One thing that all of the great pool rooms used to do on Christmas and Thanskgiving was open at 6pm. If your in a real pool room it doesn't matter where, it just feels right.
<Laughing> John and I have been friends for 26+ yrs. Every Xmas for yrs he would call me right after dinner or I would call him, just to see if the other was jones'n for the low lights, the smoke and the felt pulpit. Big breaks and bank outs could easily replace HO HO HO and putting on that fake smile like your enjoying yourself.