Anyone started planning Christmas already?

Are you for real - far too early anyhow.

But how can anyone plan anything, let alone Christmas in 4.5 months, in the current circumstances.

Bah humbug honestly.

Oh dear ... here goes ...
Christmas cards - bought in the National Trust January sales
Tags, bows, paper - JL January sales
Christmas crackers - Emma Bridgewater sales.

Most of my presents - bought in the Summer sales - Radley , Molton Brown.
My partner’s gifts - some great bargains right at the end of the Paul Smith sale.

In lockdown, I have had even more time to haunt the online sales. To others this probably looks very strange, but I enjoy roofling through the on line sales, with my list...
It takes all sorts ...

In answer to the thread title- no.

I've made all my Christmas cards - crafting keeps me relatively sane. I've just had a nice afternoon rearranging my envelope collection. I know how to have fun!

My sister and I, both widows, usually go away for Christmas and New Year together. This year we decided against it as we have no idea how things will be then and, whilst I do not normally have a problem wearing a mask, I do not fancy wearing one all the way to Egypt on a plane.

Sadly, she is not keen to spend Christmas with her family, I have agreed to go out for a nice meal with her (current rules allowing) on Christmas Day and I shall then either go to stay with daughter and family or they will come to me.

We are beginning to think that this will be the first Xmas in fifty years which we might spend without any of our family.

Like most, given all our plans for this year have gone awry, cancelled yet another holiday yesterday, there's little point thinking about Christmas as we have no idea how long this virus will take to run it's course. So no not thinking about it all, not that I do usually in the height of summer.

Started buying C gifts online yesterday........... I was really bored and just had to do something.

As for C arrangements that’s a sore point as we were due to go away with 3 AC and families, in-laws and my sister and family but due to flipping COVID-19 this has been cancelled ???

I'm afraid I did have a little Xmas discussion with my daughter ?

The one thing I don't want is all the family all together. Three of them are in high risk occupations. The potential for the whole family to be infected is horrific.

Actually, with a second (or third) wave I'm afraid they will be working anyway?

Some of the retail channels do 'Christmas in July', I hate it. In my and only my opinion we need to keep Christmas for the season. To me Christmas is December not July.

Nooooooooo!

I never like all the song and dance at the best of times. It’s hard if you don’t have lots of family etc etc

I think “planning” is pretty much out of the question as things are.

One year partner and I went to Sicily for a week over Christmas. Brilliant.

Definitely NOT. it's July!!

Me and my daughters always spend Christmas together as we only live a street apart. I have started to bu y some gifts in online sales and put them away for Christmas presents

I can't think that far ahead as things change all the time.

I hope you do have your Christmas celebrations grantothree

No, I haven’t planned anything yet, not even in my head,