What Christmas Trend you wish would go away?

Acting like Christmas just up and died after Christmas day. Weeks of build up then it's Christmas day then over , and you blink and the summer stuff in practically on the shelves

Loughc wrote: »

What is a Christmas trend you're glad is gone? What's one you wish would go away?

For me I wish the shops would stop opening on Stephens Day. Christmas should be spent with loved ones not in the shops.

And as for shops opening on Christmas Day... no. It’s really not fair on the staff either they are put under so much pressure to work those days.

But but , where would people buy all the batteries they forgot for the toys ??

I agree with you , I don't understand the need for anywhere to be open Christmas Day , when you think of all the trolley loads of shopping people seem to buy in the days beforehand .
It's Christmas Day , not a Famine .

Michael Bublé!

I know I'm going against the grain here but I don't mind some shops been open on Christmas day. I know an older person who may want to pretend the day isn't anything bar a usual week day if they have no family around. Quiet sad to think about but I do know of cases where this happens:(

Personally I woudlnt be budging on Christmas day!

12 pubs of Christmas... Drunken idiots taking over pubs in stupid jumpers eugh.

honeybear wrote: »

I’ll probably be slated here, but I’m not mad on the more recent Christmas jumpers

I quiet like them It's like keeping the tacky Christmas jumper competition going all year:D plus I love watching me glitz squirm when I try ahem... convince him .... to wear one... priceless:D

I love Christmas and everything that goes with it

However if I could change one thing it would the 12 pub drink trend

Whilst I love to have a drink myself a few nights out with friends at Christmas

I’m not fond of others getting absolutely locked over a silly trend and the annoyance it can be for others and emergency services

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Toots wrote: »

Elf on the shelf. It's creepy as all get out and I'm under serious pressure from the little dude to get one.

You'll change your mind when you see the wonder and excitement on his fave every morning after the elf has moved!
Also. .and people please don't judge..they are good bribing tools..the elf knows if you don't brush your teeth etc!

freshpopcorn wrote: »

I'd also like to see the quality if sweats/biscuits improving I wouldn't mind paying extra for it.
The packaging should be more Christmasy as well.
It being in a tub or tin wouldn't bother me.

Amen!!!

Toots wrote: »

Elf on the shelf. It's creepy as all get out and I'm under serious pressure from the little dude to get one.

Oh toots give in and get one!! We have more fun here than the little ones lol plus as the risk of ending up on the naughty list Google elf on the shelf adults for ideas ... you can 're use the little bugger with your OH when the kids are gone haha

Our elf didn't turn up last year, as he had moved on since the young fellow was 10...

Colser wrote: »

I'd love if Santa didn't arrive in any shop etc until around the middle of December,it would just make it a bit more magical for young children imo..it just seems to take the good out of it going so early these days and then they've to wait weeks for the actual event...ideally I'd shorten the big lead up to Christmas thuese days and try to carry it on a few days longer after Christmas day..

Long story short I'd like it more as it was when I was young years and years ago.😳

A massive reason for this was in the past the Santa's grotto was in the corner of the shop. Now it's an experience and it takes ages. It's a big reason why it takes starts early.

Glitzgirl wrote: »

Oh sorry clearly on a rant tonight! I wish wish wish people would get over this sudden aversion they have developed to sending actual Christmas cards by post ! People texting merry Christmas or not replying to a Christmas card just boils my blood

You can thank An Post for that, stamps are €1 each, add in the price of cards means it's a pricey tradition. It killed me to stop last year but I felt much better making a donation to the SSF on here rather than send my usual cards.

I agree, 12 pubs needs to go. Hate it

freshpopcorn wrote: »

I also feel The Late Late Toy Show should be a bit more Christmassy. It looks more like a musical than a show associated with Christmas.

Completely agree. Instead of a Disney theme they could just sing lots of Christmas songs instead of the token one song.

This thread may as well be written just for me....

I am incredibly old fashioned/old school/whatever about Christmas and the modern day evolution of christmas is in the vast majority of instances not good... most of the follwoing items I'll have mentioned on here previously as little things that bug me, generally I accept them as simply being thats the way it is nowadays & get over yourself but I still bemoan the fact they're not what they used to be.... hope that makes sense & I dont sound too grinchy!!

Anyway, my gripes...

1. Christmas music stopping at midnight on the 25th.... why? When I were a kid it was christmas tunes & jolly stuff right up until Jan 2nd... why has this stopped? Why have such a build up to chuck it all the bin the minute the clock hits midnight!?

2. Shops opening on Christmas day... no, no, no, no, no!!! People have 364/365 days to prepare for one day without the luxury of havuing somewhere spending more money... One of the greatest things in my memories of christmas growing up was the fact the whole country came to stop & allowed families spend time together, in todays world were we rush around constantly its never been more important to acknowledge family & friends IMO & not just 'head to the shops'

3. 12 pubs.... no! I'm at an age where I want to find one nice pub, cosy corner & chat with my mates. Partaking in such an event involving the chugging of large quantities of alcohol in a rammed sweltering hot pub whilst wearing an outrageous wooly jumper and then moving to another 11 just like it... no, just no! Having my quiet chat & pint ruined by an endless stream of these people is also less than enjoyable.... and fighting my way to the bar through them & their 'its all bants innit' is just, well, no!

4. New age christmas jumpers... no. Either retro or not at all IMO, the link between the newer outrageous (& tacky) ones worn as outlined in 3. above is no.

5. Christmas being 'earlier every year' ... eh, no! Its the same every year for as long as I can remember & I'll start talking about it when I want to. I listen to you talk cr*p about all sorts all year so I'll talk about crimbo from September if i want to. And maybe if you planned for it better you wouldnt be whinging about the having to go to the shops on christmas day to pick up batteries or suchlike (I'll refer you back to 2. above for that one)

6. The reference to christmas as 'the holidays' & 'happy holidays' & suchlike & the removal of the use of the word christmas...NO!!! Its christmas in this part of the world, always was & always will be, its not some heathen, muslim or jewish festival, & thats fine, but the country you live in (ireland) is predominantly christian and likes to refer to the festival at that time of year as christmas... so we'll actually use the name christmas if thats okay with you, so deal with it!

7... I'll need to continue this in another post, have to do some work!!:D

This will make me sound like the Grinch but I wish that Christmas only happened every second year.
The years roll round so fast now that it only feels like six months between each Christmas.
There's too much expense and effort for it to happen every year.
I vote for a Christmas on even years only.

Elf on the shelf and the whole "santa is watching" crap annoys me. To us it's all a bit of fun but some kids get genuinely anxious over it and it's just not fair. Using something joyous and loving and turning it into a tool to manipulate kids.
(I know some of you do the elf but it seems to be all fun and mischief which is cute, I mean the elf who reports back and spies on the kids)

SANTA CAM is another example.

freshpopcorn wrote: »

I like the Christmas RTE Guide but I prefer when the cover is an actually photo shoot and everybody is dressed Christmassy in a Christmas environment than this drawing the last years.(l know some love it)
You can look at where it is and everything is bought/etc.

The cheesey looking 80's style Christmas RTE guides were the best...

Toots wrote: »

Elf on the shelf. It's creepy as all get out and I'm under serious pressure from the little dude to get one.

Totally with you on this one. A massive marketing ploy that just adds more pressure to parents. Made worse by people sticking their noses in about how naughty their elf is and the mischief he gets up to...
Isn't the elf supposed to be good? Just like Santa would want?