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OK then...12 eligible voters (ginge and aristo making welcome asides) and 10 votes cast, the overwhelming winner (and my favourite also) is seamus@6 with...

Tiring elf locks away present (8,6)

Your prize is a bit of WILTY and a clip from Fargo series 2, which is available on the interweb with a bit of googling...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOB-j9Ihfl8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EX9UQ0SJG8

Well done Seamus, good clue.
Thanks for the vote Syz.
Cheers Ixion.

Congratulations Seamus......it's been a long journey.......
Cheers Ixion

Well done, Seamus. Thanks to Ixion - funny clip.
Worth catching Brian Cox documentaries. Reminds me of Carl Sagan.

Thanks also to Ginge, Les, & Aristo, for elaborating. I was inspired by a local radio DJ's skit. It was the end of summer & he put the potato back in the cold cellar.

Congratulations, Seamus and thanks to Ixion. Thanks also to ab, jws and busby for your votes.

congrats seamus

Congratulations, seamus - lovely clue. Thanks ixion, and thanks Steve for the vote.

Have we decided about next week? We may have other preoccupations on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.

Well done seamus - nice clue

Thanks to Les for the vote and thanks to ixion for hosting

Congratulations , Seamus. Thanks, Ixion.

Congrats Seamus, thanks ixion.

Seamus to decide if he wants to skip a week? Or do we - in time-honoured fashion - vote? If we're voting: my vote is ... I don't mind either way (there's something to be said for having a distraction FROM Xmas, methinks!)