CHRISTMAS came early for all those who grabbed bargains in the recent Black Friday mayhem in Britain and America.

If the mad shoppers had been asked what they wanted for Christmas, the answer would have been everything they could get their hands on — and more!

The behaviour was absolutely shocking, and, in many cases, dangerous.

Shoppers in the past have been injured in such stampedes for discounts, and, reportedly, some have even died.

It was the perfect illustration of everything Christmas is not supposed to be about. The desperate greed to get cut-price goods, especially super-duper TV sets, was staggering.

There’s so much rubbish on the telly that you wonder why people want to acquire ever more sophisticated TVs.

Some of the goggle box fare being lined up for Christmas is predictably poor, and a waste of good electricity.

Uninspiring Dr Who is back, with the Time Lord meeting Santa. It’s beyond me how the same person — former Greenock teacher Steven Moffat — can be the brains behind this tediously tiresome tripe and, at the same time, the gloriously entertaining Sherlock.

Strictly Come Yawning, sorry, Dancing, is on, and we’re promised a gala festive special of Miranda. Apparently it’s the very last episode, so that’s something to celebrate.

You have only a couple of weeks to get your presents, if you didn’t indulge in Black Friday.

But are people still willing to pay the real prices for gifts after seeing them slashed?​