The stockings have been hung and the tree has been decorated – but who is that hiding behind those baubles?
Do you think you can identify the dozen Welsh sports stars obscured by our Christmas hangings?
They are all personalities who featured in Wales’ sporting headlines during 2025.
Take our quiz and see how many you can spot.
Welsh rugby’s governing body has said it proposes to grant three licences for men’s professional clubs.
There will be one in Cardiff, one in the east and one in the west, which is expected to result in a straight survival fight between Swansea-based Ospreys and Scarlets in Llanelli.
Buchanan does not agree with the reduction in the number of sides after he pointed to the initial previous change in 2003 from clubs to regions.
“We came from our clubs to our regions and those were big steps,” said Buchanan.
“We had success on the field with Triple Crown, Grand Slams and Six Nations Championships in that era.
“The Scarlets, Cardiff, Ospreys, were all successful stories. So what brings me to this is what’s happened and how have we arrived here?”
The 70-year-old went on:
“What are we going to do to bring ourselves back into being a top tier one country?
“The next step made will be crucial. And I cannot support that next step in taking one of our top regions out.”
Buchanan believes losing Ospreys or Scarlets will be detrimental to the Welsh game.
“Whichever one goes, it’s going to be devastating,” he said.
“The Ospreys stretch from Bridgend, or Cardiff, down to Swansea and the Scarlets are down to the west with a new stadium and everything.
“I don’t see the decision being a step forward. It could be we could lose a lot of support on and off the field.”
The former Wales forward said he had also been against the WRU’s previous plan of two professional sides that was shelved following a public consultation.
“I was horrified with that thought,” he added.
“We are tribal in Wales. We like our local derbies and we like rugby in our areas. Those are important things to me.”
Buchanan also raised the prospect of the professional sides losing some control of the playing side of the organisation to the WRU.
“We have people that have been supportive of Welsh rugby, benefactors that have given their money,” said Buchanan.
“I can’t go into the detail of what is being offered to them, but it isn’t something they’re keen on signing.
“So we’re at loggerheads. It’s crucial we mend those fences and understand it’s a partnership. That’s what is missing at the moment, an agreement with a partnership.
“People have put their hands in their own pockets to put into the professional game and we need to respect that.”
Former head coach Holley was part of the Ospreys coaching staff who between 2003 and 2012 won four league titles and an Anglo-Welsh Cup .
The 55-year-old former full-back, who hails from Aberavon, says the region’s faithful would not support losing their side.
“To Ospreys fans, it probably confirms to them what is going on behind the scenes that is not being made public,” said Holley.
“There is an air of sadness, anger, disbelief. Your average fan takes things on face value.
“Let’s talk hard facts. Who has been the most successful region?”
Holley highlights anger among Ospreys fans who he says “won’t entertain” a potential 40-mile trip to watch rugby in Cardiff.
“They are die-hard fans who have gone through the hardships of the 2000s, established a brand and have two generations of supporters who have only known Ospreys,” he said.
“Ospreys are doing good things in the community and on the field are still reasonably competitive because they have that culture.
“Ospreys people will say they are one true region. That must count for something as well as the success.
“It is a hot-bed of Welsh rugby. Swansea, Neath, Aberavon or Bridgend. But there has always been the feeling the Ospreys have been the target, the ones to go and that creates the anger.”
And Holley, who also coached Bristol to English rugby’s top-flight warns Welsh rugby has reached a critical juncture.
“We are on the precipice, we don’t realise how close we are to losing our game,” he said.