Alcohol is ubiquitous at this time of year. Abstinence may make you feel virtuous but can also be dull. If you do drink, I'd advocate men avoiding beer. Beer increases levels of an enzyme called aromatase. This converts testosterone into oestrogen and leads to fat deposition around the pectoral - the dreaded man boobs. Stick to a few glasses of good quality red wine instead.

The C-bomb has dropped and soon we will all be bobbing about on a heaving sea of booze and ill-fitting paper crowns. For freelance musicians this means just one thing: we are about to enter the peculiar world of the seasonal corporate event.

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As millions of Brits look forward to their work Christmas party over the coming weeks, one in four will be blissfully unaware that a cheeky kiss under...