Seeing Christmas Out Of Season 2016

Loughc · 10-01-2016 4:59pm #1

We are bringing back an old Christmas Boards tradition, the "Seeing Christmas Out of Season Thread" we had a thread for 2012 & 2013. The 2014 over time mutated to what is now the Selection Box and over time that has turned into a chat about anything thread.

So we're bring back this thread and going to keep the Selection Box thread as a chat thread where we can keep in touch with one another and how we are keeping/feeling.

This thread can be used for when you have seen something that reminds you of Christmas, seen some decorations for sale in a shop, heard someone whistling a Christmas tune, seen someone with their tree still up?

Maybe you've visited an all-year-round Christmas shop, or when you've watched a Christmas film (or even better when RTE puts on a Christmas film in the middle of Summer!)

freshpopcorn · 10-01-2016 5:55pm

Decided to ad my Christmas countdowner on here.
This might be a long post but I've a countdown for Christmas 2016. I generally pick events during the year. Some I'll be looking forward to others I won't. You can add in tour own Birthday's, holiday, etc.(some dates are approx)
Late Late Show returns after Christmas break.
Argos Spring/Summer catalogue.
Spring.
Six Nations.
Super Bowl.
Pancake Tuesday.
Ash Wednesday. (Lent begins)
St Valentine's day.
Eurovision song picked.
General Election.
Leap year.
Mothers day.
Cheltenham.
St Patricks day.
Holy Thursday.
Good Friday.
Summer Time begins.
Easter Sunday.
(Bank Holiday weekend)Easter Rising.
Britain's got talent auditions.
Grand National.
Start of Summer
May Bank Holiday.
Eurovision Week.
Main GAA season starts.
FA cup final.
Britain's got talent final week.
June Bank holiday.
Euros 2016.Fathers Day.
Longest day of the year.
Wimbledon.
Schools are closed for holidays.
Tour De France.
Argos Autumn/Winter Catalogue.
Autumn.
August Bank holiday.
Summer Olympics.
Rose of Tralee.
Brown Thomas Christmas Shop.
Schools return.
X factor starts (maybe)September.
Late late show starts.
Tins of sweets out.
All Ireland football and hurling finals.
100 days to go.
Ploughing championships.
Smyths Catalogue.
October(you can kind of mention Christmas)
Boots catalogue.
Shops begin to get busy and stocked up.
Clocks go back.
Christmas cake & pudding baking.
Halloween.
November.
You can talk about ChristmasIt's Winter.
Christmas ads begin.
The John lewis ad.
Ice skating and shopping centres and towns begin to light up.
Santa grottos start to open.
Late Late Toy Show.
Advent.
Decorations start to go up.
December 1st.
Advent calendars.
Shops being to get stocked up with fresh Christmas stock.(party food, etc)
Late night opening.
Christmas cards begin to arrive.
Christmas party season.
Christmas week.
Food preparation.
Several grocery Shopping trips.
Holidays.
Presents wrapped.
Turkey and ham bought.
Christmas Eve.
Last minute shopping and preparations.
Visit friends/family with presents.
Mass.
Visit local pub.
Go home and relax.
It's Christmas day 2016.

Loughc · 11-01-2016 4:23pm

Anyone still have their decorations up or a neighbour with them still up?

miamee · 11-01-2016 4:30pm

I spotted an apartment with their tree still up and lights on last night on the way home. We still have the tree up in the office but the lights haven't been on since we came back. It's all coming down this afternoon, a tree without lights is just a bit sad looking.

freshpopcorn · 11-01-2016 5:34pm

Loughc wrote: »

Anyone still have their decorations up or a neighbour with them still up?

We've still the living room tree and decorations up. Just took down the cards. We took down the window and out side lights and the hall tree\decorations.

milli milli · 11-01-2016 6:21pm

Hi Christmas People!
It's been a while since I posted. Lovely to see this thread. Think it was me who set the original up a few moons ago!
Well yesterday I was at an event in a castle and they still had all their Christmas trees up! It was quite magical after sunset!
And then last night Elf was on one of the movie channels!
I still have my decorations up. I didn't put up much this year but the lights were still on in the window the other night.
I'd like to think it made some people smile as they drove/walked past.

Loughc · 11-01-2016 6:30pm

milli milli wrote: »

Hi Christmas People!
It's been a while since I posted. Lovely to see this thread. Think it was me who set the original up a few moons ago!
Well yesterday I was at an event in a castle and they still had all their Christmas trees up! It was quite magical after sunset!
And then last night Elf was on one of the movie channels!
I still have my decorations up. I didn't put up much this year but the lights were still on in the window the other night.
I'd like to think it made some people smile as they drove/walked past.

Hey Milli Milli!!

It was indeed you who set up the thread back in 2012. I even used some of your opening post in my opening post as a homage\throwback to the original thread.

If I had seen the lights in the window of your house I would have seen beaming from ear to ear. I love seeing Christmas lights on display especially out of season!

milli milli · 11-01-2016 6:39pm

Loughc wrote: »

Hey Milli Milli!!

It was indeed you who set up the thread back in 2012. I even used some of your opening post in my opening post as a homage\throwback to the original thread.

If I had seen the lights in the window of your house I would have seen beaming from ear to ear. I love seeing Christmas lights on display especially out of season!

Thanks LoughC! That's very sweet!
Yes I hoped some people smiled!

I have an internal window between my living room & kitchen and when I moved in in 2014 I put lights around it for Christmas 2014. I decided to leave them up all year as it's very cosy.
So they are staying up again this year. I'm also going to leave up some wooden stars as they're not too Christmassy.

I put up star lights in my bedroom for Christmas and I'm going to design something so I can leave them up - something like a grown-up canopy over my bed. Don't want to make it like a teenagers room!

Loughc · 11-01-2016 6:42pm

milli milli wrote: »

I'm also going to leave up some wooden stars as they're not too Christmassy.

I put up star lights in my bedroom for Christmas and I'm going to design something so I can leave them up - something like a grown-up canopy over my bed. Don't want to make it like a teenagers room!

I left up a set of wooden stars in my sitting room, ah thought they're lost without the other 4 sets of lights I had on display.

Loughc · 11-01-2016 8:29pm

I just seen a house on the way home from work and their Christmas tree was still up in the window. It just wasn't lit up. First thoughts was I wonder was that someone from boards. Haha.

Loughc · 12-01-2016 11:03pm

Went for a walk this evening I saw 2 Christmas wreaths still on doors, a Christmas tree still in the window and lights on outside and inside another house.

My neighbors are more festive than I give them credit for haha.

Crazyteacher · 12-01-2016 11:09pm

I was a visitor in a business today and they still have their tree up and lit:) then I went in to centra and they are still selling their Cadbury's Santa shaped chocolate bars (full price I may add)

Loughc · 13-01-2016 9:09am

Most Tesco are now selling off Christmas stock in their seasonal aisle. Some good bargains and cheap chocolate to be found there.

milli milli · 13-01-2016 10:53am

Do you know that ChristmasFM are still playing Christmas songs?

Christmas 2015 was the first time I listened to it as their signal doesn't cover my area, so I downloaded the app. Before the actual Christmas season they just played songs, then when Christmas season started they had DJs.
No offence to the DJs but I preferred it beforehand when it was uninterrupted Christmas music.

So what are you waiting for? I'm listening to it as we speak!!

Glitzgirl · 13-01-2016 4:13pm

One of the houses in my estate still has all their lights on and wreath up on the door. It's making me miss mine now especially when it's so cold out

Posy · 13-01-2016 7:38pm

Passed a house on the way home from work that still has it's tree up, and lighting, in the window.

milli milli wrote: »

Do you know that ChristmasFM are still playing Christmas songs?

Of course we know that!!! :cool: :pac:

iguana · 13-01-2016 11:37pm

S and I were having a roller disco in the kitchen before bed when that Play That Sax song from the Asda Christmas ad came on. I didn't even like it on the Asda ad but it still made me feel all Christmassy and I was doing some mad skate dancing around the kitchen.

Loughc · 14-01-2016 12:12am

iguana wrote: »

S and I were having a roller disco in the kitchen before bed when that Play That Sax song from the Asda Christmas ad came on. I didn't even like it on the Asda ad but it still made me feel all Christmassy and I was doing some mad skate dancing around the kitchen.

That song is the soundtrack to Christmas 2015 for me

Toto Wolfcastle · 15-01-2016 12:55pm

Passed a Yankee shop that still has a Merry Christmas sign in the window.

Crazyteacher · 16-01-2016 10:53am

We broke open a last box of m and s mince pies last night:)

Loughc · 16-01-2016 2:39pm

Tesco are selling gorgeous baubles 4 pack for 75cent.

Heatons are selling off all their Christmas stock too.

Toto Wolfcastle · 17-01-2016 5:56pm

Home Alone is on E4 and E4+1 at the moment.

denis160 · 17-01-2016 6:00pm

Our next door neighbours still have their wreath on the door & Christmas tree, decorations & all still up!

Crazyteacher · 17-01-2016 6:33pm

denis160 wrote: »

Our next door neighbours still have their wreath on the door & Christmas tree, decorations & all still up!

Our tree is still up but the blind is down

Loughc · 17-01-2016 6:57pm

I'm having a turkey and ham dinner. Sooooo Christmasssy!!

Crazyteacher · 17-01-2016 9:00pm

Almost the same. Had a ham dinner today , roast potatoes, veg , the lot.

and I have to say it tasted better this time round

!!!

Posy · 17-01-2016 10:08pm

I had dinner at my mam's this weekend. Yesterday's dessert was leftover Christmas pudding and she made mince pies for dessert today.

SarahLil · 20-01-2016 6:41pm

Most of our decorations got put away last night the house looks bare, needs a good clean but that will have to wait till I'm back on my feet, the longest ever our decorations have been up,

iguana · 20-01-2016 6:51pm

Went to see Joy last night and a lot of the movie is set at Christmas.

Littlehorny · 20-01-2016 8:49pm

Passed by apartments near where i live and on the top floor i saw a lit Christmas tree in the window, will keep an eye out for it now and see how long it is left up.

SarahLil · 21-01-2016 1:07pm

iguana wrote: »

Went to see Joy last night and a lot of the movie is set at Christmas.

I thought that from the ads I seen, then I thought maybe it's just wishful thinking, thanks for letting us know

milli milli · 21-01-2016 10:26pm

Visited my brother today and he still has his tree up! His foreign girlfriend celebrates Christmas later than us, so wanted to keep it up that bit longer!

iguana · 22-01-2016 2:36pm

SarahLil wrote: »

I thought that from the ads I seen, then I thought maybe it's just wishful thinking, thanks for letting us know

Yeah, while it's not a Christmas movie, it does have a lot of Christmas. Lots of scenes with Christmas trees and lights in the background and in the establishing shots. And the movie ends on Christmas Eve. It's a bit like The Long Kiss Goodnight, if the Long Kiss Goodnight was about mops rather than assassins.:pac:

Crazyteacher · 25-01-2016 8:48pm

Passed a house with a wreath still up on the way home this evening:)

Glitzgirl · 27-01-2016 11:35pm

Bradburys in town here still have their Christmas window display up and its fab. One side is a large scale chrostmas village with lights and moving people and everything. The other is a forest scene with snow blankets and deer and owls and the full works !

Crazyteacher · 30-01-2016 12:54pm

Crazyteacher wrote: »

Passed a house with a wreath still up on the way home this evening:)

Passed it again today and it's still there. Maybe they can't reach it? Not complaining though

Toto Wolfcastle · 30-01-2016 4:13pm

I was in Tesco and they still have Christmas themed boxes of Frosties.

miamee · 02-02-2016 1:07pm

They are still selling off the last few gift items and wrapping paper in Boots in Stephen's Green just at the checkout 70% off.

milli milli · 10-02-2016 1:05pm

Picked up the new Argos catalogue yesterday. It reminds me of the times in late August when the new season catalogue comes out and the last page with the Christmas decorations!

(Although last year there wasn't a page

)

Weather still cold, fires still lighting at night, when it's stormy out, I feel so Christmassy all snuggled up inside!

Loughc · 10-02-2016 2:36pm

milli milli wrote: »

Picked up the new Argos catalogue yesterday. It reminds me of the times in late August when the new season catalogue comes out and the last page with the Christmas decorations!
(Although last year there wasn't a page )

Weather still cold, fires still lighting at night, when it's stormy out, I feel so Christmassy all snuggled up inside!

It really does feel so Christmassy in the air or something. I must be the only person kinda a bit sad the evenings are getting brighter haha.

amen · 10-02-2016 2:39pm

the chilly frosty mornings are a lovely reminder of the christmas season.

Posy · 11-02-2016 12:50am

There was a sign up in a nearby Tiger store yesterday- "Store closing early this evening for staff Christmas party" so some people are still in the Christmas spirit!

Toto Wolfcastle · 14-02-2016 5:24pm

I was in Supervalu and they had loads of those Maltesers reindeers. They're selling them for 2 for €1, which seems a bit silly seeing as the Maltesers bunnies are 2 for €1.20.

kitten_k · 16-02-2016 5:23pm

Was in Debenhams on Saturday and they were selling some Christmas stuff.

We had a few episodes of Blacklist recorded since before the Christmas, watched them last night - great seeing the Christmas ads (even if was at high speed when we were fast forwarding them)

Toto Wolfcastle · 19-02-2016 7:24pm

I was flicking through the channels and saw that TG4 had a music show on. They played one of the Band Aids! The one with the rap, but still, it's a Christmas song in February!

Loughc · 22-02-2016 1:20pm

Loughc wrote: »

Went for a walk this evening I saw 2 Christmas wreaths still on doors, a Christmas tree still in the window and lights on outside and inside another house.

My neighbors are more festive than I give them credit for haha.

One of the wreaths is still there! It looks in great condition considering all the wind and rain we've had!

Crazyteacher · 26-02-2016 11:56pm

Saw a job advert for a santa claus position today:)

funnights74 · 27-02-2016 12:26am

Snowing here in Cork !!

Toto Wolfcastle · 27-02-2016 12:30am

funnights74 wrote: »

Snowing here in Cork !!

Amazing! Cork never gets snow. Rachel Allen tweeted a picture of it earlier too.

Loughc · 27-02-2016 12:32am

Snowing in Tipperary as well but not Dublin

freshpopcorn · 27-02-2016 2:37pm

I opened the second last tin of Celebrations last night!

Seeing Christmas Out Of Season 2016

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