Good luck to all of you - we were in the same boat last year, with handover on the 28th November. And it was an exercise requiring military precision to get everything finished so we could be in for Christmas.
Thankfully, it wasn't our turn to host the family Christmas do (and if it had been, I've have pleaded insanity and swapped with one of my sisters ). THIS year, we have Christmas here, and now we're having a heart attack over whether or not our al fresco paving will be done.
Hopefully, Santa will be kind to you all.