The neighbours have gone far too early and put up thier tree today. It should be illegal to do so outside of December.
On Christmas itself, are people going big in a non covid world or has the cost of living crisis and general depressing state of society killed your holiday spirit?
Loads of houses fully decked in lights near me so either they're loaded (unlikely) or the cost of electricity hasn't filtered through to their brains yet (likely).
My mum is having a replacement knee op on December 1st so will be out of action for a number of weeks. This means my dad is on Christmas dinner duty.
Christmas dinner is normally the best thing about Christmas, hands down, and I've every faith he'll keep that tradition going.
I've also got a beer advent calendar I'm very excited about. Whenever I look at r/beerporn it's mostly Americans posting what looks like cloudy apple juice and it looks so tasty. So I've got one thats 24 imported American beers. Roll on Thursday when I can crack number one open and post it on Reddit.
Ordered everyones presents yesterday so think I'm sorted there, just gotta wrap them but working from home lends itself to that not being an issue.
Also got my works Christmas Do on December 9th - going toGhettoGolf Fang and I know someone who works there so badgered two free drinks for the big drinkers, saving about Ł70. Plus I'm secretly outstanding at crazy golf.
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The Christmas thread is started in December.
Decorations next weekend. Turkey is ordered, unless the flu get it.
Is Baz some sort of mafia member? He seems to know everyone and every deal going.
He's not a Mental Health First Aider and Domestic Abuse Champion for nothing you know. Fingers in loads of pies.
That last sentence.
The guy opposite me has had his Christmas lights up since I've lived there (3 years). Always good to wake up on a hot July morning, pull the curtains and see HO HO HO in massive flashing lights.
Has your curtain-twitching neighbour not had his door kicked in by the police?
I'm pretty good at pretending to be affable.Originally Posted by 7om
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Tree probably going up this morning, got some Morrisons Pigs in Blankets crisps which are very good.
Ours is going up today too. It will come down before New Year's though.
Put the lights on, checked they were working, turned on fine, went to unplug them, adapter [quite explosively] blew up [smoke and all].
I've brought the fake tree up from downstairs so the wife can get started. I've bought a baby pen so the baby doesn't try and pull it down within thirty seconds.
If your trees are going up, you need a Christmas Playlist. I’ll be rolling this bad boy back out.
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Lads. November.
Good shout.
The amount of people on here who roll their eyes in a GAMES GONE way at society generally then slowly reveal their plebby behaviour is class.
Spikey calling everyone who likes Halloween a loser then still in autumn putting up a big Santa Claus thing that goes HO HO HO MERRY CHRISTMAS as anyone walks past his house is a particularly egregious example but cmon lads, Jesus.
Taking it down before New Year is plebby behaviour too.
I took my kids trick or treating, so I'm not sure who you're thinking of, but it isn't me. Unless you mean me calling adults that do Halloween sad, which I may have. And the same would be true of a November Christmas Tree if I didn't have kids pestering me to put it up.
I'm plebby? You can't even afford the right size trousers lad.
If I'd pestered my parents to put the Christmas tree up in November they'd have told me to do one. Seems to be a total player power situation these days. Need more old-fashioned disciplinarians back in the game, rather than the Spikey types prowling the touchline in a cashmere sweater and trainers.
Children are the ruination of many's a good sort.
Sorry for putting the tree up 4 days early lads. Won't happen again.
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Christmas Dec's up in November is nonce like behaviour. The eldest child kept asking to get the Dec's down this weekend, but it was met with a short sharp jab in the ribs (with no explanation).
You love to see it.The board at the minute
Every man for themselves
See to it that they're not down early either.
At least my hats fit.
But Christmas decorations up in November and back down again before New Year? Sort yourself out.
The season of goodwill and cheer.The board at the minute
Every man for themselves
He must have mixed his pills up.
Worst time of the year. Gets dark before 5, the weather is shit, and the radio plays nothing but shit Christmas songs.
The worst time of the year runs from the 2nd of January (3rd this year) until whenever in March / April it gets warm enough to consider getting the summer clothes out.
It's weird, I used to love Winter as a kid, but I think that's because we used to get snow back then, and as a kid you get to enjoy it. Now it's usually just cloud and drizzle and on the odd occasion it does snow it just makes everything a cunt to get on with.
The tree went up today. My 3 year old's excitement for Christmas is infectious.
Kids wouldn't pine for the tree and decs, but my wife wanted them down today, so now youngest is just wandering around wishing us all Merry Christmas.
It's going to be a long month.
I’ve lived in this flat for 8 years and on none of those 8 years has there been Christmas decorations. Basically mean I limit my exposure to a circa 7 day period when I visit my parents.
Getting close to National lampoons Christmas vacation time though.
Christmas in November.
But the tubs of cheeselets are always appreciated.
I've gone and got myself the rona again, so I'm in clear for the festivities now anyway.
Better than Christmas in January like you muppets.Christmas in November.
But the tubs of cheeselets are always appreciated.
Excellent forward planning.
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Teachers head on here. September, October and November are the worst three months and need to pass as quickly and pain free as possible. December provides a welcome break and then at least in January you can start thinking about the second half of the year, even if January and February are dull.
As for Christmas, we began our Nativity preparation a couple of weeks back which is pretty standard, but everything else should be reserved for December, including songs.
I've already smashed one.Christmas in November.
But the tubs of cheeselets are always appreciated.
She's only a couple of months after it too. So her brother is the only loose end now, may tell him to head out a few nights in the next few weeks.
Tbf, we take ours down new yrs eve normally.
Good man. I'm 3 tubs in.
I love Christmas, but around the 30th it needs to be in the rear view mirror. Otherwise it's just a depressing reminder that Christmas is over and work will be starting soon.
It's the first Sunday of advent. Christmas has started you heathens.
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