Christmas 2020 Checklist

freshpopcorn

New Years Day/First Day of the Decade
Dancing with the Stars returns
Little Christmas
Young Scientist
Argos Spring Summer catalogue
Six Nations starts 1st February
Superbowl
General Election
St Valentines Day
Pancake Tuesday 25th February
Ash Wednesday 26th February
Leap Day
300 days to go
St Patrick's Day
Mother's Day 22nd March
Waffle Day- 25th March
Clocks go forward 29th March
Easter 12th April
May Bank holiday
June Bank Holiday
Father's Day/Longest Day of the Year
Argos Autumn/Winter catalogue
August Bank Holiday
Brown Thomas Christmas Shop
Schools return
Late Late Show returns
Tubs of sweets arrive
NFL Season starts
Great British Bake Off
100 days to go
Strictly Come Dancing
Smyth's and Boots catalogue
Halloween HQ open stores
Gift sets/Wrapping Paper/etc. begin to appear in shops
Christmas Scratch Cards
Christmas cakes/puddings are made
Most selection box, biscuits, sweets etc. in stock
Clocks go back 25th
October Bank Holiday
Halloween 31st October
1st November
Christmas coffee cups
Christmas ads
Christmas Coca Cola bottles and ads.
Ice Skating rinks open
Cities/Shopping centres turn on their lights
Santa Grottos open
Christmas FM launches
Black Friday 27th Nov
The Late Late Toy Show
First Sunday of Advent/December 1st
Party food, brandy butter, etc. in store
RTÉ Christmas guide
PDC World Championship starts
Christmas hams arrive in Supermarkets
Fresh Turkeys etc. in stock
Shortest day of the year

Loughc

We are back already for 2020. I added the Superbowl in for all of our NFL fans

TRS30

Thanks freshpopcorn.

2 more can be ticked off, feels like we are up and running already. Need the positive vibes today!!

TRS30

Loughc wrote: »

We are back already for 2020. I added the Superbowl in for all of our NFL fans

Think the Superbowl is before Valentines (2nd I think).

Loughc

TRS30 wrote: »

Need the positive vibes today!!

We're flying it, those 2 are marked off now, won't be long before they all will be.

freshpopcorn

At least there's a few things in there to break up the months.
You can also add in your own personal one's such as Birthdays.
I'm not feeling to over whelmed with it at the moment.

Jude13

Loughc wrote: »

We are back already for 2020. I added the Superbowl in for all of our NFL fans

Madness to include the NFL and not the Melbourne Races, African Nations Cup, Americas Cup etc. as milestones to Christmas in Ireland.

Loughc

Jude13 wrote: »

Madness to include the NFL and not the Melbourne Races, African Nations Cup, Americas Cup etc. as milestones to Christmas in Ireland.

NFL has a pretty big following here in Ireland these days.

Out of the above i'm only familiar with the African Nations Cup as it impacts the Liverpool squad each season :P

Jude13

Im just kidding by the way I could have banged on about Wimbledon just as easy. I have a bug bear about plastic yanks as I have to converse with the high fiving, 5 shirt size to big wearing, americanism/hollering shouting, wanna be septics when I visit my cousin down the country. Big as in the mass of the viewers? I would say it's more a vocal minority.

You havent heard of the America's cup! It's worth a read up on, more so past races as its now gone a bit mental.

TRS30

Loughc wrote: »

Out of the above i'm only familiar with the African Nations Cup as it impacts the Liverpool squad each season :P

Don't even think that can stop you guys this year!

Loughc

TRS30 wrote: »

Don't even think that can stop you guys this year!

No but World War 3 might... :eek:

freshpopcorn

We've a date for a general election!

TRS30

freshpopcorn wrote: »

We've a date for a general election!

Nestled in between Superbowl and St. Valentines. The first of the three will most interest me!!

CheerLouth

Did the Young Scientist happen last week or did I dream that?

Loughc

CheerLouth wrote: »

Did the Young Scientist happen last week or did I dream that?

Correct it's done and dusted so I will mark it off now

DvB

freshpopcorn wrote: »

We've a date for a general election!

And thankfully itll be done and dusted in 3 weeks or so, less time to suffer pre election bullsh*t from them all.

TRS30

Is the Spring/Summer Argos catalogue out?

Six nations and Superbowl this weekend so a few more off the list by next week.

freshpopcorn

TRS30 wrote: »

Is the Spring/Summer Argos catalogue out?

It is in the UK!

Posy

It is here!

New catalogues in the Ilac:

DvB

Superbowl & 6N started, 2 more to be marked off now...

TRS30

Feb is a busy month, 8 things will be done!

Posy

List updated.

Do you think we should end the list on 21st December/Shortest Day, rather than 'School and work Christmas holidays begin?'

Different people finish at different times, and a few people (like me!) don't generally finish up until Christmas Eve.

I just think maybe 21st December is a less variable finale?

Loughc

Posy wrote: »

List updated.

Do you think we should end the list on 21st December/Shortest Day, rather than 'School and work Christmas holidays begin?'

Different people finish at different times, and a few people (like me!) don't generally finish up until Christmas Eve.

I just think maybe 21st December is a less variable finale?

Yes I think the shortest day of the year is the best day to finish up the list on.

Posy

Woo, that means* we've already moved closer to Christmas!












*May not literally mean that we are any closer to Christmas

Posy

TRS30 wrote: »

Feb is a busy month, 8 things will be done!

8 in February and only 4 in the slightly longer month, March!

DvB

Posy wrote: »

8 in February and only 4 in the slightly longer month, March!

But a whole month closer to the most wonderful time of the year.

Clocks going forward is a biggie though, love the extra daylight.

TRS30

Loughc wrote: »

Yes I think the shortest day of the year is the best day to finish up the list on.

Interesting fact (to nerds like me) that shortest day isn't always the 21st. It was the 22nd last year. Is due to stars, waves, earth rotation and big complex science stuff!

Posy

Oh, can't wait for that!

Still hasn't been bright yet this year when I'm leaving work. That will be a biggie for me!

CheerLouth

Yes bring on the bright evenings - I hate the feeling of going to work in the dark and coming home in the dark. Living in the country, it really shortens your day as you can't go for a walk on a dark night like you can in the town.

TRS30

Hope the Christmas party was good CL. Funnily my wife was out with some friends on Saturday and one of them was at her Christmas party Friday night as well. Don't think you work in the same place though (hint it would be useful for your current prediciment if you did!)

DvB

Posy wrote: »

Oh, can't wait for that!

Still hasn't been bright yet this year when I'm leaving work. That will be a biggie for me!

Only been bright for me when leaving early on a Friday, every other day its still dark, but you can start seeing it getting brighter, wont be long before it is. Love the long summer evenings.

DvB

General Elecation can be marked off now. Though we may need to add it again later in the year :pac:

Posy

DvB wrote: »

General Elecation can be marked off now. Though we may need to add it again later in the year :pac:

*la la la not listening*

Loughc

Pancake Tuesday and Ash Wednesday now off the list. Leap day and 300 days to go we coming for you!

TRS30

1 left for Feb and then 5 in Mar, moving through the list nicely

DvB

S'pose we can mark off paddy's day now anyway.

Loughc

DvB wrote: »

S'pose we can mark off paddy's day now anyway.

Yeah that went by with a whimper didn’t it.

DvB

Loughc wrote: »

Yeah that went by with a whimper didn’t it.

Not as much as mothers day will on sunday... hope they defer it until later in the year so all the grannies can get hugs and kisses off the grandkids.

Loughc

DvB wrote: »

Not as much as mothers day will on sunday... hope they defer it until later in the year so all the grannies can get hugs and kisses off the grandkids.

I don’t think that will happen. I think when all this is over grannies will be getting plenty of hugs and kisses off the grandkids Mother’s Day or not.

Posy

Patrick's Day crossed off. I have also removed the Eurovision and the Euros from the list.

freshpopcorn

Posy wrote: »

Patrick's Day crossed off. I have also removed the Eurovision and the Euros from the list.

When I did this never I my wildest dreams did I think we'd be removing them.
I honestly thought they'd be more chance of me winning the lottery.

Postgrad10

There’s a grandparents day on October 6th too. I think it coincides with world teachers day.

Posy

freshpopcorn wrote: »

When I did this never I my wildest dreams did I think we'd be removing them.

So weird. :<

Less events to cross off until Christmas, though?

*clutches at straws :pac:

Postgrad10

freshpopcorn wrote: »

When I did thin never I my wildest dreams did I think we'd be removing them.
I honestly thought they'd be more chance ofme winning the lottery.

Eurovision being cancelled really hit the nail on the head for me. And they’ve cancelled the live episodes of the Voice UK.

cbreeze

Some good news at least

DvB

See Glastonbury has already been cancelled. Though I'd be amazed if any of the music festivals happen this year.

TRS30

DvB wrote: »

See Glastonbury has already been cancelled. Though I'd be amazed if any of the music festivals happen this year.

Had a quick scan through the list and see about 4/5 things that could potentially be cancelled and that's just up till September!

DvB

TRS30 wrote: »

Had a quick scan through the list and see about 4/5 things that could potentially be cancelled and that's just up till September!

Yeah, Wimbledon, Tour de France, Leaving/Junior cert exams, All Ireland hurling & Football, all in reality in the firing line with a slim chance of actually going ahead... I just hope weather wise we get a decent summer otherwise theres a very real chance of people going crazy locked in their homes day after day after day for month on end.

Anyway, I promised my wife I'd try to stay away from Covid19 wormholes today so must try harder to post about something else

Posy

I can't wait until we are crossing off Halloween, red coffee cups, Christmas ads etc.

We will get there. Together.

DvB

Mothers Day & Waffle day done & dusted... & the olympics have gotten the chop also.

TRS30

DvB wrote: »

Mothers Day & Waffle day done & dusted... & the olympics have gotten the chop also.

At least the Olympics will get slotted back in for next year.