God rest ye merry gentlemenLet nothing you dismayRemember Christ our SaviourWas born on Christmas DayTo save us all from Satan’s powerWhen we were gone astrayOh tidings of comfort and joyComfort and joyOh tidings of comfort and joy.
You may not agree but I reckon the three greatest living British novelists are, in ascending order of age, Sebastian Faulks (69), William Boyd (70) and Julian Barnes (76).