Why talk about xmas in September!

If I put my decorations up in Nov I'd be sick of the sight I'd them by Christmas.
When I was a child most people put them up in the week or so before Christmas. By Christmas day everyone had reached a nice level of excitement, and the days after Christmas were spent visiting relatives, going to the pantomime and/or cinema and spending your book vouchers once the shops opened up. Then, on 6th January, the decorations came down and life went settled back to normal.

Nowadays there seems to be months of hype and preparation, people exhausted by Christmas week and a terrible sense of anti climax afterwards.

Times change, but I preferred the older style Christmas.

I do like Boxing Day best
Or I used to in the days when I was chief cook.

Ooh, for the golden days.
A lovely roast, followed by mince pie or christmas pud with cream or custard.
All washed up and almost back to normal.

I think social media has put it into overdrive, we only had the pressure of the TV ads, now it’s coming at young parents from every direction.
I imagine a lot of lesser off families feel they’ve failed, before they’ve started.
Hence the loans and credit cards.

I loathe it!
I'm working on that, but suspect I always will.
I think it is because it starts so early and is so ridiculously expensive for a lot of people.
It feels like some sort of experiment in pack behaviour.

I’m not keen on Christmas really, I’m exhausted by the time it gets here, despite my best efforts I spend too much, we only have a few days off, and with the children going backwards and forward to other family, it’s all a bit disjointed.
So, I try and focus on the bits I like, which are making the house festive, doing things with the children, eating chocolate, carols, but my goodness, I’m relieved when it’s over.

MissAdventure

It is a silly thing for me to get het up about, I've decided, so I'm not going to anymore.
It's a bit like people putting tomato sauce on a roast dinner. Hard to accept!

My youngest as a small boy had tomato ketchup on everything he ate. Never ever had I imagined the sauce bottle on my Christmas Day dinner table, but I had to accept it ?

Today I have booked tickets to a Christmas lunch and musical show at our town's recently refurbished assembly rooms at the end of November. In two months time I'll be glad I did!

Christmas means different things to different people

For some people it is a happy time of year A reason to be happy and look forward to happy times

For some people it means being reminded that you have no family to speak of

So you see we all have our own experience and own opinion of Christmas and I guess we would do well to accept that

It is a silly thing for me to get het up about, I've decided, so I'm not going to anymore.
It's a bit like people putting tomato sauce on a roast dinner. Hard to accept!

Oh I know. Three of our grandchildren live here, last year they kept on and on to put the trees up, I said there was absolutely no way I was putting trees up in November!
Guess when the trees went up.

I saw a little girl almost hysterical with excitement last year, because they were going to put their Christmas tree up when they got home.
Her mum looked a bit sheepish, but said "How could we resist?"
It was quite touching, seeing the dad humming christmas songs, with the tree tucked under his arm, and the little girl jumping up and down with glee.

Each to his own I suppose, but September??

I'm torn between outrage and just reminding myself that it's harmless fun if someone loves Christmas that much.

Well yes, they were definitely there, twinkling prettily away, but I can’t really believe they’re for Christmas!
But they definitely weren’t there last week

Nooooo!
Surely not?!

Well I’ve just driven one of my grandchildren to their activity, and I passed a house with twinkling lights in their trees, of course it may be for a different reason, but it definitely looked Christmassy

DD bought two Christmas magazines this week. When I commented that this was all a bit premature her reply was. 'It is never too early to start thinking about Christmas.' There speaks an unashamed Chrstmasaholic.

She says that the Christmas movie channel is up and running, but she doesn't start watching that until October (tomorrow)
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I don't like decorations up too early but as we are travelling nearly 400 miles this weekend to see family, I did rush round and bought all the presents for them. They are now wrapped and waiting in the car, (the presents not the family). I have just written their cards to take, which will save me quite a lot in postage.

Even if it’s only the Christmas Radio Times.

I'm glad some traditions are still being honoured.

Oh I love the Christmas Radio Times. I sit down with my highlighter and select everything I need to record.

Exactly!
I can plan ahead and record everything I want to watch, it may not be till June, but it’s all there.

I bet you get to watch the programmes you enjoy, though?
I'm always missing out on things since I started scrolling through the tv listings on screen.

MissAdventure
I still buy it, the only one of the year, my daughter thinks I’m mad.

When my mum bought the Christmas, extra thick, TV times, too.
Happy days!