When do you feel that Christmas has really arrived?

RiderOnTheStorm

My Mother-In-Law used to say that Christmas used to begin when they started printing letters & logos with snow on top (like on milk cartons and RTE guide).

For me its when I'm A Celebrity is over and they start to sell Tayto by the box load.

When does Christmas start for you?

Birneybau

When Dublin City Centre is overrun with slow walking morons. A.K.A. today.

Scorpion Sting

When the Coca Cola Christmas ad arrives.

Sleepy

When I relent to Mrs Sleepy's demands that we start watching Christmas movies...

VeryTerry

When I get back to Ireland.

Feisar

1st day off on hols.

On the day itself.

BobMc

Last day of work for me this year nice and early Friday 21st

When the goose walking around my land is - erm - not walking around my land any more

homosapien91

Definitely last day of work... also the cornflakes ad helps

When I here jussi bjorling singing O holy night.

cavemeister

When the tree goes up. The smell of Christmas tree in the house brings me back to my childhood.

So, the 15th December for me this year.

Mint Sauce

When ever the first box of Roses/Celebrations/Heros/Quality Street are opened.

Grayson

It used to be when I heard band aid, now it's fairy tale in new york.

Birneybau

Grayson wrote: »

It used to be when I heard band aid, now it's fairy tale in new york.

BURN THE HEATHEN!

Sleepy

Sleepy wrote: »

When I relent to Mrs Sleepy's demands that we start watching Christmas movies...

Which ones?

Deebles McBeebles

When I hear those sleigh bells jingling.

Oh, and ring ting tingling too.

incentsitive

cavemeister wrote: »

When the tree goes up. The smell of Christmas tree in the house brings me back to my childhood.

So, the 15th December for me this year.

Once 1st December arrives.

razorblunt

When work finishes. This year it's the 19th!


The usual checklist along the way:

* Coca Cola Advert
* Seeing how long into December you can go without hearing WHAM - Last Christmas
* Work Xmas Party

Zorya

When Auntie Frannie's Christmas card arrives* I get a vague sense of panic that I'd better start throwing shapes at doing something about being vaguely festive.


* It arrived yesterday. :eek:

Flyer29

Usually when ordering my first pint with my colleagues after finishing our last day of work, this year that will be on the 21st

The Tetrarch

Ads on the telly for Easter eggs.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

25th December; everything else is the lead up to Christmas.

Sleepy

mariaalice wrote: »

Which ones?

Last night was "White Christmas" as we wrapped the first batch of presents...

neris

the 24th. The over commercialisation of it and shops advertising since before Halloween has made me hate it

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

Traditonal answer is, "It's not Christmas until I see Hans Gruber falling from the 29th floor of the Nakatomi Plaza building"