Anyone else excited?

I enjoy C————s but for goodness sake it’s only October !

t'is indeed the most magical time of the year.

Nights drawing in
Crunchy leaves and a chill in the evening air
Winter stews and steamed puddings
Buying presents
Receiving cards
Booking panto and theatre tickets
Stocking up on treats
Rooting out the old white net stockings edged in red crepe paper.
Seeing family all together
Arguments about decorations
Filling diary with 'things to do'.

Joyeux Nöel ??

It goes back to childhood, it was peripatetic, rarely 2 consecutive Christmases in the same house or even country, but my father, who also loved Christmas, ensured that no matter where we were Christmas day was always the same, Christmas meant continuity and stability and the family all being together.

Except the year, known as 'The year we didn't have Christmas', but that is another story.

M0nica - why?

Oh I see it was an old thread from December last year, why has it been resurrected in September

Oh Good God I'd have to go back to age 8 or 9 for Christmas excitement and then it only got going in December. The weather outside, even if the leaves are on the turn, tells me it's still summer. Christmas can do one!

Yes

No

It's September, why on earth are we talking about Christmas?

A year later and oh yesssss...looking forward to all the jollity and splurging, as per usual. ????☃️?

traditional celebration in Australasia
We call it "Christmas in July"! The time of year when restaurant prices sky-rocket. Fortunately, it's also my birthday in July, so it's a joint celebration! Cheers!

I thought we did't use that word on here until November at least.
Personally, I'm still waiting for Summer
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In case the recent posters Resurgam123 and CrazyH
haven't noticed.... best to read the date of the OP, then you don't get


It's nearly time for Mid-Winter Christmas here, a traditional celebration in Australasia and I'm looking around for a nice restaurant for a whoopee of a celebration.

I’m on holiday in the states and I’ve bought 2 decorations this week.....?

Good grief........I certainly am not thinking of Christmas. Long time to go, for Pete's sake .....

For heavens sake. Far too early for that.

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Do you mean New Year? Are you Chinese?

Happy Christmas to Everyone. Enjoy this Christmas with family members.

And I'm not going to buy two calendars, having completely forgotten where I put the first one. Anyone want a Flower Fairies calendar? BNWT. ?

But this year, I am going to buy little things to put in family presents when I see them, and not forget where I have put them. I am not going to lose the cards I have left over. I am going to be so organised that the whole thing is going to be great fun and not stressful at all.

Oh look, was that a pig which just flew past?

And mine but a figleaf of my imagination.

Very glad for you DLWheeler. Mine is now a vague memory.

Thank goodness it is only an affirmation that last christmas was good.

I though this was an early post for next Christmas