Merry Christmas 2021
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- Опубліковано 20 гру 2021
- I simply wanted to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas, or whatever it is you may celebrate - and attach a little lighthearted story, which has nothing to do with murder - even though you might agree that someone in it did get away with murder!
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A century ago M. R. James entertained with his yearly ghost stories which are now classics. I am now priviliged to live in the time of M.J. Maguire's yearly Christmas crime stories. Nice!
A wonderful compliment - thank you, Jared!
I just spoke to Mark on Facebook and he is doing wonderfully. He is busy with a few other projects and is living life to the fullest and will return to UA-cam to post more documentaries as soon as he can. Im so happy he is doing well.
Thank you for the update! I have been missing him and hoped he is ok.
I finally realized what was bothering me....I haven't gotten a video notification from this channel for months. I immediately started to worry. I'm glad I thought to check the comments on his last video here on UA-cam. WHEW!!!!! I'm so relieved that everything is OK with him. Thank you for posting the update. 👍🏻😃
Thank you Kelly and I am so glad he is well and will return with more of his wonderful documentaries.
Thank goodness , I was worried , hope to hear from you soon mr.maguire😘
Good looking out, man. I was starting to fret. Relieved.
How quintessentially English and how absolutely brilliant. It’s a joy to listen to this wonderful use of the English language. PG Wodehouse and Evelyn Waugh would be proud of you! Wishing you every good thing for Christmas and the New Year. Thank you 😊
Ah - that is very nice to hear, Emm: thank you! All the very best for Christmas.
" My word Holmes, that Lady Willoghby-Pryce is an uncommonly handsome woman...!"
"Yes indeed Watson, indeed !"
A wonderful story, told with humour .
I can remember village fetes, it was fun and most of the village entered into some part of it.
Thankyou, & the Team for this most excellent "They Got Away With Murder". 🤔 👍 ☺️ 😀😀
Thank you, David - the team consists of I, me, and myself - and we all thank you for it! Take care!
@@TheyGotAwayWithMurder our "teams" sound a lot alike.
As before, A Happy, Healthy, Peaceful Christmas, with a Healthier New Year & greater Happyness.
Namaste 🙏 💟
I must indeed share your sense of humour as I laughed out loud on numerous occasions........the cat looked at me like I was a crazy woman! 😅 Thank you for your, as always, amazingly well written and eloquently narrated story. Merry Christmas Mark. Xx
Thank you, Toni - a little craziness is a good thing! Merry Christmas.
The old "Fête Worse Than Death"! Thank you for such an entertaining story. I could see the whole travesty before my very eyes!
That's wonderful, Carol - many thanks.
It's difficult to believe there was not murder done, considering the motives so many had and the names of so many of the characters, beginning with Colonel Protheroe!
Was it Captain Protheroe in the refreshments booth with a🥥?
The hard boiled eggs from hens with warm bottoms made me laugh out loud. Happy Holidays and all the best for a good new year.
Thank you, and very good wishes to you, Pat.
Silent Night played on your piano brought a Christmas spirit to me I’ve missed for so many years, thank you, Mark.
Thank you, Grace - I am happy to hear it!
Hopefully, St. Eggwin blessed Summer Penworthy with "heavenly peace" after such a chaotic fete! Thank you, sir, for such a charmingly delightful tale for Christmas. I thoroughly enjoyed last year's "cat-tail", as well. Joy & peace to you, also, at this Season, & always. God bless.
Many thanks, CDF - I am delighted to know you liked these. Take care for Christmas and the New Year and enjoy both.
Have a wonderful Christmas Mark, you are a great story teller. Having attended more than a few Summer Fetes, your story certainly has a ring of truth.
Glad you enjoyed it, Nick - all the best to you!
I just had a thought. Do you think Her Majesty watches this channel? It is certainly worth her time.
Hahaha! What a nice thought! Thank you, Michelle!
Seasons Greetings from Australia. Hats off to you MJM for the hours of flawless entertainment you provide us. No matter the content you decide to publish, I will be here listening. Congratulations on the success of your book also. A marvellous achievement.
Best wishes for your health and safety in the coming year.
Merry merry Christmas to you. 🎄✨🕊
Thank you very much indeed, Blaise - you are very kind. All the best for you and yours.
"Towed along at a commendable speed" 🤣
Hahaha - I had forgotten that! But I do recall laughing all the way through the writing of it!
Thank you so much for this wonderful tale. An absolute joy. Merry Christmas to you and your loved ones! Likewise, to all those who have made comments.
Merry Christmas lesley Ann, stay safe and well. 🎄🎅🎁
You are most welcome - and a very Merry Christmas to you, Lesley.
Mark, thank you! That's a riot. My husband has been asking me why I'm laughing so much, so I'm sharing it with him. Joyeux Noel and a blessed New Year to you!
Lovely - thank you Maria!
What has happened to you dear Mr Maguire?..I hope you are OK. It appears a few people are missing you looking on here. Hope you are back soon.
Absolutely Magnificent!
Thank you so much,Mark!
Such a charming and supurb Christmas present to your viewers!
The writing, narration and drawings are brilliant and exceptionally delightful, amusing and bouyant!
You are an enourmous talent!
Blessed Christmas to you and yours!
Thank you again!!!
That is very kind indeed, Nora - thank you very much, and a very Happy Christmas to you and yours too!
Mark that was absolutely fantastic! I smiled broadly from start to finish! The image of the colonel’s wife in her beautiful underwear cracked me up! I hope that you and your family and those you love dearest have an absolutely brilliant Christmas xx
Thank you very much Ell - delighted you liked it and I wish you the very best of Christmases this year.
Thank you for every story you bring to us with such a personal touch. They are so appreciated, especially during the last two years! Love and blessings to you and your dear family for a Very Happy Christmas and prosperous New Year. 🌟✨🎄✨🌟
Thank you so much, Christine - it is always a pleasure. I wish you and your family all the very best for the season also.
Very good. I will need to listen to this again. I have enjoyed “The Cat’s Defence” three times since discovering it and I find it more hilarious each time!
:) Thank you, Sally!
Seasons Greetings to Mr Maguire and all his fans..... we are a privileged group.
I am privileged that you think so, Dorothy, and that so many good people appear to have liked this channel - thank you and season's greetings.
I'm waiting for Mrs Hibbert to drink some Metatone and suddenly start feeling terribly unwell....Happy Christmas 🎄 and thankyou for this brilliant pastiche!
Indeed! Thank you and Happy Christmas!
Came here for arsenic, but got onions.
Wishing you and yours the Happiest Christmas ever, and good health and joy in the New Year! Your gift of your narration and research of these fascinating historical crimes has helped me to cope with this seemingly endless pandemic. Thank you! Your work here is appreciated!
I am pleased indeed that it has helped you, Polly - it is the strangest and most challenging couple of years we have had! Take care and all the very best for Christmas.
Ditto! (from Oklahoma, USA)
Another great lighthearted mystery for the Holiday Season! This one had some comical violence, obnoxious rivalries, and a murder in the form of herbicide upon a botanical victim.
Merry and Happy Christmas to you, Mark! Continued success for your book as well as for your UA-cam channrl in 2022 with many more intriguing cases being told through your eloquent telling. God Bless you!
Very many thanks to you - and all the best for Christmas and the New Year too!
@@TheyGotAwayWithMurder Thank you so much!
Thank You Mark for this delightful tale. Merry Christmas to you and yours, blessed be 💖
You're welcome - and all good wishes of the season to you also.
Absolutely loved this story and illustrations. Thank you for all your hard work. May you have a lovely and safe festive season.
I am delighted, Ruth - thank you and I wish the same for you also!
Hooray! I was hoping we were going to get a Christmas story. I'm going to save it though. I'll watch it on Christmas Day before I sink into a food coma after lunch. Merry Christmas to you Mark and thank you for your wonderful channel. Merry Christmas to all of my fellow MJM fans as well.
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year to you, as well, Ms. Carolyn! Thank you!
Oh I know those post- dinner comas all too well - this year, moderation! Take care, Carolyn and thank you.
@@TheyGotAwayWithMurder Ha ha, yes, on reflection, it might be AFTER the coma ... 😴
Merry Christmas to you too. Thanks for the stories. Classic delivery.
Many thanks - and good wishes to you.
Thank you Mark for a lovely tale, I thoroughly enjoyed hearing it. I was delighted to get notification of this new story. Your channel is wonderful & the research, writing, sketching & narrating are second to none. I look forward to many more, in the meantime, I’ll be revisiting the ones already available. Good wishes to you for the Festive Season & for a Happy & Healthy 2022
Thank you very much, Anne. I wish you the very best for the festive season also, and for 1922 a better year.
Where are you fine Sir? Longing to hear from you again, and soon, please!😊
Merry Christmas to you Mark. Thank you for all the fantastic uploads during the year.
Who else googled 'Saint Eggwin' the Patron Saint of Egg and Spoon races, only to realise they had been trolled?!
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This is absolutely brilliant! What a treat! As a huge fan of "Midsomer Murders", I kept envisioning this story as an episode of the show. The funniest bit was learning about St. Eggwin, the patron saint of egg and spoon races. 😂😂😂 Thank you so much for sharing your talent. Happy Christmas!
Happy Christmas, Sas - I am delighted you enjoyed it! Take care.
Merry Christmas! What a wonderful story, narrated and drawn with your usual deadpan style. I enjoyed it very much.
Thank you and all good wishes to you, Angela.
Once again your wit and grasp of human nature reminds me of my father. I wrote you last year when you wrote the story of the cat. As I told you then, my dad was a university professor here in America. He was also an amateur actor and playwright. He too, "scribbled". Thanks again for the entertainment you provide. Congratulations on your book. Happy Holidays. Melinda Neyer
We miss you. I hope all is well and life is flowing smoothly for you. Wishing you the very best!!
Love this! Highly recommend anyone on the fence about purchasing the book, go for it! Found it easily on Amazon 😁
Thank you, Reb - I am delighted you have found it, and hope you will enjoy it! All the best!
Sir, you are a joy to listen to and so very talented! Happy Christmas to you!
Very many thanks indeed to you, Norma - have a great Christmas.
Great fun and so very clever. Merry Christmas 🎄 to you and yours. Thank you for entertaining us all.
Thank you - glad you liked it, and Merry Christmas to you also.
Mark...well, that was different😉. Your stories are true moments of pleasure, beautifully crafted, produced and narrated. To you and your many followers (not enough in my opinion) a happy festive season.
You are very generous, Mike - thank you!
Where have you gone you have not posted in months I look every day for something New by you I hope you haven't given up on this channel it is the best one I know.
A year of competition that will surely live with an **asterisk of infamy*.
Delightful - so quintessentially British.
Thank you, Wende - glad you liked it!
I found your tale of the summer fete hilarious and quite believable. Merry Christmas!
Thank you - it is the exact truth, I assure you! ;)
@@TheyGotAwayWithMurder I'm sure it is. People actually do those sort of things!
“Patron saint of egg and spoon races”… Still snickering over that.
I laughed myself silly! You have now set your bar impossibly high… How ever are you going to match it next year??.
💦I am in isolation until after Christmas.💦 No matter. I wish everyone a Happy Christmas and a splendid New Year!
I am delighted you laughed - and sorry to hear you're in isolation... Unfortunately you are not the only person I know in this situation... I do hope 2022 enables us to put all of this behind us. Take care!
@@TheyGotAwayWithMurder Thank you! I consider myself lucky to be (so far… another two days before I get tested) okay and that (so far) none of the guests appear to be okay. I have a lot of great neighbours who have done my shopping and checking in on me. I am luckier than most.
That SHOULD read “ALL of the other guests appear to be okay”… Bug fingers.
Merry Christmas Mark. Enjoy these stories that you put together.
Many thanks, Trish - I wish you the same!
🇦🇺 🦘 There WAS a murder after all. The 'murder' of the village fete - forever! An hilarious story. So well written and orated too! I laughed my head off - a
... sight in itself 👵 LOL and What a wonderful sense of humour you have! "Thank you" so much 👍 ... "MERRY CHRISTMAS" 🎄 🙏 and "SEASONS GREETINGS" to you - and to Everyone who enjoy this channel (as I do) and may 2022 be kinder to us all. 💓xx
Amen - and thank you so much, Lyndell!
OMG, I loved that story! Have a great holiday season.
xoxo's Sandie
Many thanks and all the best to you, Sandie!
I miss your videos so much! Hope all is well and you’re in good health. Please post again soon!
I'm working on it!
A healthy and happy Christmas to you all,let us hope some good things will happen in the year to come,we all need a break greatings from the Netherlands🎁🎁🎁🎁🎅🎅🎅
🤣😂Chicken laying hard boiled eggs🤔.
I am in stitches...this whole narration was hilarious.Thank you so much 😁.
Glad you enjoyed it - thank you, Kerry!
Where are you , we miss you and your wonderful stories..😢
I must share your sense of humor - although being American - because smiles did come to my face more than once. I so wish I had been able to appreciate understated British humor when I was reading Dickens in high school . . .
Happy Christmas to you as well, Mr. Maguire! And thank you for all the gifts 🎁 you've brought us this year! Cheers 🍻 👏!
You are very welcome, Gretta - wishing you very well!
Thanks for this hilarious story! It clearly explains the demise of local customs. The local foxes' depredations on the onions was a particularly nice touch, as was the local saint.
Glad you liked it - many thanks!
29:26 now my tears are of joy for a feeling i had lost in this digital age. Thank you and a very Merry Christmas to you!:-) 🙏
Ah thank you so much, Barry - a very Merry Christmas to you also!
Thoroughly enjoy everything you produce for all of us.
Well wishes to you and yours from Austin, Texas, USA
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Many thanks, Rhya - all the best!
Hilarious! I laughed out loud many times and I'm looking forward to watching it again! Nice to see Alfie Rowbottom (Rowbotham?) was as effective and efficient as ever. Delightful illustrations which were funny in their own right. I particularly liked James "Bully" Hibbert "playing" with his friends, the spectators, and of course Mrs. Protheroe's undergarments! Beautifully written and narrated. Thanks very much for this, it's an absolute delight! Merry Christmas to all TGAWM'ers! :)
Many thanks, Mel - glad to have your approval, as always!
Thank you Sir for your outstanding videos ❤ I wish you good health, prosperity, safety and a HAPPY NEW YEAR!
You are welcome - and thank you! All the best for the season.
My husband and I laughed ourselves silly at your wonderfully witty Christmas story!! Thank you so much. I’m a big fan of your narratives and I’m going to purchase your book to support you, (and because you are a multi medium genius!).
Merry Christmas to you and your family! ♥️🎄☃️
PS I am going through chemo and unfortunately spend a lot of time in bed. I’m grateful for your stories and I believe I’ve watched each of them at least twice! Thank you for stopping my brain from turning to mush. I’m very grateful. ♥️📚💻🧠😊
Absolutely cannot believe a new essay is out in time for Xmas! Thank you Mr and Mrs Mark John Macguire
Perfect. And a very Merry Christmas to you as well. Have a joyous New Year!
Glad you liked it, Sal - and many thanks again!
Merry Christmas to you Mark. Thanks for the story - very cute!
Thanks, Marsha, and all the best to you.
Thank you once again for another great video. I really enjoy your sketches.
Thank you very much, Louette - they are greatly hurried, but some seem to work!
@@TheyGotAwayWithMurder honestly I enjoy them. They add so much to the stories. Merry Christmas.
Stay safe, healthy and happy out there...Happy Holidays!
Happy Happy Christmas to you, Mark and your family!!! And cheers to the happiest of New Years. With much gratitude and appreciation for the most delightful story!!! I absolutely love your work...the crimes you research so thoroughly and thoughtfully, the stories your creativity develops and your narrations are ALL of the best quality.. I really kook forward to many more !! Cheers to you, kind sir with love and admiration from Michigan, USA.
Thank you for your lovely comment - and all the very best to you and yours this Christmas!
Missing you. Hoping all is well, friend.
The best notification ever is an upload from MJM, love x
What a wonderfully funny story! You are so talented in all of your endeavors. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Thank you very much, Tricia - I am always grateful to you. All the best for Christmas and the New Year.
Yessss! Just seen this! Just preparing a home-made snowball to sit and enjoy with this! All the best to you and your family this Christmas & NY Mark and thank you for such wonderful entertainment through your essays this year! Looking forward to what you have in store for us!
Thank you! You too, Stephanie!
Merry Christmas and happy New Year to you and your family and to all TGAWM subscribers. It's a great solace to have some well-written (and well-read) light relief in the current circumstances we find ourselves in.
Well said Anne, merry Christmas stay safe and well.
Thank you and Merry Christmas to you and yours, Anne - it is q great pleasure for me!
I thoroughly enjoyed this funny-bone ticklin' story. 😌 Thank you for sharing with us all.
Wishes for a blessed Christmas and prosperous New Year going out to you and yours.
Many thanks, Nadia - glad you liked it and wish the same for you for Christmas and the New Year.
Merry Christmas Mr. Maguire, and a murderous New Year! :o)
Thank you, Larry and the same to you too!
Dear Mark, thank you very, very much for this wonderful story.I enjoyed such details as "Colonel Protheroe (left)","warm-bottom" hens, and your exquisite drawing "The spectators of Summer Penworthy" very much.
Thank you for the book, thank you for the whole year. Have a Merry Christmas, you and your family.
Thank you, Jacqueline - I could not resist the "spectators" - having fun at my own expense! Merry Christmas!
Wishing you ang your family a very happy Christmas, and all the very best for the new year. And I would like to say a big thank you mark for all the hard work you have put in to make thses superb videos for us.
It is a blessing and a pleasure to be able to make them, Shaun - very many thanks for your support. I wish the same for Christmas and the New Year for you and your family.
Hope you have a lovely holiday season!
I shall do the best I can - and wish the same for you also, Barbara.
what a pleasant surprise this was! it made my evening and it was a pleasure to chat to you all about onions, bullies and bloomers. Merry Christmas Mr Maguire, and merry Christmas to my fellow subscribers
I am so pleased, Charlotte - thank you and all the very best for this season and next year!
I was so hoping the ever victorious Mrs Hibbard would be arriving first at the mortuary midway through the story.
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Last years Xmas tale was very enjoyable and so is this years - thank you 🎄⛄
Many thanks, Barbara - I'm glad you liked it!
Wishing you and your loved ones a lovely and relaxing Christmas Mark 🥳 🎁
I can’t thank you enough for establishing this channel and find it difficult to express how therapeutic it has been to me in these rather difficult and trying times. Just the intro and the sound of your voice brings instant relaxation and calm to me.
This is a lovely little story and light for the season.
I really wish you great success for 2022 and look forward to see this channel grow and flourish with even more stories galore.
Thank you for the effort and hard work you give selflessly to this channel. Truly it’s a gem and I listen to each and every video post.
All best wishes 👍
Many thanks for your heartfelt comment, Omar - it is an extraordinary couple of years we have all been through, and I truly hope for better things to come in 2022. All the best and take care.
@@TheyGotAwayWithMurder You’re very welcome Mark. Greatly appreciated.
Let’s hope for a better 2022 and I can’t wait to see more videos from you over the year. Whatever the year may bring it’s a great joy for me to think of that.
All the best to you 👍
And a Very Merry Christmas to you too!
Many thanks and all the best to you!
What a treat! Hilarious! It obviously doesn't pay to bet against Mrs.Hibbets. I kept expecting Detectives Barnaby and Troy to show up at any moment.
I kept thinking that Ms Marple should have been there, visiting her friend in the village! 😁 This story is extremely charming, and SO funny for anyone who is fascinated by village life the olden days in GB.
Wonderful story, thank you!
Bravo!!!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Absolutely marvelous, Mark!
I was laughing my head off, what brilliant storytelling! The story, the sketches, brilliant... what a wonderful holiday treat, thank you!
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and yours, Mark!
~ Danyel, in snowy Oregon ☃🎄
Thank you so much, Danyel - Merry Christmas to you and yours and all the best for the New Year!
Great!
Thanks M.J.M.,
From California. U.S.A.
You're welcome - all the best!
Great story & narration! Thanks for the Christmas gift to all your listeners. I fully enjoyed it, laughing my way to the end😅😂😄 Happy Holidays, everyone✨
Many thanks and all the best, Jett.
And how awesome was that. Merry Christmas Mr Maguire from a very chilly -11 in Kamloops, B.C. All the best for the New Year and keep them coming. Kind Regards Carol.
That is cold indeed, Carol - I should be grateful for the balmy 2C we have here!
Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year to you Mark, and thank you for your enjoyable content. If you can get hold of a book called "The Galapagos Affair" by John Treherne, I'd love to see you cover that. It's a true murder mystery set on the Galapagos Islands in the 1930s.
Thank you, Tina - I don't believe I have heard of the case, but I have made a quick note and will do my best to look at it and see what is possible. All the best to you.
I can hear PG Wodehouse chuckling in his grave:-) An expat missing Blighty sometimes, this quintessentially sums up summer fetes of mine and many's past. Can't wait for the next Christmas offering!
Not being British the term "fete" threw me for a loop...but that's what google is for! Wonderful Story! I enjoyed it very much.
Many thanks - yes, I see that may have been an assumption too far on my part! Take care!
Wishing you a very merry Christmas. Can't wait to see what you have in store for next year.
Many thanks, Sadie - all the best to you!
Christmas Blessings to all! ⛄🌲⛄
Merry Christmas Patricia, 🎄🎅🎁
A splendid story with hilarious illustrations. Thank you for this, Mark. Happy holidays and all the best for 2022.
Many thanks and good wishes to you, Morag.
You are a good writer and storyteller.
Thank you!
This story was so entertaining and quaint. So we’ll written and narrated . Made my day. I adore your voice and scribbles as u call them. You should have a million subs and you shall one day. I count myself lucky to have found you .
This is my second post because I always hit like before I even listen. How’s that for knowing your quality .
Merry Christmas again to u and yours 🇺🇸🎄🤶o
I love the channel, best ever 🇮🇪🧚♂️☘
You're very kind - thank you, Finola.
Thank you so much for actually helping me through such a hard year, brilliant channel, great diction, merry Xmas, much love🎄🌲🎄🌲🎄🌲
You are more than welcome - and thank you, Barbara. Hope you have a great Christmas.