The Christmas letters have started arriving!

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Somewhere on the shelf I have one of Simon Hoggart's books, if anyone needs a bit of help with their Christmas letter-writing, I can thoroughly recommend

I have never written "round robin" My friends who live away are all different types of people and have a variety of hobbies, it is so lazy not to write individual letters, not at at friendly.

Well, I'm someone who for the last 30 years has sent a round robin. And so do many of our friends whom we see only rarely. We love getting their news and they say they like hearing from us - well, just me now. So there!

Brilliant -the first time ever I've enjoyed a Christmas letter

Each to their own Romola I don't object to round robins per se. Just when people use them to boast about their families and themselves without showing the slightest interest in the recipient.

Never received one or sent one. Think I may be alone on this but perhaps a good thing lol

That’s hilarious RosiesMaw2 . I can’t stand round robin letters, they portray a perfect happy family with no negatives . I also find them impersonal.
I tend to write a personal note in cards to people I don’t see often .

LOLOLOL ~~~ Good one!!

* Don't expect any Christmas letters or cards from Canada. Our postal workers have been on strike going on four weeks now.

I will be sending a lot more e-cards this year! [maybe a blessing, eh!! ]

Perfect antidote to these annoying letters which I'm glad to say I no longer get.

Speaking to someone yesterday who said she still sends one to family friends even though she hasn't seen them since she got married- which was 30 years ago!

Bonkers.

Great letter but relieved your not my next door neighbour

Replying to RosiesMaw2: Love it!!!

That's brilliant!

I read a book based on the idea that a harassed mum, exasperated with given yet another task, composed a missive sharing her real thoughts on other family members, including the in - laws, before starting on the official one.
As you may have guessed, the "wrong" one was sent, with many ramifications..

Brilliant. Oh, if only I was brave enough to do that 🤣🤣🤣🤣.
Have a great Christmas to all Gransnetters 🎄🥳🎅🍾🥂

SuzieHi

If I still sent cards think I’d be tempted to copy your letter & send it on! Ha ha!
(We usually receive at least 2 ‘ bragging type ‘ news letters).

Love your idea!!! If only I dare...

Brilliant!

I only get one now from G. It’s the sheer arrogance, really, of thinking that all the recipients are interested.
I wonder how many G gets…

Intriguing …. Do tell !!!!

That's great I'm so tempted to copy it !

I was going through a very difficult time some years ago and so was a friend of mine. A mutual friend always sent one to those "perfect family" letters in her Christmas card and both of us felt it was time to send her up a bit.

We co wrote a letter about our children, mentioning amputations, prison sentences, theft, etc. It wasn't well received.In fact her husband rang me up and bellowed down the phone.

I'm afraid that I like getting them and always send one. No boastful, just factual. I can't see the point in getting a card from someone you never see, without any news. A card without news tells you that your acquaintance is still alive. Nothing else. I send 60-70 cards by post and hand deliver about another 20. I couldn't possibly write letters to them all, so a "round robin" is the solution. I keep it to one A4 side, including photos. Most people say they look forward to it and enjoy reading it. For me, sitting down with a cup of tea and reading everyone's news is part of Christmas!

We used to get one every year from a friend and it detailed every tiny ting about their lives - it was hysterical. Their children had always excelled in every way possible!

My DDs did a spoof on it one year, standing pretending to read it out, and containing such gems as: "You will be thrilled to learn that Susan has gone up one bra size." etc. etc. ........ It was very funny.

What a laugh, do they realise just what they are writing.
My husband died 19th December last year just as Christmas cards were arriving with the usual messages.

Think about you a lot and hope you are both keeping well, then news on children, g.chikdren, etc,

After Christmas my daughter, bless her, took my Christmas card list had some little cards printed with the news of my husbands death and sent a card to each name on the list.

So far this year I have received 10 cards 7 of which were addressed to Mr and Mrs, 3 wishing both of us a Happy Christmas and 4 Hoping we are both keeping well and have not had Covid or Flu and similar greeting.

I haven’t written any cards yet but I’m very tempted to write from Celie still living and dear husband wherever he might be. and by the way we’ve had two more great grand children and another one on the way and Bailey died.

Let them wonder who Bailey is, I’ll tell you was he our lovely little dog.😥

I would have thought that these letters have been such a source of jokes and parody over the years that nobody with any sense of shame would ever write one again.

My DH had a cousin who used to send us a boasting letter at Christmas.We had a good laugh reading them, it made our Christmas Day.
RosiesMaw2 thank you, you describe my family as well.They are not saints but never boring.
I do not watch soap operas anymore as have my own in real life.

Celianne, 💐