It's Christmas everyone - time to ease back and relax a little!

And the fantastic people at Vrve in Thaxted have made it ludicrously easy for us to decide on our lead festive article this year by producing a veritable Christmas cracker of a movie for your delight, jam-packed with the talent and humour this top-flight Uttlesford business is renowned for!

A good-taste sensation of design talent and technical genius, Vrve provide branding, display, print and web solutions for top companies across the globe - and professional spice is an all-important ingredient in this prime and orderly soup.

"Creativity is the driving force of everything we do" explains Managing Director Paul Linwood, "and it's great to be able to let our hair down with our Christmas video - a bit of fun for us and our customers too!"

But there is a serious side - the importance of internet and social media in modern society.

"It's absolutely essential for businesses to have an effective online presence nowadays" says Social Media Guru April Denham (formerly Linwood). "Quality and personality are key and we can deliver everything from complete web design to hosting, e-mail and social media management - no problem!"

Web Developer Jack Linwood agrees gingerly at first but his enthusiasm soon boils over when talking tech: "Digital isn't the future, it's the present! The recent shift away from traditional media has been insane - a literal turn-up for the books!"

That's not to say that everyone needs to release their inner boy band but, with over 250 views in the first day of posting, it just goes to

show how engaging this modern media stuff is when executed properly.

Along with whip-cracking General Manager Gavin and philosophically pensive designers Ryan and Tom, the 3 Linwood amigos are intent on making their own brand of energy and passion accessible to all.

Vrve is absolutely, really and truly a classy outfit and we're loving their work, but the best bit is that when not inside a computer, the guys and gal live and breathe Uttlesford and play active parts in their respective communities.

Real and virtual, community and global AND right on your doorstep? Star quality indeed! Visit vrve.co for more...