It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas Off Topic Chat

Pistachio19

I watched Christmas Harmony earlier on Channel 5 - pure cheesy but nice to chill out. The one after it was A Christmas to Remember - seems no length since I watched that last year.

matchthis

xDisneyDivax wrote: »

Did anyone get this set of lights before? Curious about the word 'compact' https://www.homestoreandmore.ie/christmas-tree-lights/500-warm-white-led-star-bright-compact-lights/097827.html

Did anyone do activities advent? I have a list of activities ready and planned on picking up one of those wooden advents due in Aldi today but as we know those won't be on sale now

It looks like the gaps between the lights is about 2 inches, normally would be double that. Going be the pic and zoomed in

Loughc

I’ve seen 3 Christmas trees on my regular IG timeline today. I really think people are going to decorate earlier this year.

Sheep Shagger

Feck it, back from Dunnes (where some of the clothing section was open BTW)....bought some iced Christmas cake - will demolish most of it tonight lol

As is tradition in our house, we made pigs of ourselves this Halloween weekend

When I brought down the Halloween decorations from the attic during the week, I also brought down the cards and wrapping paper for Christmas. It was really weird wrapping the gifts while listening to my Halloween playlist on spotify

freshpopcorn

L1011

The first of the music channels has changed over to fully Christmas music now. That's always a major progress point for me, Food Networks slow introduction of the cooking shows is the one I actually watch though

DvB

L1011 wrote: »

The first of the music channels has changed over to fully Christmas music now. That's always a major progress point for me, Food Networks slow introduction of the cooking shows is the one I actually watch though

Trace xmas has been on sky since oct 1st. Assume that's not on VM though?

Loughc

DvB wrote: »

Trace xmas has been on sky since oct 1st. Assume that's not on VM though?

You assume correctly

Loughc

Loughc wrote: »

I’ve seen 3 Christmas trees on my regular IG timeline today. I really think people are going to decorate earlier this year.

Up to 5 trees now.

Curlysue76

Pistachio19 wrote: »

Oh dear - if it looks to good to be true then it most likely is. At €60 however, I'd have expected it to be a bit better than the crap that arrived :eek:

£60 as well, even worse than €60

L1011

DvB wrote: »

Trace xmas has been on sky since oct 1st. Assume that's not on VM though?

I missed that, because I've deleted all the Trace channels as they're normally ultra-awful... first of the mainstream music channels then! (The Box)


The Food Network Novembermas seems to be about three hours a day from tomorrow; spread across the schedule. Was quite enjoying the ancient Nigel Slater series they had on which is finishing tonight so that'll be a fine replacement.

Jude13

I eventually got to downloading the merry britmas podcast, the Step into Christmas episode. Still too Christamssy for me this early. I am conscious that we will be cooped up this year so don't want to overload too soon. We obviously are not flying home for Christmas so that means I can't use the mental excuse that Christmas music and decorating starts a month before we fly.

I put together the Christmas movie list for our house. We cut them up and put them in a big wooden advent calendar. We still have some unwatched in there from last year. I have too many so will have to start soon. Some days have more than 1 as they are short and the number beside them is the hierarchy of Christmasyness in our house.

17-Nov-19 42 Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale
18-Nov-19 41 Black Christmas
19-Nov-19 40 Better Watch Out
20-Nov-19 39 Krampus
21-Nov-19 38 Bad Santa
22-Nov-19 37 Batman returns – Expat
23-Nov-19 36 The Family Man
24-Nov-19 35 In Bruges – ITunes
25-Nov-19 34 Trading Places – iTunes
26-Nov-19 33 I’ll be home for Christmas – HD
27-Nov-19 32 Four Christmas’s - HD
28-Nov-19 31 Deck the Halls - ?
29-Nov-19 30 Polar Express - HD
30-Nov-19 29 Joyeux Noël (''Merry Christmas'')
01-Dec-19 28 Kurt Doulas Christmas series – Netflix
02-Dec-19 27 Christmas with the Kranks –
03-Dec-19 26 The Holiday - HD
04-Dec-19 25 The Nativity 1 & 2
05-Dec-19 24 Santa Clause 1 - Expat
06-Dec-19 23 Un conte de Noël
07-Dec-19 22 Santa Clause 2 - Expat
08-Dec-19 21 Scrooged – Itunes and Netflix
09-Dec-19 20 Holiday Inn & White Christmas - ?
10-Dec-19 19 Santa Clause the Movie - ?
11-Dec-19 18,17,16 The Grinch Animated version & Father Christmas (Animated) & The Snowman
12-Dec-20 15 A Miracle on 34th Street - DVD
13-Dec-20 14 Love Actually – ITunes
14-Dec-20 13 A Muppet Christmas Carol -
15-Dec-20 12 It’s a Wonderful Life
16-Dec-20 11 Die Hard 1
17-Dec-20 10 Klaus
18-Dec-20 9 Die Hard 2
19-Dec-20 8 Harold and Kumar - iTunes
20-Dec-20 7 Meet Me in St. Louis
21-Dec-20 6 Elf – HD
22-Dec-20 5 Christmas vacation – iTunes
23-Dec-20 4 Home Alone 1 – DVD & HD
24-Dec-20 3 Home Alone 2 – Expat & HD
25-Dec-20 1&2 Extras Christmas special – HD & Gavin and Stacey – HD

Loughc

That's some list Jude, deffo stealing that.

The wife wants to do something similar but starting 1st Dec.

After taking Mid-Term off I will have a few days of catch up in work so my time on here will be limited, I didn't have the fear at all last night as I'm just so happy to be in November and know we are on the home stretch to Christmas, it really helps focuses having something to look forward to.

Jude13

Cheers, you are more than welcome to it. I am sure I have missed some so please let me know. Though some are off the list purposely, nightmare before Christmas, Arthur Christmas, and others as we are not fond of them.

I just realised that I left in 'HD' and 'Expat', ha. HD means I have them on hard drive, expat is our tv service.

DvB

Loughc wrote: »

That's some list Jude, deffo stealing that.

The wife wants to do something similar but starting 1st Dec.

After taking Mid-Term off I will have a few days of catch up in work so my time on here will be limited, I didn't have the fear at all last night as I'm just so happy to be in November and know we are on the home stretch to Christmas, it really helps focuses having something to look forward to.

I felt like I missed loads on here last week as browsing the odd time through my phone is never quite the same. Have a couple of days WFH this week so may be contributing a bit more this week myself.

Off on Friday again though, I have so much leave left I'm taking every second Friday off between now & Dec 17th (finishing up on that day) but I'll still be up to take the kids to school & keep the weekly countdown motoring!

We watched The nightmare before christmas yesterday to get our movie tradition back on track so it'll be onto our usual run in to christmas of family movies now, though that list will be nowhere near as extensive as Judes there, not a chance would we have the time to watch all them.

TRS30

Jude13 wrote: »

Cheers, you are more than welcome to it. I am sure I have missed some so please let me know. Though some are off the list purposely, nightmare before Christmas, Arthur Christmas, and others as we are not fond of them.

I just realised that I left in 'HD' and 'Expat', ha. HD means I have them on hard drive, expat is our tv service.

Did I miss National Lampoons? Skimmed the list a couple of times and don't think I saw it.

Loughc

TRS30 wrote: »

Did I miss National Lampoons? Skimmed the list a couple of times and don't think I saw it.

I seen it on the list!

22-Dec-20 5 Christmas vacation – iTunes

TRS30

Loughc wrote: »

I seen it on the list!

22-Dec-20 5 Christmas vacation – iTunes

My bad was looking for the word 'Lampoons'.

Jude13

TRS30 wrote: »

Did I miss National Lampoons? Skimmed the list a couple of times and don't think I saw it.

The flipping panic you caused me there TRS30

TRS30

Jude13 wrote: »

The flipping panic you caused me there TRS30

Sorry Jude, should have skimmed harder

Littlehorny

TRS30 wrote: »

Did I miss National Lampoons? Skimmed the list a couple of times and don't think I saw it.

22nd of Dec I think

otnomart

Aisling(",) wrote: »

Plus as I have the now ex's christmas present which included a big lego set I might make that myself

Aisling, onwards and upwards ! Keep the Lego and enjoy it !

otnomart

xDisneyDivax wrote: »

Finally managed to finish reading this thread! Don't know why I hadn't been on in ageeeesss! I guess having elves kept me away! So lovely reading posts from familiar names!

Welcome back xDisneyDivax !

Pistachio19

TRS30 wrote: »

Did I miss National Lampoons? Skimmed the list a couple of times and don't think I saw it.

Our family favourite. Have watched it with older 2 for the past few years. Might even let youngest sit up to watch it this year. When the others were young I cringed at the part where Clark is discussing Santa presents. Now that they are older I cringe at the part where the sales assistant is in the pool

jellybear

Just saw my first Christmas ad It was for Celebrations sweets...now I want a tub of them

Aisling(",)

otnomart wrote: »

Aisling, onwards and upwards ! Keep the Lego and enjoy it !

Thanks I haven't figured out what to do with the rest of his present.T-shirts and a jaws board game. Probably off to the charity shop once they reopen.

The presents I'd gotten for his Mam I can easily repurpose.He has a skin care set for me that I know is hidden in his bedroom so hope he has the cop on to give it to his sister!

Breakups are hard,particularly this one because for me it came out of nowhere and no one likes to be alone at Christmas.

I'm hoping that the festive feeling will kick in . It'll be hard watching all the christmas romance but it'll probably help. Onwards and upwards as you say:D

DvB

Aisling(",) wrote: »

It'll be hard watching all the christmas romance but it'll probably help. Onwards and upwards as you say:D

Whatever you do don't watch that film 'Last Christmas'



Not that its romantic content will be upsetting, purely because its absolute sh*te:D

Aisling(",)

DvB wrote: »

Whatever you do don't watch that film 'Last Christmas'



Not that its romantic content will be upsetting, purely because its absolute sh*te:D

I only watched the trailer for it last year and had copped the twist!:P
Though I will watch many of the new netflix ones which are just as likely to be cat.

Loughc

Aisling(",) wrote: »

Breakups are hard,particularly this one because for me it came out of nowhere and no one likes to be alone at Christmas.

I'm hoping that the festive feeling will kick in . It'll be hard watching all the christmas romance but it'll probably help. Onwards and upwards as you say:D

I know it's a cliché but time heals all wounds.

And trust me you're never alone, especially at Christmas, you have your family, friends and all of us here to be there for you

Trust me I know what I'm talking about I once got dumped... on my birthday... a week before Christmas....

And I still had great fun that Christmas time and a very lucky escape if you ask me :P

You have lots of time before Christmas, focus on yourself. Try to do things you like to do that your ex may not have been a fan of, spend time working on yourself and what YOU enjoy doing, be that going for a walk, reading more, going a jigsaw puzzle, binge watching boxsets, etc.