(Obviously not yet, but...) when does Christmas begin?
(Obviously not yet, but...) when does Christmas begin?
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Chris71

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21,549 posts

271 months

Friday 28th November 2008
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So, I heard my first Christmas song of 2009 on the radio this morning and TV ads have been bombarding us with Christmas shopping for months, but when do you actually start feeling Christmassy?

The idea of starting to celebrate Christmas now just some how dilutes that week or so at the end of the month when things are genuinely festive.

Eddh

4,656 posts

221 months

Friday 28th November 2008
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Chris71 said:
when do you actually start feeling Christmassy?
I don't I hate it.

patmahe

5,919 posts

233 months

Friday 28th November 2008
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Around the 24-25th of December, before that its all just lights and noise.

Heskey

4,048 posts

222 months

Friday 28th November 2008
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Eddh said:
Chris71 said:
when do you actually start feeling Christmassy?
I don't I hate it.
Dizzam, how does one so young hate Christmas?

Then again, I don't know why I'm so excited; all my money is going to my insurance company. s.

Eddh

4,656 posts

221 months

Friday 28th November 2008
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Heskey said:
Eddh said:
Chris71 said:
when do you actually start feeling Christmassy?
I don't I hate it.
Dizzam, how does one so young hate Christmas?
Because I'm grumpy, cynical and bitter. This year has been st and Christmas is just the icing on the cake.

I could go into detail about exactly why I hate Christmas but it would take me a few hours to write it. Maybe I will make a topic closer to the date hilighting all the st things about Christmas.

Heskey

4,048 posts

222 months

Friday 28th November 2008
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Eddh said:
Heskey said:
Eddh said:
Chris71 said:
when do you actually start feeling Christmassy?
I don't I hate it.
Dizzam, how does one so young hate Christmas?
Because I'm grumpy, cynical and bitter. This year has been st and Christmas is just the icing on the cake.

I could go into detail about exactly why I hate Christmas but it would take me a few hours to write it. Maybe I will make a topic closer to the date hilighting all the st things about Christmas.
Or just PM me in brief? I'm interested to know why someone my age hates Christmas; whether there's a reason behind it, or because you actually look like this:


Eddh

4,656 posts

221 months

Friday 28th November 2008
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Heskey said:
Or just PM me in brief? I'm interested to know why someone my age hates Christmas; whether there's a reason behind it, or because you actually look like this:
laugh No I don't look like that, infact I despise emos as well acturally.

Its just the whole thing really, its so fake:

Having to pretend to be nice to people you don't like, the "Christmas cheer".

The fact that it starts in October or something stupid like that.

The stupid Christmas songs that get done to death on the radio and you can't go anywhere without hearing some st band belt out a song that if it wasn't a 'Christmas song' everyone would think it was st.

People getting stressed out about buying presents for people they haven't spoken to all year probably don't acturally like but still feel the need to waste money on st presents that they are going to throw in a corner and never look at again.

Christmas cards (see my post in the 'Christmas' topic on the last page.)

People going 'only xx sleeps until Christmas' make me want to stab them in the eye with a rusty fork.

Recieving gifts that you know you are only going to throw in a corner and not look at for another year.

The bath salts that my brother buys me every year without fail.

Carol singers who come wailing at your door and then threaten to stab you if you tell them to fk off and don't want to give them any money.

The 'Churchies' who go round the pubs at Christmas time singing carols and wishing everyone Merry Christmas and then ratlle their fking collection fking bucket in your face. I don't want to donate any money to your fking church I don't go to church I don't like religion now fk off. They then scowl at you as you wave them off.

People 'calling in' to wish you Merry Christmas who turn up expecting a drink and don't even come round with a bottle of wine or anything with them. They then promptly drink all your wine and fk off. (although I do have a rather copious wine celler).

People dressing up in stupid fking costumes.

I could go on but I'm bored for now.

bigTee

5,546 posts

250 months

Friday 28th November 2008
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Eddh said:
I despise emos as well acturally.
confused



Eddh

4,656 posts

221 months

Friday 28th November 2008
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bigTee said:
Eddh said:
I despise emos as well acturally.
confused


As in the whole 14-16 year old fad as per Heskeys picture above.

BlueCello

6,225 posts

236 months

Friday 28th November 2008
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I start feeling Christmassy in the fortnight leading up to Christmas, but its all weather dependant.

bigTee

5,546 posts

250 months

Friday 28th November 2008
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Eddh said:
bigTee said:
Eddh said:
I despise emos as well acturally.
confused


As in the whole 14-16 year old fad as per Heskeys picture above.
ah i see.



jimothy

5,151 posts

266 months

Friday 28th November 2008
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Call me sad, but I feel christmassy when I've seen the coca-cola advert (holidays are coming, holidays are coming...). I'd love to see the lorries go past all lit up in real life.
Seeing as I rarely watch TV I normally see it for the first time on YouTube around christmas eve.

Heskey

4,048 posts

222 months

Friday 28th November 2008
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Eddh said:
People 'calling in' to wish you Merry Christmas who turn up expecting a drink and don't even come round with a bottle of wine or anything with them. They then promptly drink all your wine and fk off. (although I do have a rather copious wine celler).
New question; is it your wine cellar? If so, how, and how the hell have you afforded that? I want one!

Eddh

4,656 posts

221 months

Friday 28th November 2008
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Heskey said:
Eddh said:
People 'calling in' to wish you Merry Christmas who turn up expecting a drink and don't even come round with a bottle of wine or anything with them. They then promptly drink all your wine and fk off. (although I do have a rather copious wine celler).
New question; is it your wine cellar? If so, how, and how the hell have you afforded that? I want one!
Well there is some of my parents wine down there (probably 10%) but the majority of it is all mine. Some of it is very nice stuff that has been gifted to me and is saved for special occasions. A lot of it is cheap wine from France which I tend to bring back whenever I go over with my old man to help out renovating their house out there.

It needs restocking at the moment though frown

Heskey

4,048 posts

222 months

Friday 28th November 2008
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Ahhhh I see.

Can I have some? thumbup

Eddh

4,656 posts

221 months

Friday 28th November 2008
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Heskey said:
Ahhhh I see.

Can I have some? thumbup
Planning to come over for Christmas drinks are you? hehe

V8mate

45,899 posts

218 months

Friday 28th November 2008
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Chris71 said:
when does Christmas begin?
Just after all the fecking visitors have gone home.

madrob6

3,594 posts

249 months

Friday 28th November 2008
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Strangely I've been feeling a bit christmassy already. That could be because I didn't feel christmassy at all the previous 2 years so making up for it now.

Might also be that I'm happy that my life is now going somewhere and I don't listen to the radio or watch much TV so not been bombarded by pretentious christmas crap.

Stu247

815 posts

275 months

Friday 28th November 2008
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Chris71 said:
So, I heard my first Christmas song of 2009
2009 !!! christ that is early wink

Munter

31,331 posts

270 months

Friday 28th November 2008
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You can take your christmas and shove it right up....

Christmas is about a little fairy story involving a cheating wife and a thick husband. Thats it. It's not big and it's not clever.

Now get over it and stop insisting that I buy presents for people. If I wanted to have a family gathering it certainly would not be at the end of December when the weather is st.

Birthdays are bad enough. Never mind this crap.....