For more than ten years Gympie-bred singer-songwriter Darren Hanlon has been spreading festive joy with his Christmas tour. It now just wouldn’t feel right without it. The songman has enjoyed a little time abroad in 2017, though some readers may recall it did not come without a hiccup after having “a run-in with US customs”. All is good now, and with a sack full of goodies Darren will take his Christmas joy to The Eastern, Ballarat on December 21.