Get excited about Christmas 2023!
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tribalsurfer said:
I'm already on the lookout for the Christmas Music channels on Sky. I swear they started at the beginning of October last year. Christmas officially starts when I see Elton hold up his Watford season ticket.
If you're in to Advent calendars you can buy a calendar with 24 QR codes where each one links to a separate Christmas tune on Spotify.Similar idea for those with yoofs in the house, there is also a calendar available where the various QR codes link to a separate viral or particularly humorous TikTok from the last year.
tribalsurfer said:
I'm already on the lookout for the Christmas Music channels on Sky. I swear they started at the beginning of October last year. Christmas officially starts when I see Elton hold up his Watford season ticket.
As much as I love Christmas (can you tell?) we hold off the music and decorations until 1st Dec.....Having said that, I do feel maybe we need to start some sort of tradition for November....as we do hold off feeling too festive until Halloween is out of the way. Although my Birthday is in November, so maybe it doesn't need any Christmas filtering into it.
tribalsurfer said:
I'm already on the lookout for the Christmas Music channels on Sky. I swear they started at the beginning of October last year. Christmas officially starts when I see Elton hold up his Watford season ticket.
I noticed my car radio had Heart Xmas next to the usual Heart station, won't be listening to that in October (or at all!)Glassman said:
UTH said:
Glassman said:
UTH said:
C word
Don't be one. FFS
mattyn1 said:
As Mrs geeks and I both share a birthday in early November we have a strict "No Christmas talk before our birthdays" rule that the families both adhere to. the cake is however the exception to the rule and I shall be baking ours this weekend 
Everything being off shored to India, and I'm being made redundant 12/12 
Only been there 18 months, but getting a surprisingly large payoff, so it can't come too soon It has been a long and very boring 6 months notice period.
Having a break from working, and a week after off to Santo Antao in Cape Verde for Christmas, to get some winter sun.
Only been there 18 months, but getting a surprisingly large payoff, so it can't come too soon It has been a long and very boring 6 months notice period. Having a break from working, and a week after off to Santo Antao in Cape Verde for Christmas, to get some winter sun.
I usually have Xmas off up until the kids go back school in January, so usually a good 16 days off give or take a couple of days, however last year I “only” booked off the Xmas week as I needed to save some leave for this year.
Won’t be needing to save this time around so usual service resumed
Definitely my favourite time of year, I have a tradition every Christmas Eve of watching home alone 1 + 2 with the kids, then die hard 1 whilst I attempt to wrap the mrs’s presents
Won’t be needing to save this time around so usual service resumed
Definitely my favourite time of year, I have a tradition every Christmas Eve of watching home alone 1 + 2 with the kids, then die hard 1 whilst I attempt to wrap the mrs’s presents
usn90 said:
I usually have Xmas off up until the kids go back school in January, so usually a good 16 days off give or take a couple of days, however last year I “only” booked off the Xmas week as I needed to save some leave for this year.
Won’t be needing to save this time around so usual service resumed
Definitely my favourite time of year, I have a tradition every Christmas Eve of watching home alone 1 + 2 with the kids, then die hard 1 whilst I attempt to wrap the mrs’s presents
We make sure we watch both Home Alone films, Die Hard and Die Hard 2 during December, with Love Actually our Christmas Eve tradition. Won’t be needing to save this time around so usual service resumed
Definitely my favourite time of year, I have a tradition every Christmas Eve of watching home alone 1 + 2 with the kids, then die hard 1 whilst I attempt to wrap the mrs’s presents
Also need to watch this for the first time: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Violent_Night
nvubu said:
Everything being off shored to India, and I'm being made redundant 12/12 Only been there 18 months, but getting a surprisingly large payoff, so it can't come too soon It has been a long and very boring 6 months notice period.
Having a break from working, and a week after off to Santo Antao in Cape Verde for Christmas, to get some winter sun.
Fair play, good luck and enjoy the break. Only been there 18 months, but getting a surprisingly large payoff, so it can't come too soon It has been a long and very boring 6 months notice period. Having a break from working, and a week after off to Santo Antao in Cape Verde for Christmas, to get some winter sun.
I was encouraged to resign a couple of weeks before Xmas back in 2016 by the worst boss I ever had. I had nothing to go to. Was terrifying and exciting at the same time. Turned out he did me a huge favour.
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