999! Is it still Christmas Day?

&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpcnt">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpa">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<span class&equals;"wpa-about">Advertisements<&sol;span>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"u top&lowbar;amp">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<amp-ad width&equals;"300" height&equals;"265"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; type&equals;"pubmine"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-siteid&equals;"111265417"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-section&equals;"2">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;amp-ad>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div><p><a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;londonglossy&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2010&sol;12&sol;999-is-it-still-christmas-day&period;jpg"><img class&equals;"alignnone size-full" title&equals;"Police have released a recording of a woman who dialled 999 to check if it was still Christmas Day" src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;londonglossy&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2010&sol;12&sol;min-999-is-it-still-christmas-day&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Police have released a recording of a woman who dialled 999 to check if it was still Christmas Day"&sol;><&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Police have released a recording of a woman who dialled 999 to check if it was still Christmas Day and to wish the call-taker a merry Christmas&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Hertfordshire Constabulary has put the call&comma; taken on Boxing Day&comma; on YouTube to remind people of the dangers of wasting police time&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>In the call&comma; made at 1&period;50am on December 26&comma; the woman asks the call-taker if it is still Christmas Day&comma; only to be told it is Boxing Day&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>When he asks &&num;8220&semi;Have you got an emergency&quest;&&num;8221&semi;&comma; she replies no&comma; then adds&colon; &&num;8220&semi;I just wanted to say&comma; quickly&comma; an important message to you if you could pass it on&comma; OK&comma; thank you&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;Merry Christmas&period; Today is Christmas Day&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Hertfordshire Police said at the time the force had already received 45 calls and it was during a busy period&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>A spokeswoman said the festive season&comma; which includes New Year&&num;8217&semi;s Eve&comma; is notoriously busy &&num;8211&semi; last year&comma; from 7pm on December 31 to 7am on January 1&comma; calls increased by more than double the average for a normal Thursday to Friday night&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>She said the force released the Boxing Day call to remind people before New Year&&num;8217&semi;s Eve that hoax calls can stop important 999 calls getting through&comma; as well as diverting valuable resources away from genuine emergencies&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Jason Baxter&comma; assistant manager at the Force Communications Room&comma; said&colon; &&num;8220&semi;This kind of reckless behaviour could not only result in a criminal conviction for the foolish caller&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;It could also ultimately put other genuine callers&&num;8217&semi; lives at risk while they wait for their call to be answered or for officers to arrive&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div style&equals;"padding-bottom&colon;15px&semi;" class&equals;"wordads-tag" data-slot-type&equals;"belowpost">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div id&equals;"atatags-dynamic-belowpost-68ed121933c0e">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<script type&equals;"text&sol;javascript">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;window&period;getAdSnippetCallback &equals; 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