Vickster
Hey Vickster,
I'm totally in the same position as you. I'll be training over Christmas. However, speaking to some friends out there, as suspected, they don't think we're going to get Christmas off. To be fair we are expected to work through public holidays so I'm not too surprised we'll be working through the Christian holdays.
Don't fret: there'll be many other people in your position (myself included). I'm sure you'll make many friends and probably be able to spend some part of the day with them celebrating...
Good luck with everything.
regards,
Phil