Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays from The Spy Command

The accompanying graphic has been the blog’s annual Christmas/holiday season greeting since 2011. It’s a tradition and it wouldn’t be the same without it.

The graphic was designed by Paul Baack (1957-2017). It’s just one sample of his artistic handiwork. He designed it when the blog was part of the Her Majesty’s Secret Servant website (1997-2014).

So this year, there’s an additional reason for the greeting. It’s a reminder of the life he led — and how he made things interesting for those who knew him. This isn’t being melancholy. It’s celebratory.

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays, everyone.

 

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

Our annual holiday greeting, a tradition since 2011. Art by Paul Baack.

Merry Christmas from HMSSWeblog

Happy holidays to everyone. Only one James Bond movie, On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, had an overt Christmas setting. So here’s the gunbarrel and title sequence, paced by John Barry’s amazing score.