Just how Christmas are you?

[Saracen]

Christmas is fine if there are young kids about and you can see how much they enjoy themselves. But for me, I can't wait to get past the hype, the crass commercialisation and the typically dire TV scheduling (by which I mean an order of magnitude or two worse than the drivel we get the rest of the year).

I wouldn't mind if it was still essentially a religious festival (and ignoring inconsistencies in dates, and the Christianisation of a Pagan festival, etc) but it isn't religious for most people. The overtones of commercialisation, the mania on present-giving etc. ruin any real charm it might have had for me. And when you realise than the Christmas period (run up, and sales) represents half of the entire years trade and profit for many retailers including very big ones, you realise why they concentrate so hard on capitalising on it.

I'm definitely in the "bah humbug" camp.

[kickstart 1]

Im a christmas person. I love this time of year , the more glitz and glitter the better ! Never done outside the house though! I love all the christmas displays , i just cant wait for Santa to come down the chimney!!!!

[0iD]

I'm definitely in the "bah humbug" camp.

Oh Saracen, what a supprise.....

[zulander]

I quiet like Xmas i take 2 weeks off and just chill the family arent too annoying so its usualy ok, plenty of booze and no work sounds good to me, whats really annoying me this year are the adverts for Morrisons with Lulu and Alan Hansen they are really really irratating - and for this reason i would never shop in Morrisons

[G4Z]

I hate the Fenwicks window this year.... WTF is it meant to be?

Oh...and I hate that everything uni/work/social is based around Christmas, too many deadlines for everything *grumble*

I have no idea, despite walking past it every day when I go for lunch I never look. There is always a crowd of people around it though, I often wonder if they still point at overhead aircraft as well.

[iranu]

I dislike it too all except turkey and all the trimmings which I love Christmas is ok if there are children about other than that I find it a chore.

I also hate the fact that every shop and radio station is playing crap music. I also dislike the people who seem to have swallowed half a ton of happy pills and go around being all cheery and smiley and telling you to be happy because it's christmas time. God I'm a miserable old sod, but at least I'll get paid for appearing on Grumpy Old Men

[Stewart]

I'm so Christmas it makes Ali stop shaking, baby.

I dislike it too all except turkey and all the trimmings which I love Christmas is ok if there are children about other than that I find it a chore.

Dude, you are supposed to put the trimmings on the celling, with some balloons and that. Don't eat them.

[tiggerai]

Open fire*, mulled wine and mince pies.

Nuff said.

*someone to snuggle optional, but preferred.

[pollaxe]

I used to love Christmas, then I didn't and now I'm somewhere in the middle.

That said, I'm actually looking forward to it this year. It's been some years since I've felt that way!

[0iD]

Can you still get paper chains, y'know a pack of lick & stick paper strips. Always did that when I was little, just want to spread the love to the kids, they'll love all that.

[Guy]

Thinking about it, im quite bah humbug towards xmas, although it has its moments.

And......
It can only mean that the january sales are not far off
God im such a girl!

[tiggerai]

Can you still get paper chains, y'know a pack of lick & stick paper strips. Always did that when I was little, just want to spread the love to the kids, they'll love all that.

I believe so.

Paper Chains with Self Adhesive Backing in Selected Styles

I would think places like Hobby craft and WHsmiths might do them retail.

[Capt Doufos]

Christmas is a bit pants in this country. I'm off to Germany this weekend, it's certainly christmassy there! Gluwien all the way!

Went to Salzburg last year and that was great, the german ones are supposed to be even better.

[0iD]

^ooo, Mistley personage^

Brantham's the better side of the estuary

[Capt Doufos]

You lot in Brantham are just essex wannabies!

[Mutley]

My wife and daughter go mad for Christmas. So I have to provide a balance.
Can do without tbh, mostly because of the relentlessness of it all from September, regardless of how much you try to ignore it.
All that for one flippin' day, by which time everyone is exhausted anyway.