Christmas Out of Season 2022

Loughc

Cheap Christmas Treats in January?

Someone with their tree still up in February?

A Christmas film on TV in the middle of March?

Fairy lights for sale in April?

Anything festive left lying around the house?

If so, this is the thread for you! Come in and let us know if you've seen something magical and festive at any random time of the year.

And photos of anything festive are always very welcome.

Loughc

While some years I dread setting this thread up, I can't explain how much fun it is to close this thread on Nov 1st when the Christmas season begins to kick off!

TRS30

All my outside decorations are drying in my front room 😂

Loughc

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118431848#Comment_118431848

I'm not touching mine until they dry off, they can stay outside but turned off!

TRS30

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118432010#Comment_118432010

Could be there till the summer with the way the weather has been 😂

Loughc

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118432150#Comment_118432150

It's a risk I'm willing to take haha

Loughc

I had a turkey, ham and cranberry sambo for lunch today, it doesn't get more Christmassy out of season than that haha.

TRS30

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118433479#Comment_118433479

In fairness it's one of the greatest sambo combos ever.

Bet you that's the new forum game, best sambo filling 😂

DvB

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118433479#Comment_118433479

close enough to my own festive fave for sandwich fillings... turkey, ham, stuffing and some mayo instead of cranberry (no butter for me either)

tscul32

I'll go one further - Turkey, ham, stuffing, cranberry + mayo and slices of brie.

Loughc

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118434742#Comment_118434742

Oh get in!!

Loughc

Currently looking out my home office window and making note of all the neighbour houses still with their outside lights on.... they're the real MVPs.

DvB

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118434928#Comment_118434928

Noticed last night when logging off that there's only one house visible from our house with external lights still up.

Caranica

Tree still up and lit, wreath on the door. The only thing I'm considering changing is my ring doorbell chime which currently plays Deck the Halls 😂 Everything else is staying for the foreseeable!!

DvB

In petstop this afternoon getting some bits for our fishtank and they still had their Christmas decorations internal canopy up, looked great I have to say.

Loughc

went for a walk and I’m so surprised by the amount of houses still with lights and trees up and on. The ones directly near me all cleared theirs this morning but the greater neighbourhood are still rocking theirs.

TRS30

Got rid of tree yesterday to recycling, which was the last of the decorations jobs. Have decided to leave wreath on front door and lights on tree in front garden.

Loughc

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118447530#Comment_118447530

My next door neighbour has these beautiful white lights on a tree in his back garden and as the tree is bare for winter it makes it look like snow.

He switched them off last night, I was tempted to knock in and ask him to leave them on for at least the rest of winter.

TRS30

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118447543#Comment_118447543

When we were at the Zoo lights, they had these amazing falling light effect lights in the trees. Would love to get them if I had a tree big enough.

Loughc

Christmas 2 U adverts on Virgin media at the moment.

Loughc

just back from a walk and I am shocked/delighted to see so many trees and lights still up.

I wonder do they know how much joy they bring by leaving them up during these dark dreary nights.

Cork Lass

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118451465#Comment_118451465

Ours are still up and are staying up until end of January. Cork city council requested people leave their outdoor lights on to cheer people up during an otherwise drab month. I didn't need to be asked twice 😂

Loughc

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118447543#Comment_118447543

Neighbour must read the forum. The outdoor tree lights are back on 👀

growleaves

I haven't taken my little tree and lights down yet. No harm in leaving it up for a while.

DvB

Driving home this evening noticed 2 houses on our Road with their external lights up.

Littlehorny

Wife bought a Christmas tree yesterday in the Range, her brother admired the pencil tree in our hall and wanted one for his kitchen this year so she picked it up for him.

DvB

McDonald's in liffey Valley today.

Loughc

Only 2 trees left on in my neighbourhood.

one house was hiding theirs they other had it on full display and it’s easily one of the most beautiful tree I’ve ever seen. I totally get why they’d leave it up and lit.

growleaves

I made a large dinner for myself and a friend tonight.

Then we went walking afterwards and the streets were close to deserted.

I said "It feels like Christmas" and my friend agreed.

Nice spontaneous Christmas feeling in mid-Jan.

Loughc

Maybe it’s my neighbourhood but there are so many wreaths still up on the front doors.

And they’re proper Christmas wreaths too.

Cork Lass

We took down our indoor stuff today but the outdoor lights and the door wreath are still in situ 😀.

The house feels incredibly bare 😪

DvB

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118484232#Comment_118484232

Few wreaths still visible out this way too.

Caranica

All my stuff still up. Might take it down next weekend, might not 😂

Loughc

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118485054#Comment_118485054

I have a Christmas cookie Yankee candle lighting. It sat in the attic all off season last year and I figured I’m not putting it back in the attic this year better use it!

Smell the glove

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118485198#Comment_118485198

Same we have a cinnamon one in the kitchen and a Christmas one in the living room ha. They are winter scents that's the way I see it anyway!

DvB

Pretty much every year we forget to pack something christmas related away and after 2 full weeks of the decorations being down & packed away was convinced we'd actually not missed anything this year, until.... noticed on my sons bedroom door that he still has his 'santa, please stop here' wooden door hanger up!! So yet again we managed to miss something!!

TRS30

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118487800#Comment_118487800

Was sitting having breakfast yesterday morning and notice two little Santa out in the back garden on one of the side of one of the raised flower beds. Think I'll leave them there.

Smell the glove

I only noticed earlier we left a snowman down by the tv. I said it to me wife and she started laughing saying she knew and was waiting to see how long it took for me to notice ha! Sadly tonight is his last night he's got to go away for another 313 days ....

Littlehorny

We thought we had packed away everything and found a Merry Christmas sign on the glass part of the cooker hood the other day, just checked and it's still there. I think I've made an Elf out of the wife!

tscul32

2 days ago I realised that we still had the Christmas table covering on. It's still there now.

Loughc

The Christmas2U ads still playing on Virgin media.

And I spotted another Christmas tree still up and lit in the wild. This time it was my neighbor 8 doors up from me. Their tree is STUNNING.

Littlehorny

Have noticed while surfing through the movie channels the last few nights that Movies 24 have been showing the odd Christmas movie, it's their stock of Hallmark ones if you're into those ones.

Loughc

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118516177#Comment_118516177

Some of them are decent background viewing. Maybe muted and leave it on for the seasonal backdrops.

Loughc

Deffo a switch in vibes out there tonight. Gone are the remaining trees, lights and wreaths. In are gatherings, parties and hope for the year ahead!

DvB

Picked up a pack of these yesterday... surprised at how much they actually taste of mince pies...

Loughc

Yeah they’re still in my local dealz, Dunnes and Tesco. I’d buy them if I wasn’t 99% certain they’d end up in the bin!

DvB

They're only okay. Even as a huge mince pies fan I'd prefer dark chocolate digestive biscuits to these.

tscul32

The gingerbread ones are nice

Loughc

Had my first hot chocolate of the winter season at Avoca in Malahide while out for a stroll. Better late than never.

TRS30

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118521833#Comment_118521833

Was out kicking footie with the young lad and popped in for a coffee, we might have seen each other!

CheerLouth

Was in a lovely little gift shop yesterday & they had loads of Christmas stuff half price. Couldn't have a proper look as I had the baby with me but managed to snare this beautiful teapot!