was born and raised in Old Malton a small village in Yorkshire that provides the perfect setting for these hilarious stories.<br><br>The book also contains traditional Yorkshire recipes for festive fare.</p>