Does Christmas make you happy or sad?

IamtheWalrus

It used to make me sad because the free time made me concentrate on how bad my life was but life isn't as bad now so I'm indifferent - it doesn't make me happy though. I'm looking forward to a time when I'm excited about Christmas. I'd like to have that feeling again.

MilesMorales1

Sad. Always sad. Well not always sad, once I got past a certain age anyway. And the sadness gets more so with each passing year.

kfallon

Used to always make me happy but this year I have to say I'm totally indifferent to it. Glad to get time off work but the Christmas 'spark' just isn't there! Maybe I'll get it once I'm home but I'm not even getting excited about St Stephen's Day and that's not like me at all!

Mint Aero

Bloomin heck. Bunch of miserable so and so's. Tell you wot mate. Is Christmas innit. Ruddy well good it is. Flamin ungrateful little toe rags don't know how good ye got it. Be glad of yer health and nowt else.

shugy

Christmas is a ****ing take on. It's this big myth tgats supposed to make everyone happy yet the run up to it, the day and the payments after would depress Prozac!

Ruu

Mint Aero wrote: »

Bloomin heck. Bunch of miserable so and so's. Tell you wot mate. Is Christmas innit. Ruddy well good it is. Flamin ungrateful little toe rags don't know how good ye got it. Be glad of yer health and nowt else.

Calm down, Phil!

MilesMorales1

Wish it'd hurry up and be over. This lack of routine/christmas feeling is getting on my nerves.

Toto Wolfcastle

So so so so happy. When we found out we couldn't have children the first thing I thought was that Christmas was going to be rubbish without them but it's not. I love it so much.

I hope that those who don't enjoy it find something they can be happy with tomorrow. I know it's not an easy day for everyone.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Both. It's the time I miss people who have died. Parents, brothers and friends. There's a certain melancholy when I hear particular Christmas hymns but a special deep spirituality that lifts me too.

It also such a happy time. Seeing the family all having a good time together. The excitement of the grandchildren.

Look Granda ...Look Granda....look what Santa left..... Can't wait for tomorrow morning.

ardinn

The amount of Christmas threads in here is making me sad!

Menas

ardinn wrote: »

The amount of Christmas threads in here is making me sad!

You are right - we need more!

IamtheWalrus

I used to dismiss Christmas as a non-entity, a commercial nonsense that comes all-to-often, but when I analyse myself I think that view is formed based on my current 'meh' life. When I was happy, I loved Christmas. So I say I don't like it because of the emotions it brings out in me, not because I don't like it.

Whitewinged

Ruu wrote: »

Calm down, Phil!

Christmas is a time for family Ruu and you know how the Mitchells feel about family

LynnGrace

Hadlee Powerful Ventilation wrote: »

Both. It's the time I miss people who have died. Parents, brothers and friends. There's a certain melancholy when I hear particular Christmas hymns but a special deep spirituality that lifts me too.

It also such a happy time. Seeing the family all having a good time together. The excitement of the grandchildren.

Same. I miss those who are gone.

Love the excitement and innocence of nieces and nephews at what Santa brought. I also enjoy catching up with those I don't see very much, during the year.

The Backwards Man

I love the routine of the day itself, go to the neighbours, drink brandy, come home and make a balls of the dinner, drink more brandy, take the dog for a walk, fall in the ditch, come home, drink more brandy, conk out and look forward to doing the same again next year.

Penny Tration

Overall, happy. I get to spend time with my family, the bf and his family. I get to give gifts to people and I usually receive some lovely gifts too. sister comes home from England, few days off work, can't complain.

I miss people who have passed away, though. it's sad since my grandad passed a couple of years ago, and I got a bit teary over two friends who died young (23 and 25, a couple of years ago), but I'll have a drink to them and enjoy myself

kingtiger

Once you have kids, Christmas is actually exciting again

My two are running around the place like savage lunatics

eviltwin

I love Christmas, it's new years eve I find sad. I always get a bit maudlin and contemplative before the new year.

Corpus Twisty

Tired, generally. All them last minute jobs to complete around the house, masses of cleaning up to be able to host the outlaws(was like a building site at 7am, looks alright now.. and teenagers wanting lifts at strange and inconvenient times to strange and inconvenient places. That and parties to go to when really you ought to be trying to get your own party-sh1t in order... Nice sittng down to the big feed, but a lot of work to get to that point. If you aren't generally a "shopping" type person(I'm not) that's another layer of strangeness and fuppery to include as well..possibly leaving all the shopping for gifts to Christmass eve hasn't proven to be the best strategy..

etoughguy

kingtiger wrote: »

Once you have kids, Christmas is actually exciting again

My two are running around the place like savage lunatics

fooks sake like I was just going to say that, spoil sport, you better not have ruined my xmas now

I used to be mad about Christmas. My belly would be in knots of anticipation the night before. Santy was visiting! A magical man in my house! I woke at 5 am and ran into the sitting room. Then straight into mammy and daddy to show them my presents. Then mammy would get up. My uncle came for dinner and we wore paper crowns. More excitement having him there. We were very close when I was growing up. After eating enough to do us for a year we went into the sitting room to play old fashioned games like snakes and ladders.

It was all terribly simple. As I got older there was still a bit of that magic. I'd wake on Christmas morning to my mam blasting Christmas songs around the place. Then it all changed. Now I greet it with indifference and longing. The longing is for how I would like it to be. Mammy well, at home with us, me also being a mam with little people full of the same excitement I used to have.

I'll give myself a good old shake now and head off for my walk

Bit sad so I don't think about it much.. Haven't been home for it in five years. I usually have to work although this year, I have the day off. People here think it's only a kids thing and invite foreigners to silly children's Christmas Day parties.. No thanks. I'll spent it with my girlfriend and friends.

"Countries in which Christmas is not a formal public holiday include Afghanistan, Algeria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bhutan, Cambodia, China (excepting Hong Kong and Macao), Comoros, Iran, Israel, Japan, Kuwait, Laos, Libya, Maldives, Mauritania, Mongolia, Morocco, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Tajikistan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, and Yemen."

ToddyDoody

I like new years, simply because of all the reflection on the year, though the holidays can drag a bit at that stage.

The break at Christmas is grand, the dark and gloominess of the time of year kinda suits my personality.

It's the Summer I need to worry about.

Championship Vinyl

Love it!!

One thing I've noticed this year though - some Christmas songs are really get on my nerves. The ones radio stations always play.

I don't know why only now after all these years but...

Otherwise it's good vibes all around! Can't wait to see the faces of those I've bought presents for when they open them!

Sunnyisland

thought I loved it, but just home here since Tuesday and wondering why I bothered, hopefully it improves....

Tasden

Completely indifferent to it this year, no idea why.
Was feeling a bit sad/guilty about that but now I'm just grateful that I'm not feeling the pressure/stress of it all because of my indifference.
Looking forward to the little one opening her gifts but that's about it.

MadDog76

eviltwin wrote: »

I love Christmas, it's new years eve I find sad. I always get a bit maudlin and contemplative before the new year.

Christmas, for me, is like Friday afternoon, I love it ......... New Year's Eve is like late Sunday night, I know what's facing me in the morning and I dread it.

mad m

At moment its making me sad. Had 300 euro put aside for presents for family, had it in house, counted it during week to make sure it tallied. I havent a clue where I put it or where its gone now. I've searched high and low and fear its either lost out of my pocket or thrown into waste bin by accident....Sick...

IamtheWalrus

mad m wrote: »

At moment its making me sad. Had 300 euro put aside for presents for family, had it in house, counted it during week to make sure it tallied. I havent a clue where I put it or where its gone now. I've searched high and low and fear its either lost out of my pocket or thrown into waste bin by accident....Sick...

Sorry to hear that

GFT

Hate it. The feeling of utter dread going home now.

Tony EH

Happy. Always happy.

Off work...beer in hand, zapping on the PC and going to watch some film later in front of the fire.

Heading to the rels tomorrow to get stuffed.

Happy Christmas Everyone!

IamtheWalrus

GFT wrote: »

Hate it. The feeling of utter dread going home now.

Why do you dread going home? It's the only bit I like.

Clonmel1000

Way too many threads on boards about Christmas.

_Brian

Both.
It's a strange sort of time. Have two kids here so great Santa fun. But that brings me back to being a kid and reminds me so much about my dad who passed away 9 years ago.

caille

I see I am joining the club to say I wish Christmas was cancelled this year :-() I have a very sick family relative, I am miserable in my job and can't get a transfer and I have been ill myself for most of this year, so I have personally cancelled Christmas this year. Got stuff in, bought presents, will get some but my heart is not in it this year. Just praying 2016 is better for me, then I will celebrate it again.

Asmooh

It makes me want to kill myself, you decide if that is sad or happy

Sunnyisland

realies wrote: »

thought I loved it, but just home here since Tuesday and wondering why I bothered, hopefully it improves....

Its improving buzz is kicking in.....

Sunnyisland

Asmooh wrote: »

It makes me want to kill myself, you decide if that is sad or happy

You serious ??

Asmooh

realies wrote: »

You serious ??

Otherwise I would not say something like that

Sunnyisland

Asmooh wrote: »

Otherwise I would not say something like that

Well Asmooh. would you not try and talk to some professional people ? as were as Christmas may be a sad hard time for some, thinking of killing yourself wont be helping nobody.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057082164

That thread may help.

Mr_Muffin

I love Xmas. Evey year i feel like i should be out in the pub with family/friends instead of staying at home but that means getting drunk which in turn makes me tired, depressed and broke. I am not the biggest drinker in the world either but I'm not one to have 2 or 3 and go home.

Pretty stupid problem to in the grand scheme of things.

Asmooh

realies wrote: »

Well Asmooh. would you not try and talk to some professional people ? as were as Christmas may be a sad hard time for some, thinking of killing yourself wont be helping nobody.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057082164

That thread may help.

no. And it's off topic, I just answered the op's question

Sunnyisland

Asmooh wrote: »

It makes me want to kill myself, you decide if that is sad or happy

Asmooh wrote: »

no. And it's off topic, I just answered the op's question

You didn't just answer the op question. you asked you decide if its sad or happy, I think its sad and I answered you, But you go ahead and do what you think is good for you as It don't effect me either way.

Irish_rat

Asmooh wrote: »

It makes me want to kill myself, you decide if that is sad or happy

Don't worry its only the one day. Itll be over by the time you know it.

quadrifoglio verde

I hate it. Ideally its a time for everyone to be happy, for me, I've associated it with the worst rows that I've ever had with my family and I can remember all of them. So far between four of us, there's been 3 rows this evening.


Hopefully when ive my own family, I won't be cursed with rows and it will become a time for joy and happiness

osarusan

I like it again now that I have kids.

When I was single and living away from home (especially in a country where Christmas isn't really celebrated) I didn't care a tall and even volunteered to work on that day so that staff with families could spend the day with their family.

Hammer89

This makes me feel terrible, because I love him very very much, but my favourite part of Christmas is when my dad leaves the house after his dinner. Suddenly, everybody is relieved. He was a violent husband, and people like this just lose the rag for no reason. Beforehand, we all used to secretly pray that he was in a good mood - and when he is he's lovely. To his credit, he usually is on Christmas day too, but the fear is always there that he isn't and none of us could relax until he drove away.

Joeseph Balls

Happy nowadays I miss certain people, friends and family, but seeing my kids and the excitement and awe, I can't but be happy. I know the people I miss would feel the same.

pwurple

Love it. Time off, children happy, watching old films and meeting friends and family.

Feet up by a warm fire, glass of something nice.

We are pretty chilled about gifts in our family, no massive presents passed, no big expectations, so no pressure. Doing the big dinner for ten people alright, but sure they will all be popping in to help, and that will be fun.

Lau2976

Happy and sad now.

Not so sad that I don't enjoy it but it makes me reflect on those that I've lost. Especially of late.

I do enjoy it though

silverbolt

Honestly ill be glad when its over.

Im not a big lover of christmas.