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The most miserable Soap Christmases

What’s the worst thing that happens at your Christmas?  Rows over Trivial Pursuit, a drunken Aunt being racist, people arguing over whether ‘Downton Abbey’ is any cop or not.   Think your family are bad? Well, it could be worse.
It is a truth universally acknowledged that Soap Land is the worst place to spend Christmas. You’d have to be completely mad to go there at any time of year but particularly at Chrimbo (The only thing that could be more stupid would be planning your wedding there). Every year, there’s nothing but murder, mayhem, adultery, car crashes – and some light-relief involving an over-cooked turkey (every year).
But what are the most miserable yuletides in soap? Let’s have a look at some of the contenders.