Merry Christmas Buon Natale Frohe Weihnachten ...

... Joyeux Noel, Feliz Navidad -

and that's where my language skills start to falter. The Shortcut editorial team are - yes, you guessed it - off on our yuletide travels.

We wish all of you and all of our contributing bloggers a snowy/sunny/crisp/balmy Christmas, depending on where you are. Some erratic blogging could take place between Christmas and New Year's, but no guarantees. We're definitely back again in January 2007!

And for those who can't tear themselves from their laptops during the holidays, here's our most popular posts of 2006: