People saying Merry Christmas in November

I can understand the shops putting on their Christmas adverts, but not people privately greeting each other with Happy Christmas - much too early!!

Goodness me! What is wrong with people? With all the hate in this world and people moaning about being wished a Merry Christmas! Embrace it …. Smile and wish them a Merry Christmas back, it takes seconds and maybe you will brighten that persons day. Merry Christmas everyone!

My birthday is 6th January 12th night all decorations and tree all down. Nobody celebrates it much but loved when I was living in Spain it’s Three Kings Day and lots of fun.

I agree with you GrandtanteJE65. I am still needing to make calls about my husband’s estate seven months on, and all but the most understanding end up hoping I enjoy the rest of my day. They haven’t wished me Merry Christmas yet. They might get a response they won’t want to hear if they do!

I’m with you it irritates me to the hilt 😡

I think it's a bit early too, but have received 2 cards already. I think people are trying to beat the rush, though one was from USA so they must have expected it to take longer.

When I was young the Christmas tree did not get done until Christmas eve

Now that Christmas marketing begins so early it puts me off so much that i blank it out, the only problem is that when Christmas actually does begin to approach I get caught out !

Well, if anyone wished me a happy Christmas or New Year in November, I would ask them what calender they were using!

However, as shops are selling Christmas presents, food etc. in November because of the fact that few if any are still paid their wages weekly or fortnightly, so this next pay day is the LAST BEFORE CHRISTMAS as the next one coincides with Hogmanay, I can understand why shop assistants have been told to wish customers a happy Christmas.

I don't care for it, but people utter courteous phrases without thinking.

Right now, I am astonished every time I cancell one of DH's subscriptions or the like and explain that he died at the beginning of this month, that whoever I speak to starts off all right by offering conventional sympathy but invariable ends the short telephone call by say, "Have a good day!"

Honestly, how good are any of my days likely to be five weeks after my husband's death? I know it is meant kindly, but surely there is a more conventional way of ending a conversation in these circumstances?

Lin663

Bah, humbug!

Met my somewhat Scroogey/Grinchy brother for lunch the other day and was amazed to see that he had a Christmas jumper on.
And I said so.
Whereupon he promptly unzipped it to reveal a black T shirt underneath saying ‘*BAH HUMBUG!*
We all had a good 😂.

Officially Christmas begins on 25 December. Advent begins next Sunday. Don't think you would wish anyone Happy Advent.

For Millie -- my sister probably finished her Xmas shopping round about February. I tend to think - reluctantly - about mine about halfway through December.

If somebody wished me Merry (or Happy) Xmas in November, I'd be inclined to ask if they were late for the last one, or early for this?

Lin663

Bah, humbug!

Me too

Technically Christmas starts on the 25th December and is a 12 day feast ending on 5th January.

I'm willing to say 'Have a happy /good Christmas' about 2 weeks beforehand. Before that I feel grumpy...

I think it's quite sad that everyone has Christmas 'dos' before Christmas when if they were after Christmas day it would help those dreadful post Christmas winter months pass a little faster.

I'm with you

Hate to tell you this Millie, but I’ve finished mine too!

Bah, humbug!

Don’t even want to think about Christmas until mid December - mind you it’s hard - the frenzy started about two weeks ago. My smug neighbour announced she had finished her Christmas shopping - grrrrrrhhh!!

I agree with you. At least leave it until the end of November. In Germany they don’t wish ‘Happy Christmas’ until the day before Christmas Eve and instead wish people “Happy Advent’.

If I have not seen someone for quite awhile and that person said: Have a very Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year; I would wish them the same. However, normally, no I would not wish someone a Merry Christmas or a Happy New Year in November ..

Thanksgiving is one day. ONE DAY.

Recently some of my American relatives posted photos from Thanksgiving celebrations with the words: "The holidays have begun".

HolidayS, plural.

The window cleaner said Merry Christmas this morning, in exchange for his payment.

He only comes once a month, so I don’t doubt on his next visit. He’ll wish me a happy New Year.

A ‘shut down month’, *LilCatMomma83’??
I don’t know where you are, but everywhere around here is always heaving until the end of December!

I never use the phrase Merry Christmas.
Happy Christmas, nearer the time. Meanwhile, to someone I know but won’t see again till next year, I might say, Have a good Christmas.
It is just being sociable, I suppose, oiling the wheels of relationships, but what difference do my wishes make? None at all. I am hoping nobody who knows me will wish me Merry Christmas this year.

Well I'm guilty as charged! I saw my dentist yesterday to have a tooth out - next appointment is somewhen in 2024 so I wished her, the nurse & receptionist "Happy Christmas" in the hope that I won't be seeing any of them again this year

Heard a guy saying it this morning. Made me laugh. Thanksgiving is one day. ONE DAY. Here in the UK, Christmas "begins" with the shops stocking their tat from September and is in full flow when the TV adverts start in October/November. December is a shut down month. LOL makes me laugh. So very British.

Oh blimey can’t bear it perhaps we should wish everyone a happy Easter while we re at it to be wishing people happy Christmas in November is just plain daft
If you had a friend whose birthday is in June and you saw her in May you would nt say Happy Birthday would you you might say have a good birthday next month if I don’t see you before but you wouldn’t just say Happy birthday out of the blue surely