Christmas - Here We Come

[brummytom]

So it's November - White Rabbits people.
Halloween's gone, now comes the endless Christmas adverts.

When do you start to feel 'Christmassy'? Now, Christmas Eve, Never?
For me, it's after Bonfire Night, so after Thursday, I'll start feeling really Christmassy.

I was in town last night with some mates, there were some Christmas lights up. Walking back to my mates, we sang Fairytale of New York - it was great, the Christmassy feeling's been gradually creeping in over the past few weeks but it'll come full throttle hence forth.


So, you feeling Christmassy punk?

[smiley girl]

When do you start to feel 'Christmassy'? Now, Christmas Eve, Never?
For me, it's after Bonfire Night, so after Thursday, I'll start feeling really Christmassy.

Em TONIGHTS bonfire night, isn't it? We had a bonfire tonight, and pretty much the whole area had bonfires. Why do you have it on wednesday?

And in to keep with the topic of the thread... I start to feel chrismassy when i have finished buying any presents i have buy and can relax

[Jay P]

Thinkg about Christmas has been making me feel really depressed.

Christmas happens for me on the drive home from my Granny's house on Christmas eve.

[Saibh]

Christmas Eve would be time enough to think about Christmas for me if I had had anything to do with it Tom.

Don't like it all - only good thing I like about it is the few days off work.

[jumpguy]

It's still too early for Christmas threads imo...

[Davidius]

Originally Posted by brummytom

So it's November

So it is.

Last year I didnt feel very in the mood for Christmas because school ended so close to it and they loved to be dicks about it because it was 6th year. I barely noticed it until the day last year.

I might feel more in the mood for it after Dec 18th as that's when my exams end. I'll have more free time to be out in the dark and horrible cold to enjoy the Christmas feel. Oh yes.

[brummytom]

Originally Posted by smiley girl

When do you start to feel 'Christmassy'? Now, Christmas Eve, Never?
For me, it's after Bonfire Night, so after Thursday, I'll start feeling really Christmassy.

Em TONIGHTS bonfire night, isn't it? We had a bonfire tonight, and pretty much the whole area had bonfires. Why do you have it on wednesday?

And in to keep with the topic of the thread... I start to feel chrismassy when i have finished buying any presents i have buy and can relax

English Thing.
In short, on 5th November 1605 us dirty Catholics (led by a bloke with a lovely beard, called Guy Fawkes) tried to blow up the British Houses of Parliament, this became known as the Gunpowder Plot. Fireworks are set off, and 'Guys' traditionally burned on a bonfire, to commemorate the fact they were captured.

It's an amazingly anti-Catholic festival but I like fireworks, so.. ya know

[netwhizkid]

Ah Christmas, time to nail some tasty secretary at the office Christmas bash.

[Dartz]

Humbug.

[WeWillBeReborn]

Originally Posted by jumpguy

It's still too early for Christmas threads imo...

Then GTFO

For me it starts feeling like Christmas when the weather gets cold and the nights long, so it's getting there

[partyatmygaff]

30th November for me when my exams end.

Christmas exams at the end of november.....

[whatdoicare]

It used to be Dec 8th when they lit the Christmas lights in the city centre but judging how everything else is going they'll probably light the lights tomorrow......sad

[Davidius]

Originally Posted by brummytom

English Thing.
In short, on 5th November 1605 us dirty Catholics (led by a bloke with a lovely beard, called Guy Fawkes) tried to blow up the British Houses of Parliament, this became known as the Gunpowder Plot. Fireworks are set off, and 'Guys' traditionally burned on a bonfire, to commemorate the fact they were captured.

Oh wow, you really don't know your history. For one, yer man's name was V. Guy Fawkes was the character invented by Alan Moore and he wore a V mask.

Read a history book, jaysus!

[jumpguy]

Originally Posted by whatdoicare

It used to be Dec 8th when they lit the Christmas lights in the city centre but judging how everything else is going they'll probably light the lights tomorrow......sad

Since when did that start?! I love the lights on Grafton Steet, but starting them now is gonna cheapen the fúck out of it.

Oh well, I suppose I just won't visit Dublin until early December and I'll pretend they just put up the lights.

[whatdoicare]

Originally Posted by jumpguy

Since when did that start?! I love the lights on Grafton Steet, but starting them now is gonna cheapen the fúck out of it.

Oh well, I suppose I just won't visit Dublin until early December and I'll pretend they just put up the lights.

I dunno what they do in Dublin, but the traditional day in Limk used to be the 8th Dec also known as "farmers day"- when everyone in the county would head to the city centre to buy or do business etc., older country people still do follow that tradition and until recently it was the official day (or evening) that the tree and lights in the city centre was lit. We still hang on until then to put up the tree and decorations. It was a nice tradition imo.