A unique alchemy of medical insight and cynical wit * Mirror * A funny, poignant snapshot of humanity * Radio Times * Hilarious tales and heartbreaking accounts * The Sun * Very very funny -- Graham Norton A Christmas treat * Sunday Times *'The perfect surgical stocking-filler' (The Times) from the author of record-breaking million copy bestseller This Is Going To Hurt Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat . . . but 1.4 million NHS staff are heading off to work. In this perfect present for anyone who has ever set foot in a hospital, Adam Kay delves back into his diaries for a hilarious, horrifying and sometimes heartbreaking peek behind the blue curtain at Christmastime. Twas the Nightshift Before Christmas is a love letter to all those who spend their festive season on the front line, removing babies and baubles from the various places they get stuck, at the most wonderful time of the year.Festive hospital diaries from the author of million-copy hit "This is going to hurt"