‘If I have to work on Christmas, I’m happy here’

While Christmas Day means myriad things to different people, most people can agree that it is a day of rest, not work. So spare a thought for those whose celebrations are limited to a workroom lunch.

Lisa VisentinFederal Political Reporter

Dec 25, 2014 – 5.09am

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While Christmas Day means myriad things to different people, most people can agree that it is a day of rest, not work.

Spare a thought, then, for those whose Christmas celebrations are limited to a hurried workroom lunch, before returning to rounds on the hospital ward. For others the day is a shift at the local pub, or a caffeine-infused morning at the helm of inner-city coffee machine.

Lisa Visentin is the North Asia correspondent for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age. Connect with Lisa on Twitter.