You Know It's Christmas When....

Hmm.. I start to feel Christmassy very early on generally, but I don't consider Christmas for me and herself to have officially started at home, until we get our tree in. After that, it's game on!

I think I'm a bit odd. Even from a young age ive never been a person to say oh christmas starts on the night of the toy show. That's when things get kicked into high gear

I'm definitly the kind of person who listens to christmas all year around lol

But if I had to chose 1st of November

Stage 1 'Smirky': booking flights, can be early as June.
Stage 2 'Giddy': September, sepcifcally this week, just because the liveliness of the forum!
Stage 3 'Scrooge': October, buying presents online and am broke.
Stage 4 'Annoying Elf': Beginning of November. Asking the wife can we play christmas songs/movies constantly.
Stage 5 'Stressed Elf': Flying home, realising that we have forgotten pressies, sorting out travel plans around the country.
Stage 6 'Driving Elf': I find that I am the nicest driver ever at christmas. In a single week I will do Dublin to Limerick a minimum 3 times and still be smiling and waving at drivers.

when de Christmas lights on the streets go on I start in da house pitting decorations up and take it down at the 7th of Jan
Next door they keep everything up until candle mas

I do the same making my stuffing as I use the gluten free sausages for my stuffing. Mother of god I want some now.

Over here you will start to hear adds in November about booking you turkey from a hotel to be delivered of a 'festive brunch'

... Penneys gotta a whole lotta things for Christmas, got a lot for the family. Seriously, when I hear that song.

Not a big fan of shopping so for me it's simply finishing up work (half day) on Christmas Eve. Meeting the parents for a drink or two (no more). Then home to chill. Potter around kitchen, peeling sprouts and stuff in order to have as little to do on Christmas Day as we've to pop in to nursing home to see the granny.

I love St Stephen's Day (is that blasphemy ?)

The minute Halloween is over.

I have absolutely zero interest in it, so as soon as it is out of the way it's Christmas alllllllllll the way for me

Loughc wrote: »

You may need to pick a new ad this year!

I love everything in the run up to Christmas but the Guinness Ad I just love, I think it's magical
My late aunt would call me if I was out of the room when it came on the TV and I would run back in ...childlike I suppose, it brings me to tears too I just love it happy Christmas tears though


I agree Halloween does nothing for me I am not interested in it at all

I live in Edinburgh so generally it's when the decorations go up on George Street. Next it's the Xmas Market opening at the end of November. That means bratwurst for a Friday lunch!

Back after a week away so I will bring those stats up!