christmas alone?

Jaxxy · 27-11-2011 04:53PM

mikom wrote: »

This man had it right......

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THcbQyFtCqg

If you can be with someone you love for Christmas...... please do....... even if you have to travel miles.........

My favouritest Christmas song EVAH.

up for anything · 27-11-2011 04:55PM

mikom wrote: »

If you can be with someone you love for Christmas...... please do....... even if you have to travel miles.........

NO! :P

mikom · 27-11-2011 04:57PM

Jaxxy wrote: »

My favouritest Christmas song EVAH.

I'd add these two to the playlist when travelling to someone you love at Christmas....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADbJLo4x-tk

Red Hand · 27-11-2011 04:58PM

Jaxxy wrote: »

My favouritest Christmas song EVAH.

He's going to crash some year. Shouldn't be driving and singing at the same time.

IsaacWunder · 27-11-2011 05:04PM

RichieC wrote: »

being alone all the time isnt healthy. It turns you into a social retard and melts your brains. Anyone choosing to be alone on christmas would want to have a long look at themselves. It's not normal.

And what, pray, is normal?

44leto · 27-11-2011 05:05PM

Every year I say I am definitely going away for next Christmas but I never do, so I just grit my teeth and bare it.

I just don't like it.

Kintarō Hattori · 27-11-2011 05:15PM

Caraville wrote: »

See there's a big difference between being alone and choosing to be alone. Either way I think it's kinda sad, cos you either have nobody or you there's nobody you'd want to be spending the day with.

I have to disagree with you. As I'm getting older I'm finding that I prefer time on my own to that with say friends/family/colleagues.

I'm fortunate that I have a lovely partner but if I didn't I'd have no issue spending it alone. As a poster above mentioned, it's a few days off of work to relax and enjoy yourself.

hooradiation · 27-11-2011 06:08PM

Shattered Dreamer wrote: »

Personally I think spending Christmas alone would be really depressing

I have spent the last three Christmas's on my own and it's actually great. All the stress and bull**** is done away with, and nobody judges you if you decide to eat Christmas dinner in your underwear.

El Horseboxo · 27-11-2011 06:12PM

Christmas does my head in cause everyone always tries to make sure i'm not alone for it. I usually have to lie by telling x i'm going to y's house and y that i'm going to x's. I should really just slag them over their shíte names.

kwestfan08 · 27-11-2011 06:24PM

Jaxxy wrote: »

I think I'd get a bit upset if I was to spend Christmas alone. We always have a brilliant day; eating fantastic food, having a few drinks, bit of banter with the folks and my brother and my cousins. Last year we had quizzes and rude pictionary and a Mr & Mrs competition and played the Michael Jackson Experience. Seeing the aul lad drunkenly doing the Thriller was probably the funniest moment of the holiday. Then the next day I overcome the hangover by heading into town to meet friends for the Stephens' Day session. It's as close to the perfect way to spend Christmas as I can get.

This. This is what I love about Christmas. Hanging out with the family, few drinks, a couple of movies or stand-up DVD's and for the majority of college students the relief of Christmas exams being over (4th Year this year so desperately looking forward to it)

Then the next day heading into town, a slight chill in the air, the crunch of frost underfoot. Finding your favourite local pub filled with mates and the sweet sweet taste of your first stout leading the way for the best night's craic of the year. Sheer bliss.

df1985 · 27-11-2011 06:29PM

Im going into my neighbours for xmas this year, both my folks are deceased and im an only child.If i didnt have the neighbours id be by myself.

Owen · 27-11-2011 06:32PM

I've done it a few years no my own, no real issue about it. Will be doing it this year too - except now I've got a Dog, so it's probably going to be a day of hiking for the two of us. It's a day, like any other. All the fuss and panic buying at the Supermarkets make me chuckle every year - 'Oh noes! Dunnes is closed for 2 days, we must have 20 litres of Minerals, 80 cans of beer, 10 tubes of pringles, and 3 selection boxes for everyone - quick!!'

BraziliaNZ · 27-11-2011 06:48PM

I detest it. The dinner is nice but most boring day of the year for me. I'm not going home this year and the pubs are open here so at least I can numb the boredom downt pub.

MrSausage · 27-11-2011 11:43PM

Getting married soon, abroad, and travelling on 22nd-Will be my first xmas away from home and even tho Mrs Sausage to be will provide the best of Ukranian fare, i'm devastated I wont be home for xmas dinner

Caraville · 28-11-2011 01:23AM

Kintarō Hattori wrote: »

I have to disagree with you. As I'm getting older I'm finding that I prefer time on my own to that with say friends/family/colleagues.

I'm fortunate that I have a lovely partner but if I didn't I'd have no issue spending it alone. As a poster above mentioned, it's a few days off of work to relax and enjoy yourself.

Yeah I get that but I still stand by my opinion that being alone at Christmas, by choice or not, is sad. Like actual sad, not pathetic sad- because even if you have no one by choice, it's kind of sad that you've never met somebody that you like enough to want to hang out with for the day. And I don't mean that in a couply/romantic way, it could be just a friend that you like spending time with. I'm single but am lucky enough to have at least 10 people whose homes I would be more than happy to spend Christmas in if my family weren't around.

bobbyken · 28-11-2011 01:37AM

I like to spend christmas at home with my family,was overseas for it once,didnt bother me,i like to reflect on the year past.nothing to do with religion really.nicest pint of the year is in the local christmas eve watching all the fathers rushing off to put presents under the tree.just my thoughts.

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