Christmas out of season 2017

Loughc · 08-01-2017 12:22pm #1

Seen decorations on sale during spring?

A Christmas movie on tv in July?

A neighbor with their decorations up in February?

If so this is the thread for you. This is the thread to discuss when we find the magic of Christmas in the most unexpected of places outside of the Christmas season.

Crazyteacher · 08-01-2017 4:45pm

Loads of neighbour's still have their decorations up! Wishing I'd left mine up too.

Posy · 08-01-2017 5:41pm

Park are still advertising their savings plans for the "Perfect Christmas 2017" on the TV.

Loughc · 08-01-2017 7:49pm

A neighbor around the corner still has their tree up fully lit and window lights still flashing away.

It cheered me right up thinking I'm living around the corner from either another Christmas nut.

kitten_k · 08-01-2017 10:23pm

This is my view right now :-)

Loughc · 08-01-2017 10:26pm

So jealous kitten_k

Littlehorny · 08-01-2017 10:29pm

Just back from walking the dog, loads of neighbours still have the decorations and trees up. It actually looks even more cheerful than when most houses were lit up. They are heroes ha ha!

kitten_k · 09-01-2017 12:06am

Loughc wrote: »

So jealous kitten_k

Just turned them off for the last time :-(

Loughc · 09-01-2017 12:11am

kitten_k wrote: »

Just turned them off for the last time :-(

Only 10 months until we will be planning to put them back up.

Killergreene · 09-01-2017 12:56am

UL still had their decorations up ! Panto season was still on today
Can't beat the feeling of seeing a tree still alight and the spirit of Christmas still spreading out from it

Toto Wolfcastle · 10-01-2017 12:34am

Saw a woman walking down the street with a little Christmas tree in her hands. It looked like it was from Dealz. Must pop in tomorrow to see what they have left.

gidget · 10-01-2017 1:19am

Spotted a car today that still had it's reindeer nose on the front.

Loughc · 10-01-2017 8:50am

My local church still have their beautiful gigantic tree up lights and all on.

I took a quick snap on my way to work.

PhoneMain · 10-01-2017 5:24pm

I just listened to Same Auld Lang Syne by Dan Fogelburg, my favourite christmas song (I love the emotion of it and how heartfelt it is) because I didn't hear it over the christmas (felt this year the variety of christmas songs on the mainstream stations was very poor, mostly Mariah & The Pogues).

kitten_k · 10-01-2017 6:48pm

The lights are still up in Merrion Square

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DvB · 11-01-2017 2:22pm

Was out running last night & not one but two houses still had their external lights (incl santa & reindeers) on twinkling away... as much as I love Christmas I thought that was a bit much at this stage but each to their own... :-)

milli milli · 11-01-2017 4:18pm

Aw lovely that this thread has become a tradition now!

I was in Standsted airport on Monday and they had all their Christmas trees & decorations still up and fully lit! Was delighted to see that!
On the bus home, noticed a few houses with their outside lights still twinkling.

My sister-in-law is Russian and she sent me pictures of the Christmas tree all lit up in their public square. As far as I know they leave their Christmas stuff up well into January as they celebrate later than us.

Loughc · 11-01-2017 4:20pm

They celebrate Christmas on the 7th of January and many keep their decorations up until the 19th of January.

odyssey06 · 11-01-2017 8:20pm

Orthodox Christians celebrate on our 7th January as they honour to the pre Gregorian calendar date I think.

Crazyteacher · 11-01-2017 8:37pm

The crib is still up in our church !!

xDisneyDivax · 12-01-2017 1:43pm

Crazyteacher wrote: »

The crib is still up in our church !!

It is at ours as well and it is outside!! Was nice passing it this morning

Posy · 12-01-2017 3:11pm

The lights on Henry Street have been taken down.

But I just walked past a beauticians and they still have tinsel and garlands up.

Crazyteacher · 12-01-2017 5:49pm

Flurry of snow at my house is makes look lt look like icing dust on a chocolate Christmas log.

Toto Wolfcastle · 12-01-2017 6:05pm

BBs still had mince pies earlier.

Littlehorny · 12-01-2017 7:51pm

Put up clear twinkle lights around a sign in the canteen in work before Christmas. The sign looks better and only a couple of people have noticed i haven't taken them down. I'm going to leave them up for the year now

xDisneyDivax · 13-01-2017 9:53am

It started snowing when I was driving home from work yesterday so I put Christmas CD on! :P Have to confess I did the same again this morning when I got to Letterkenny and saw white everywhere! Was disappointed waking to see no snow once again so that made up for it!

Saw Christmas lights and decorations still up in retail park too!

milli milli · 16-01-2017 11:09am

The other day I did some work downstairs in front of the fire (I'm self employed and work from home). It felt so cosy that I put Christmas FM on.
My tree is still up too so it might as well have been Christmas!
I was going to take it down on Friday but didn't. I was away the weekend so might take it down today!

Was in Dealz on Saturday and they had an entire aisle of Christmas decorations all for 50cent each!

Advbrd · 16-01-2017 11:12am

I'm taking down the tree today... or tomorrow.

xDisneyDivax · 16-01-2017 11:13am

I'm taking our tree down on Saturday- need it to get us through this week! :P

milli milli · 18-01-2017 7:31pm

I have my Christmas tree still up! All lit as well!!
I started to take my decorations down the other day and gave up.
Today wasn't a great day so I lit it up and am now chilling out in front of the fire with all the twinkling lights! Yay!
Might put on a Christmas film!

Loughc · 18-01-2017 8:25pm

milli milli wrote: »

I have my Christmas tree still up! All lit as well!!
I started to take my decorations down the other day and gave up.
Today wasn't a great day so I lit it up and am now chilling out in front of the fire with all the twinkling lights! Yay!
Might put on a Christmas film!

That sounds amazing milli!!!

Crazyteacher · 18-01-2017 8:28pm

Christmas QI is now on on Dave. And I have a box of m and s mince pies to eat:)

xDisneyDivax · 18-01-2017 10:49pm

milli milli wrote: »

I have my Christmas tree still up! All lit as well!!
I started to take my decorations down the other day and gave up.
Today wasn't a great day so I lit it up and am now chilling out in front of the fire with all the twinkling lights! Yay!
Might put on a Christmas film!

Glad to see I ain't the only fruitcake with it still up!

StripedBoxers · 18-01-2017 11:01pm

I was in Aldi today and saw they had some sweets left over from Xmas. I was surprised.

They had loads of celebrations tubs for around €4, I can't remember the exact price and boxes of those "mint selection" sweets too. Don't know how much they were though.

Crazyteacher · 18-01-2017 11:03pm

Lidl is the same. They'd want to be giving it away at this stage.

DvB · 19-01-2017 9:37am

Out running last night & those 2 houses that still had their full crimbo regalia up last week or so still have their tree's up with their lights on... was a tad surprised I must admit...

Shadow1983 · 19-01-2017 10:13am

Vodafone on Grafton St still have 3 lit Christmas trees above the shop!

Advbrd · 19-01-2017 3:23pm

Well there you go. Tree down for another year. Boo Hoo.

D0NNELLY · 19-01-2017 3:27pm

Light the fire, get some pavlova with brandy cream, put your feet up, and enjoy the dulcet tones of Josh and Chuck on Stuff You Should Know Christmas Special.....

https://open.spotify.com/episode/6XxT6uDbPgvCugRfZ4rUbB

Crazyteacher · 19-01-2017 5:12pm

Passed a pub that still has its windows decorated with a Christmas theme.

Posy · 19-01-2017 9:19pm

Several cars with Rudolph noses spotted in the last few days.

Crazyteacher · 21-01-2017 8:46pm

Embarrassing story coming up but I think suits here. Last night I had a dream where Santa Claus (!!) arrived at my house and asked me if I would look after the reindeer until December. I of course said yes and started erecting a fence in my garden . I woke feeling very pleased with myself.

Loughc · 21-01-2017 8:50pm

Haha love it. What a great dream.

And even more random Christmas out of season this actually happened to me I had today three 10 or 11 years olds call to my house and when I opened the door they went we're here to get you into the Christmas spirit and proceeded to sing we wish you a merry Christmas and then they ran off laughing....

Crazyteacher · 21-01-2017 10:30pm

Thanks. It's a very prestigious position to have !

You got to love kids and their imaginations. They probably didn't have time during Christmas to go caroling. Maybe they sensed you were the Christmas out of season type

I hope you joined in !!

Crazyteacher · 26-01-2017 10:21pm

Christmas wreath still on a door on the way to work:)

Mam of 4 · 27-01-2017 6:56pm

There may or may not be one selection box left here :pac:
what happened to the other two over the last two weeks , I really don't know

Loughc · 28-01-2017 3:46pm

Just in Starbucks and they still have their festive drinks and red cups.

StripedBoxers · 31-01-2017 1:43am

I spotted these in a shop last week and as I was going to a friends on Sat, I picked them up, we both love Xmas so I couldn't not get them

Crazyteacher · 04-02-2017 1:03pm

Passed two cars with those Rudolf noses today. Must be keeping them until next year at this stage?

Toto Wolfcastle · 04-02-2017 10:12pm

Those reindeer noses tend to stay around for months. I think people must forget about them. I saw some antlers the other day though.

StripedBoxers · 06-02-2017 7:58pm

Loughc wrote: »

Just in Starbucks and they still have their festive drinks and red cups.

Costa have their Christmas cups still too

Christmas out of season 2017

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"I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year" - Charles Dickens

"I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year" - Charles Dickens