for the whole year, so yeah. we've been here since 4:00am this morning, loading - in all the lighting, _ sound, all the equipment and then... holly organises christmas do's at the other end of the scale, massive ones for big global brands. there'll be 300 people on this dance floor tonight. they're at the point where everything's organised and booked, they don't want to cancel. so we're doing another event today for 100 people, a conference and a party, we'll be doing small private dinings for like 20 people. just people want to be together and they want the christmas dinner and the crackers and everything, don't they? with just over three weeks to go until the big day, plenty of companies are taking a punt on a safe and successful night out. coletta smith, bbc news, in manchester. let's talk to our political editor laura kuenssberg in westminster — we hear about confusion and people confused about their own christmas parties. is the government messes