First Christmas joke of the year

A man in N.S.W. calls his son in W.A. the day before Christmas Eve and says,

"I hate to ruin your day but I have to tell you that your mother and I are divorcing;

forty-five years of misery is enough".

"Dad, what are you talking about?'" the son screams.

"We can't stand the sight of each other any longer", the father says. "

We're sick of each other and I'm sick of talking about this, so you call

your sister and tell her".

Frantically, the son calls his sister, who explodes on the phone, "Like hell they're

getting divorced", she shouts, "I'll take care of this".

She calls N.S.W. immediately and screams at her father, "You are NOT

getting divorced. Don't do a single thing until I get there. I'm calling my brother

back and we'll both be there tomorrow. Until then, don't do a thing, DO YOU

HEAR ME?" and hangs up.

The old man hangs up his phone and turns to his wife.
"Done! They're coming for Christmas - and they're paying their own way."

I've seen that one before but it is a classic!