How to deal with NON Christmas people??

CarrieAnne

Hi all,

I love Christmas - all year round and always did!

So.... my question, to those of you who share my enthusiasm...
how do you deal with "those" who think the middle of December
would be a perfect time to start talking Christmas.... ????

And "those" people are you SO or immediate family???

Thanks, C.

Love2love

I have a few Bah! Humbugs in my immediate family. I just sing my Christmas songs louder when they are there

superleedsdub

Title of this thread is misleading - i`m not a NON christmas person, but I do like to celebrate it on december 24th - december 26th, not in July:P

Love2love

superleedsdub wrote: »

Title of this thread is misleading - i`m not a NON christmas person, but I do like to celebrate it on december 24th - december 26th, not in July:P

This is the Christmas forum so anyone who's not festive from Jan 1st to Dec 31st is by our definition is certainly a NON Christmas person. Or Bah! Humbug!, Grinch or an Ebeneezer Scrooge as I prefer to call them

SilSil

Actually all these NON Christmas guys are pretty lonely on this holiday, that is why they do not love it. Just ignore them, as soon as they spend some lovely Christmas, they'll be changed

P.S. or just tell them they're stupid

fishy fishy

superleedsdub wrote: »

Title of this thread is misleading - i`m not a NON christmas person, but I do like to celebrate it on december 24th - december 26th, not in July:P

thats like saying you can only enjoy the sun in July and August. If it shines any other month people should automatically moan and look for rain.

leahyl

fishy fishy wrote: »

thats like saying you can only enjoy the sun in July and August. If it shines any other month people should automatically moan and look for rain.

So true, we're only "allowed" to talk about Christmas in December yet people who love Summer are allowed to moan about its absence when Winter comes!! What's up with that??!

Alicat

Double standards is what it is!

Posy

fishy fishy wrote: »

thats like saying you can only enjoy the sun in July and August. If it shines any other month people should automatically moan and look for rain.

Nicely put.

superleedsdub

fishy fishy wrote: »

thats like saying you can only enjoy the sun in July and August. If it shines any other month people should automatically moan and look for rain.

Great reasoning, sure let`s celebrate easter, st.patrick`s day, birthdays, etc all year round too

Posy

The great thing about this forum is posters not having to justify themselves for enjoying Christmas early/all year around.

Perhaps any 'non Christmas people' could come back in December to enjoy the festivities.

elfy4eva

Food food food, No expenses spared. Who could resist

Year round we have to worry about what we buy and how much our shopping bill is
Christmas is the time to hock that out the window and buy everything u like in the food department.

Steaming hot mince pies available whenever. Tins of biscuits ready to go. Roast Chicken and turkey and delicious Ham with Cranberry sauce roast potatoes with mashed potatoes and Gravy made from the fat of all the delicious meats. Crack open Selection boxes, give the crunchie to Dad. Turkey sandwiches for a week afterwards.

Aw seriously if that wont convert em they never will

Posy

Thanks for making me hungry now. :mad: :pac:

SilSil

Posy wrote: »

Thanks for making me hungry now. :mad: :pac:

:D:D:P

fishy fishy

superleedsdub wrote: »

Great reasoning, sure let`s celebrate easter, st.patrick`s day, birthdays, etc all year round too

if that's what makes you happy then why not, I know people can't wait for cadbury creme eggs to come out after Christmas - its a sign of easter. Easter eggs are in the shops for months before Easter. If you love Easter then go ahead and celebrate for as long as possible - you can spend weeks deciding which eggs to get for people, how to decorate your eggs for the egg hunt, telling small children about the easter bunny, how you are going to decorate your house, what you want for dinner - Christmas is no different.

If you love easter, you should set up a thread on it. Same for birthday's Paddy's Day.

For me, it's all about the magic of christmas.... I love it - but I do understand and have met the people who look at "magic" and scorn it as a cheap trick - I pity them - I prefer get right into the magic. So much more enjoyable.

Freddo123

I leave them to live in their own misery if that is what they want to be like it. I'm not going to let those who don't enjoy the holidays ruin how I feel about them. Nobody in my family is like this but I've a couple of friends who are.

C.K Dexter Haven

I've heard they make great sandwiches on Stephens Day:D

Princess Peach

I find it funny how much people complain about the Christmas stuff in the shops from September. It happens every year yet people will act shocked and upset when they see this for the first time :pac:

Was chatting to a worker in a shop the other day while looking at Christmas stuff. She was telling me she had a lady in who was just getting the last of her Christmas shopping and putting up the tree next week, how dare she! Well you don't have to live with her so what's the problem....

Love2love

Princess Peach wrote: »

I find it funny how much people complain about the Christmas stuff in the shops from September. It happens every year yet people will act shocked and upset when they see this for the first time :pac:

Was chatting to a worker in a shop the other day while looking at Christmas stuff. She was telling me she had a lady in who was just getting the last of her Christmas shopping and putting up the tree next week, how dare she! Well you don't have to live with her so what's the problem....

You know I just don't get why some people get worked up because other people enjoy Christmas and being organised! Getting offended by things that don't affect you directly, is crazy!

Scarinae

My housemate says no Christmas talk until December. I think she's crazy. She's also "not sure" if she'll decorate the house () and if she does, she's militant about the fact that they have to come down on the 5th January (I think I'll get fairy lights for my room and just leave them up until it starts getting bright in the evenings again)

Although she also looked at me like I had two heads when I bought pumpkins to carve for Halloween. "We never did Halloween when I was growing up" she said. Deprived childhood alert!

Posy

Did they carve turnips when she was a child? :pac:
Thank god she has cats so at least she can't be all bad!

Scarinae

To be fair I don't think Halloween is as big in the UK as it is in Ireland, there's much more focus on Bonfire Night a few days later - a lot of people here seem to think it's some crass American import.

Christmas though, why on earth not?! (I've suggested Christmas collars for the cats and I think she might go for it... Play on people's weaknesses, that's how you get the Christmas spirit going...)

P_1

Bah Humbug popping in.

It doesn't do much for me but as they say, 'each to their own'. I just leave those who enjoy it to enjoy it and help myself to all the excess free food :pac:

I don't enjoy people sniping at me for not particularly giving a continental one about it so why should I snipe at people who do enjoy it

elfy4eva

Few Hot ciders and a platter full of cocktail sausages, Chicken wings, springrolls & samosas.

Tis the season baby!

Posy

Scarinae wrote: »

To be fair I don't think Halloween is as big in the UK as it is in Ireland, there's much more focus on Bonfire Night a few days later - a lot of people here seem to think it's some crass American import.

Christmas though, why on earth not?! (I've suggested Christmas collars for the cats and I think she might go for it... Play on people's weaknesses, that's how you get the Christmas spirit going...)

Ah yes, Guy Fawkes is more their thing of course!
You can get Santa hats and little Christmas outfits for cats. :pac:

Capt'n Midnight

Best thing to do is like that Belgian village. Christmas is banned for 50 weeks a year. Yanks in Santa suits have been arrested.

But during that two weeks it's undiluted Christmas.

Posy

I think you're in the wrong forum if you think that Christmas should be banned for 50 weeks a year.

Crazy Eye

CarrieAnne wrote: »

Hi all,

I love Christmas - all year round and always did!

So.... my question, to those of you who share my enthusiasm...
how do you deal with "those" who think the middle of December
would be a perfect time to start talking Christmas.... ????

And "those" people are you SO or immediate family???

Thanks, C.

get "them" into your car .dead lock all doors and pop in the ultimate christams song cd and blast it out of the car radio and sing away to all the songs . it will work wonders on "their" festive attitude .

old hippy

Happy Festivus one and all

Capt'n Midnight

Posy wrote: »

I think you're in the wrong forum if you think that Christmas should be banned for 50 weeks a year.

http://download.lardlad.com/sounds/season17/bonfire5.mp3

From the Simpsons Bonfire Of The Manatees
Elf: Welcome to Santa's Village where it's Christmas every day. Closed on Christmas.

leahyl

Happy Halloween everyone - last day before real countdown begins :pac:

SilSil

leahyl wrote: »

Happy Halloween everyone - last day before real countdown begins :pac:

Wohoooou :P

old hippy

Crazy Eye wrote: »

get "them" into your car .dead lock all doors and pop in the ultimate christams song cd and blast it out of the car radio and sing away to all the songs . it will work wonders on "their" festive attitude .

Fold them up carefully before putting into boxes and store away with the other decorations for 11 months of the year. They'll come to love xmas, I'm certain of it.

Overflow

superleedsdub wrote: »

Title of this thread is misleading - i`m not a NON christmas person, but I do like to celebrate it on december 24th - december 26th, not in July:P

Who celebrates Christmas in July ?

CarrieAnne

Original poster here -
non of the ideas worked - my Husband found thread ..... :eek:

Still as its now the 1st of November .... I am now talking Christmas even if he is NOT ready!!

old hippy

Ach, xmas is like, sooo October. I'm gearing up for Easter now.

Loughc

The best way to spread some Christmas cheer is to sing aloud for all to hear!

Princess Peach

Loughc wrote: »

The best way to spread some Christmas cheer is to sing aloud for all to hear!

Make work your new favourite!

Loughc

http://www.todayfm.com/mobile/index.php?id=2810

This upsets me greatly!!

Princess Peach

Loughc wrote: »

http://www.todayfm.com/mobile/index.php?id=2810

This upsets me greatly!!

I'm a big Christmas fan, but as an old retail worker I can sympathise on one of their points....

It is kinda petty though to be actively campaigning against it.

SilSil

Loughc wrote: »

The best way to spread some Christmas cheer is to sing aloud for all to hear!

Like this one the more noticeable the better! :cool:

leahyl

Loughc wrote: »

http://www.todayfm.com/mobile/index.php?id=2810

This upsets me greatly!!

Jesus, there musn't be a lot worrying them in their lives....

Princess Peach

leahyl wrote: »

Jesus, there musn't be a lot worrying them in their lives....

My first thought was I'd love to have as much spare time as them. Of course if I did I'd spend it doing something a lot more positive!

A V A

my family doesnt speak , my mam and dad are divorced and hate each other , my brother & his fiance dont speak to my mam and my mam isnt into xmas that much !! but that doesnt stop me singing and doing my own thing watching xmas films and having my own xmas morning and my own christmas eve/day & stephens days rituals that i do every year ,that doesnt bother me anymore cause i know one day ill be greatfull to have a family of my own that will enjoy it all together

Scarinae

I was taking off my Halloween nail polish, and I said something like "I'll have to put on Christmas nail polish next, ha ha" to my housemate. She replied "You're not allowed until December"

Wtf?!

So, does anyone know where I can get the most blatantly Christmassy nail polish of all time?

Posy

Scarinae wrote: »

I said something like "I'll have to put on Christmas nail polish next, ha ha" to my housemate. She replied "You're not allowed until December"

Not allowed!? Da fuk!?

You could use red, black, white and gold polish to do little Santa buckles nails (linked a pic) or traditional glittery red and gold/green polish- or with brown and white polish and some holly stickers you could do mini puddings!



Or you can get some great festive nail stickers on amazon! This is the link

Alicat

Or little Santa ones like these! Photo is massive...

Posy

I love Christmas nails!

Eeden

Christmas has been "happening earlier every year" since I was a kid (60s-70s). If this was true, it would be year-round by now.

Sinfonia

Working in retail certainly made me hate all the songs, and it's a terrible time to work retail anyway!
That said, if more people did their Christmas shopping earlier and/or throughout the year, it would alleviate the pressure in December.

Toast4532

Posy wrote: »

Not allowed!? Da fuk!?

You could use red, black, white and gold polish to do little Santa buckles nails (linked a pic) or traditional glittery red and gold/green polish- or with brown and white polish and some holly stickers you could do mini puddings!

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-TdVQqG9rN6E/UMZ0RZ0bbOI/AAAAAAAADRA/SS3Yhkabm8w/s400/Christmas+Nails+-+Christmas+puddings.jpg

Or you can get some great festive nail stickers on amazon! This is the link

Those pudding nails are gorgeous. I am definitely doing them this year.

My bf isn't big into Christmas at all He works in retail and hates the month of December, and specifically Xmas week as customers expect them to magically have their stuff* ready on demand and to hell with the queuing process.

*He works in IT and Christmas is the busiest time for repairs etc and if customers don't have their iPhones, laptops etc in time for the big day they aren't happy, despite maybe only dropping it in 2-3 days before Xmas.