A prize, an award and Christmas crackers: season's greetings from the MJA.

Number of reviewers 1038 mas hamper. You may muse about the diagnosis for Santa’s red cheeks or chuckle at the collective nouns for your colleagues’ specialties (perhaps even your own); youmight be enlightened by the thought of diagnosing Nutcracker syndrome, or, if Tchaikovsky is not your beat, the effects of AC/DC on your surgical skills; while if you are saddened by a rejected grant application, reading the Journal’s most recent love letter may strike a chord. And the less said about hot dogs . The national and international interest in this light-hearted competition remains high; we thank everyone who contributed, and only regret we could not publish every entry. This year we are delighted to announce that the joint winners of our competition are Fancourt and her co-authors and Rouse and Radigan, while Ge and her colleagues achieved a distinguished third place.