I'm not sure about promised land but things look a lot better after that, MJO should be entering phase 6.
Not looking forward to another 2"+ of rains though, Gfs has rain when the ball drops.
I don't think anyone will see anything until mid Jan, pattern remains ugly, though improving, before that.
However I don't like seeing that death vortex over Alaska and recently ENSO 1+2 region's have been warming considerably per Don S. post, so this winter could still end up being a failure.