Good Morning Christmas Eve 24th December 2025

Good morning from a bright chilly Co Armagh
I’m still in pjs ! I put the ham in the slow cooker at 8.30 , should have done it last night !
I’m an infrequent poster , but do read everyday , I had to come on today to wish everyone a Happy Christmas

Good morning all from a chilly North Leicestershire - Alexa tells me it is 2°.

We have an interesting day ahead. We had planned a little family get together for Sunday but so many of the children (and their children) have bugs, we have decided to cancel.

We are, therefore, distributing the extra food and mulled wine to each family. It's like a military operation as some are vegan, some don't like this or that and the butcher has just delivered 100 pigs in blankets that need new homes.

Have the best day possible everyone.

I am another lurker on this thread, in that I look forward to reading everyday of all your doings but never post on it myself. It brightens my mornings to hear of all your plans and I am constantly amused by and amazed at what you manage to do and to contend with in your lives. Christmas is not an easy time for many of us, but may we all know a quiet contentment in our hearts over the next few days.

Wishing you all a very happy Christmas.

I read everyday but never comment but feel I know you all well.

A photo I took some years ago of my cat patiently waiting for his dinner.

Good morning, Michael12, and everyone!

It's 9:55 am, and I've just come back from the local hardware store to buy TWO new kettles as the one I have in the kitchen and the other in the bedroom both snuffed it within about an hour of each other around midnight! £40.00 cash from my purse for them, but I just can't go without kettles, they're 100% essential to me for tea and hot water bottles!

I've had another really rough night with pesterpause - I mean menopause - more ups and downs during the night than a yoyo. Scoffing slices of Cathedral City cheese at 2:20 am, topped with garlic mayo, and guzzling Dr Pepper as if they're going out of fashion! And Paracetamol!

Being an Athiest, I don't have anything to do with Christmas, so tomorrow I've got my bottles of Baileys and boxes of chocs to scoff and guzzle while dying with laughter watching hilarious Minions movies on my laptop!

I've ordered online some more books and also an Emotional Support Bat Keyring, and a matching pendant, so they should all be with me around 23rd January, about a week before I move to wonderful Whitby!

Have a good one, all!

Just popped on to wish you all a Happy Christmas🎄 and all the best. 🥂

I rarely contribute to this thread but do try and read about all your busyness most mornings.

We are having neighbours over for a Christmas Eve drink later. Tomorrow will be a quiet Christmas Day-just us 2 and our son who will join us for Christmas Lunch-after which he will return home to host his own Christmas Day get together with friends who similarly to him, arent with their children over Christmas as its not their 'turn'! Such is life eh? xx

Wishing everyone a happy peaceful Christmas.
Hope the poorlies soon recover

Good morning everyone from sunny Lancashire.

I love Christmas Eve, more so than Christmas Day. It has always felt to me as though the world holds its breath, waiting for something wonderful to happen.

MrB and I have enjoyed our usual walk around the Dock in the sunshine. My life is made up of these precious moments. I wonder how many people are dashing about, too busy to notice the world around them? 🦩🦩🦩🦩🦩

I’m thinking of our poorly grans and those with troubles, as always.

Wishing you all a good day, whatever you’re doing.

Wishing everyone a Happy Christmas ,I appreciate it's hard for some so sending (((hugs))) to those .
We are just us two tomorrow with family coming boxing day .

Good morning everyone from a very cold Bristol where pale sunshine has just emerged through the grey. Like other posters, Christmas isn't the same these days since I lost my DH. I also miss my mum not coming to stay as she used to but she died over 20 years ago. It's just me and my adult son now, who never married, and my beautiful cat. On the bonus side, I have few presents to buy and little in the way of food prep. My son and I go to a restaurant for Christmas Lunch these days. I shall enjoy a few glasses of wine with my lunch without having to drive for a change.

BlueSapphire wishing you a peaceful Christmas x

A very late good morning from PG Towers where all Christmas prep is done by the staff with my good self providing suggestions, support and general supervision, which all went down a treat…😇

I’m now working my way through all the posts this morning from the regulars to the readers, lurkers and all and it struck me that we’re all in this together - good times, bad times, exciting times and the dullest days.

I raise a glass 🥂to better times ahead for everyone and thank you for cheering me up on my down days, raising a smile every day and showing me how to “keep buggering on” as Churchill had it!

Too late for “Good morning” but just wanted to say best wishes to Mick and all who post or read here. Peace and joy to you, whatever your circumstances 🌠🕯️

Very late today due to last minute problems. Pleased to say DH was signed off after his eye treatment
Wishing everyone all the best.

GrannyIvy, so sorry to hear of your sister-in-law’s sudden death 💐

Oldbutstilluseful

Wishing all the lovely posters who share their daily ups and downs with us all, especially those like me who read but don’t post, as happy a Christmas as is possible, given all the different circumstances you all live with every day. I don’t think you could possibly realise what a glimpse into others lives means to those of us who lead very quiet lives.
I find the bravery, stoicism and downright stubbornness to give in to what life throws at you, truly inspiring.
Happy Christmas to you all, and thank you 🎄⭐️

I am one of those who read this thread daily but don't post.

I agree with everything that Oldbutstilluseful has said.

Merry Christmas to you all.

Wishing all of our dear morning friends a peaceful Christmas 🎄🤶

Rather late posting today, but just wanted to wish all of you the very best for the season. 🎄⭐️

Condolences to you, GrannyIvy. There’s never a good time to lose someone, but it seems especially difficult at this time. 💐

Good afternoon everyone from a very sunny 🌞 but cold Plymouth. Happy Christmas.

Good Afternoon from Nerja on the Costa del Sol

Weather quite cold and windy with patches of warm sunshine.

Looking forward to the Chtistmas and New Year Gala neals at the hotel l am staying at

Ding dong nerrily on high

Merry Christmas to all Granset Posters
Xxx

Another avid reader but intermittent poster here.
Wishing you all a very happy Christmas.
Thinking of those with health problems or close families with health issues. Hope Christmas is kind to you. 🎄🎄

Another reader of the lovely Good Morning thread but not a poster. Hope you all have a peaceful and happy Christmas and thoughts to those with mountains to climb.

Helping our younger twin daughter with preparations; table setting, a cheese board, wine glasses for the cheese & wine tasting and also the sweet board ..

Hubs is with his new grandsom / almost 5 months now.

The gents are going to the airport to pick up my older twin daughter, her 2 kiddos and hubs and their 2 pups !

So, Christmas Eve shall be a full table, there are the 2 gals and their hubs and each one has 2 kids each and us. So, 10 altogether.

Have a beautiful Christmas Eve and Christmas Holiday.

All our best wishes.

Good afternoon

I had started to send my grandchildren Premion Bonds instead of gifts. They have loads (too Much) at Christmas and I decided that because it is a Bond it cannot be discarded. My eldest boy informed me this year 'not to do this and send the cash instead' I was lost for words. At their request I sent a gift voucher but under the pressure of my husband being in hospital I bought it on the USA H&M website!!! my son rang me this morning to tell me. I immeidiatly said 'thats it I am going back to Premium Bonds' He said no just send the cash! I do not recognise him anymore,as a child he was so sensitive. Despite welcoming my DIL into the family and years of her openly snubbing me I cannot walk away. He is my son but my question to you all 'is how would you deal with this situation' Thanks. I am not with his father who left me for the woman he is with now. How did I become the 'bad guy'? Happy Christmas everyone

Hondajazz75

Good afternoon

I had started to send my grandchildren Premion Bonds instead of gifts. They have loads (too Much) at Christmas and I decided that because it is a Bond it cannot be discarded. My eldest boy informed me this year 'not to do this and send the cash instead' I was lost for words. At their request I sent a gift voucher but under the pressure of my husband being in hospital I bought it on the USA H&M website!!! my son rang me this morning to tell me. I immeidiatly said 'thats it I am going back to Premium Bonds' He said no just send the cash! I do not recognise him anymore,as a child he was so sensitive. Despite welcoming my DIL into the family and years of her openly snubbing me I cannot walk away. He is my son but my question to you all 'is how would you deal with this situation' Thanks. I am not with his father who left me for the woman he is with now. How did I become the 'bad guy'? Happy Christmas everyone

Just send them cash, make it easier on yourself.