I literally said the same thing yesterday, all be it to myself. Also 5 weeks until I start telling myself that winter is almost over now, because the days are getting longer.
Even better news, due to the non-circulatory of the Earth's orbit, the earliest sunset around these latitudes should be on Dec 13th, so the evenings start drawing out over a week before the solstice. Sunrise keeps getting later until Dec 29th though.
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http://www.halesowenweather.co.uk/sunrise_sunset_times.htm
5 weeks is no time at all!