What are your plans for Christmas?

Our daughter and family went to friends for Christmas last year saying we were invited but suggesting we wouldn't fit in. We were very upset. We went to our other daughter's and had a lovely time. She lives 400 miles away and her husband has family nearby so it's only fair they have them round for Christmas if we have to keep the numbers down in each household. It looks like we're going to be alone. Hey ho.

Having an autistic grandchild means that we have already talked about the very different Christmas that we may have! So far DS told not to worry about travelling home from abroad and two possible plans being discussed so that he head has time to sort it out.

Christmas is more than one day. You can spread your groups of 6 over 2 or 3 different days, and then, hopefully if everybody is sensible, Christmas will be back to normal in 2021.

I love Christmas too and have four children and two grandchildren. All we can do is wait until Christmas to see what’s happening. I don’t think we can plan and I think we should just write this year off. Nothing is more important than staying safe, not even Christmas.

This year, all bets are off.
Christmas will be whatever is legal and sensible at the time.
Probably just the two of us, or with close family, five of us on the day.We can hopefully still see other family members on Boxing Day.

LadyHonoria ?I read your amusing post ( for it cannot be a serious one!)
Wagners The Ring....14 hours.That would send most people round the twist.

Absolutely zilch. I'm dreading it. Planning to hibernate and wake up at the end of March.

I like the plan you have for Christmas LHD Well, apart from the music ... too high brow for me! But the rest sounds perfect.
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Our family will decide what to do nearer the time. We all feel it’s too early to make meeting up plans as it’s pure speculation at this point. It is what it is this year!

No plans as yet but Ocado delivery slot booked so ready for anything.

Well like most others no idea.. we were all here last year (both DDs , partners & DGC) making 11 of us..so that won't happen! It would usually be DD1 turn to go to her husband's family ..also local .. but they would be over 6 people too...
I am lucky as we all live close by so it will be different but we will see each other at some point over the festive season. I have already ordered Xmas dinner delivery from Cook... so whoever is here will be fed!

Ive made no plans this year, in fact none of our family have. It's impossible to plan a few days ahead in these strange times. One of our children had planned a weekend in the Lakes starting this Friday, a birthday celebration that won't happen. We have several Big Birthdays this year, with many cancelled trips, get togethers and so on.
If nothing else, we will meet out doors to walk our various dogs and pick the various children up when they fall over.

Had a chat with extended family and we have all decided to stay home for Christmas because of the risk.

All except son’s MIL who was widowed last year and is on her own. They will have her stay for a while.

The rest of us - offspring, grandchildren, sister, nephew etc will be in our respective houses chatting over social media etc.

I’ve ordered a turkey crown from my farmer as well as accompaniments to be delivered 23rd December. I’ve ordered our gluten free Christmas Cake from my favourite cake maker.
Chocolates will be ordered from local chocolate shop.
Might order a good bottle of fizz -

The next thing is to sort our television viewing. Can’t think what at the moment.

We always go out Boxing Day for a good walk - might meet up with all the family members and dogs then and after back to our respective homes for in our case cold meat bubble and squeak and trifle!!

I'd better look for a grocery slot!

Actually, plans for Christmas are about all we have to look forward to and at least take our minds off a situation where we have no control.

Every dreadful situation breeds its own humour and its own diversions because we cannot cope with thinking constantly about dire matters without light relief.

So the turkey has been ordered, some Christmas presnets have been bought and DD and I have discussed the new Christmas decorations she bought yesterday.

'Plans for Christmas' seem quite trivial in the middle of a deadly pandemic.

I just feel so relieved that I've reached an age (66) when I'm 'guest' at a daughter's house for the day.

In the past, it was a cooking and cleaning marathon of challenging proportions!

Possibly the same as last year, if allowed. Seven of us, including my 4-year old Granddaughter, all staying at ours from Christmas Eve morning. Last year we had the main festivities on Christmas Eve as elder son had to be in London for work Christmas Day afternoon. Daughter would stay until the day after Boxing Day, and younger son is staying with us currently anyway. But we’ll see!

Far too early to think about it. Who knows what rules will be in place. We just need to concentrate on not spreading the virus so that all our loved ones are safe, plenty of time to celebrate when we have a workable vaccine.

Like Jennifer I also suspect there will be some relaxation of the restrictions over Christmas so larger extended families can come together. The problem is if they say Dec.25th/26th only, that doesn't allow for relatives travelling and staying over.

These days the Christmas period stretches for the whole week until New Year so it will be possible to see various family members over the course of the week rather than it all concentrated on Christmas day itself.

I think though that there have been hints from the government that the restrictions could be lifted temporarily to enable larger family groups to get together.

I guess they anticipate that too many people would ignore the regulations anyway.

We are seeing two offspring and their families Christmas day and the others either Boxing day or sometime during the week.

Que sera sera this year.

No plans. Will most likely just be the two of us due to covid, so pretty much a normal sort of day. I will feel sad remembering happier Christmases in past years but also grateful I have dh to share it with. Here's hoping Christmas 2021 will be much better.

I’m really enjoying reading your replies ?
LadyStardust - not Scrooge like at all, probably what a lot of people will be ( secretly) thinking ?

LadyHonoriaDedlock - your Christmas Day sounds absolutely wonderful ?

Isn’t it early October ?
Does everyone have it all rigidly planned every year ?
I am allergic to it personally.

I often host with half a dozen staying over. But who knows this year?
I love Christmas but I’m trying not to think about it in case the bugger Covid screws everything up.