As the dark, and colder nights, are now with us, some people may start to think about Christmas, but this Curzon side came bearing gifts that the Sheffield outfit gratefully accepted, as for the second time this season they disposed of the UniBond North League leaders from a cup competition.
The warning bells should have been ringing in the opening minute after Adam Jones was well beaten by on 45 seconds by Nathan Benger, who got the ball to team mate Adam Brown. His shot across keeper Daren Riddett struck the inside of his right hand post and was hastily knocked for a corner and from the kick Matt Telling out-jumped the home defence but put the ball over the top.
After being pegged back inside their own half for much of the opening period, Curzon finally ventured to the Steels goal, but the shot from Ian Berry was well of target, but a minute later it was the first gift of the night that broke the deadlock.
With the ball knocked back to Riddett, with time and space in which to clear the ball, his attempted pass to Ben Richardson went straight to the feet of Adam Brown, who had the easiest of tasks to roll the ball into an empty net.
Nine minutes later and it was two when captain Ian Richards beat Richard Tait before driving the ball home from the edge of the 18 yard area.
It could easily have been three two minutes later when the bal from a corner kick wasn't dealt with and Riddett managed to snatch the ball at the second attempt.
There was little to suggest that Curzon would be able to get anything from the game and while they had more play towards the latter end of the half, and for long periods in the second, it all came undone in the space of two second half minutes, and unfortunately it was the usually reliable teenager Richard Tait who had a hand in both.
On 49 minutes he was caught in possession by substitute Jamie Vardy who was left with a clear run at goal and coolly slotted the ball past Riddett, and it was the same pairing again, this time with the substitute using his strength to get past his marker, leaving himself with a one-on-one with the Blues keeper.
Curzon scored a consolation goal on 64 minutes when Rhodri ran to the near post to tap home a cross from the left from Ian Berry.
There will be changes for the FA Trophy game with Ilkeston Town on Saturday, that is inevitable, and their watching management will know to expect a totally different performance.