At the Christmas Persephone Day in Bath, this writer of the Post gave a talk on 'The Persephone Post Advent Calendar 2025' with "twenty-four favourite domestic, joyful, beautiful, seasonal subjects". So from now until the 24th, we shall have a selection of the "windows" from this virtual calendar. We begin with Ready for Christmas (1995, Warrington Museum & Art Gallery by Eric Tucker (1932-2018), the subject of Eric Tucker: The Secret Painter by Joe Tucker, his nephew, which was published earlier this year and comes highly recommended.