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Christmas Out of Season 2021

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  • #152
    DvB
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    Only fools and horses Christmas special 'if they could see us now' on gold at 5pm today.
    "I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year" - Charles Dickens




  • #153
    DvB
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    Seeing a fair few references to christmas in June at the moment. I know ALDI are pushing it too, saw the adverts in their latest leaflet drop out our way. Mince pies back on sale!!! (though I still have 18 of them in the freezer anyway)
    "I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year" - Charles Dickens




  • #154
    TRS30
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    DvB wrote: »
    Seeing a fair few references to christmas in June at the moment. I know ALDI are pushing it too, saw the adverts in their latest leaflet drop out our way. Mince pies back on sale!!! (though I still have 18 of them in the freezer anyway)

    Hopefully by June will be hot and sunny and not Christmasy at all!


  • #155
    DvB
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    TRS30 wrote: »
    Hopefully by June will be hot and sunny and not Christmasy at all!

    Agree. Already getting a bit frustrated by the mixed weather. Hoping by the June b/h weekend we're in full BBQ season, shorts, shades & cooled bottles of beer!
    "I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year" - Charles Dickens




  • #156
    Loughc
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    DvB wrote: »
    Agree. Already getting a bit frustrated by the mixed weather. Hoping by the June b/h weekend we're in full BBQ season, shorts, shades & cooled bottles of beer!

    Weather has been all over the place lately. Wind, rain, hail and sun and that’s just all in one day.


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  • #157
    Littlehorny
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    DvB wrote: »
    Seeing a fair few references to christmas in June at the moment. I know ALDI are pushing it too, saw the adverts in their latest leaflet drop out our way. Mince pies back on sale!!! (though I still have 18 of them in the freezer anyway)



    I looked this up yesterday and with the rollout of vaccinations in the UK, I think this Aldi promotion is limited to over there.
    Hope I'm wrong, I've already told everyone in my family about this when I read your post.


  • #158
    DvB
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    Littlehorny wrote: »
    I looked this up yesterday and with the rollout of vaccinations in the UK, I think this Aldi promotion is limited to over there.
    Hope I'm wrong, I've already told everyone in my family about this when I read your post.

    Really? Have seen it appear on my social media accounts so assumed it was ourselves also, was convinced it was referenced in a leaflet drop too... though my scrambled memory may be letting me down here. Apologies if so.

    TBH I find the whole christmas in June/July thing a bit of a dismissible fad anyway.
    "I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year" - Charles Dickens




  • #159
    Littlehorny
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    DvB wrote: »
    Really? Have seen it appear on my social media accounts so assumed it was ourselves also, was convinced it was referenced in a leaflet drop too... though my scrambled memory may be letting me down here. Apologies if so.

    TBH I find the whole christmas in June/July thing a bit of a dismissible fad anyway.





    Your probably right, I only read one news article about it and it said Aldi UK were doing Christmas in June , I hope they do it over here, if only to annoy the Bah Humbuggers! :)


  • #160
    Posy
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    It'll be Christmas in June for us here anyway. :pac:


  • #161
    freshpopcorn
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    Should we set up a petition to get Aldi to do Christmas in June here to?


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  • #162
    DvB
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    TOTP Christmas 1990 special on bbc4 now!
    "I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year" - Charles Dickens




  • #163
    Littlehorny
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    DvB wrote: »
    TOTP Christmas 1990 special on bbc4 now!

    Done my Leaving that year so practically giving my age away there :)

    What was number 1?


  • #164
    DvB
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    Littlehorny wrote: »
    Done my Leaving that year so practically giving my age away there :)

    What was number 1?

    Cliff Richard, Saviours Day.

    BTW, did my LC just a year ahead of you, in 89.
    "I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year" - Charles Dickens




  • #165
    Littlehorny
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    DvB wrote: »
    Cliff Richard, Saviours Day.

    BTW, did my LC just a year ahead of you, in 89.

    No way. The 80s was the best decade to grow up in my opinion.
    Not a big fan of the song I have to say. :p


  • #166
    Posy
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    The eighties, what a great decade for music! :D


    I just seen a car driving by with the boot open, reminded me of seeing people drive past after buying Christmas trees. :)


  • #167
    DvB
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    Jolly boys outing on gold at the moment... one of the best OFAH Christmas specials (not set at Christmas mind)
    "I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year" - Charles Dickens




  • #168
    DvB
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    Rodney come home, the 1990 OFAH Christmas special on at 1pm too.
    "I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year" - Charles Dickens




  • #169
    DvB
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    Organised my first christmas present for 2021... picked this up for the kids who loved the forst 2 christmasaurus books.

    https://www.amazon.co.uk/Christmasaurus-Naughty-List-Tom-Fletcher-ebook/dp/B0914N6TVZ/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=The+Christmasaurus+and+the+Naughty+List&qid=1621261774&sr=8-1
    "I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year" - Charles Dickens




  • #170
    Littlehorny
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    Only seen a bit of it before but just watched all of Last Christmas on Sky Movies with Emilia Clarke in it.
    Didn't get great reviews but I really enjoyed it, loved all the George Michael songs in it as well.


  • #171
    Caranica
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    Bought warm cinnamon zoflora in Mr Price at the weekend, they had two Christmas scents. Looking forward to the place smelling like Christmas


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  • #172
    DvB
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    As I mentioned in the weight loss/fitness thread, we had a zoom music bingo charity night last night, hosted by gifting Garvan Rigby from Christmas FM, everytime he was talking I couldn't help but think of Christmas FM. Just 6 months until that's back now.
    "I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year" - Charles Dickens




  • #173
    Caranica
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    Babysitting my 3 year old niece and she's insisted on a Peppa Pig Christmas selection on YouTube. I've found the current episode intrinsically flawed. The kids posting letters to Santa on Christmas Eve? Buying the tree on Christmas Eve? Wrong wrong wrong :D


  • #174
    Posy
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    Bloody Peppa. She's a right dose. :p


  • #175
    DvB
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    Home alone 2 on film 4 atm.
    "I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year" - Charles Dickens




  • #176
    Loughc
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    I seen a car with reindeer antlers and the red nose still proudly going on my way home from the park today.


  • #177
    otnomart
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    Loughc wrote: »
    I seen a car with reindeer antlers and the red nose still proudly going on my way home from the park today.


    And a Christmas Forum sticker on the boot ?


  • #178
    TRS30
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    Caranica wrote: »
    Babysitting my 3 year old niece and she's insisted on a Peppa Pig Christmas selection on YouTube. I've found the current episode intrinsically flawed. The kids posting letters to Santa on Christmas Eve? Buying the tree on Christmas Eve? Wrong wrong wrong :D

    My similar critique fell on deaf ears!
    Posy wrote: »
    Bloody Peppa. She's a right dose. :p

    My wife is trying to ban her as she is so cheeky!
    otnomart wrote: »
    And a Christmas Forum sticker on the boot ?

    A what now?? This sounds like something I need!!


  • #179
    CheerLouth
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    TRS30 wrote: »
    My wife is trying to ban her as she is so cheeky!

    We had a few glorious Peppa free months, now our 4 year old has rediscovered a gra for her...I had forgotten how utterly annoying she is and mean...seriously, I'm like to the kids "be nice to other people, think about their feelings"...Peppa Pig "Daddy Pig has a fat tummy"...honestly! :eek:


  • #180
    TRS30
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    CheerLouth wrote: »
    We had a few glorious Peppa free months, now our 4 year old has rediscovered a gra for her...I had forgotten how utterly annoying she is and mean...seriously, I'm like to the kids "be nice to other people, think about their feelings"...Peppa Pig "Daddy Pig has a fat tummy"...honestly! :eek:

    Remember though, it is 'pure muscle' :rolleyes:


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  • #181
    DvB
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    WFH after a silly o'clock early start this morning (had to be on a site at 6.30am) so am needing plenty of caffeine to keep the motivation levels where they need to be, so decided to stick Christmas FM classical & Carols on for a bit... may have beena mistake s its quite relaxing and I could easily have a nap here now.
    "I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year" - Charles Dickens




  • #182
    DvB
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    Prokofiev's Troika just played... talk about putting you right into the zone! Absolutely adore that piece of music.
    "I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year" - Charles Dickens




  • #183
    Posy
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    Oh that is a great piece!! Will definitely wake you up. :D


  • #184
    TRS30
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    Naps in the afternoon on the sofa. I vaguely remember those. Like those places called pubs we use to have!


  • #185
    DvB
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    Boots announce that their Christmas shop will launch in September.

    https://www.boots.com/christmas?affwin&cm_mmc=affiliates-_-Editorial%20Content-_-www.underthechristmastree.co.uk-_-80403&utm_source=affiliates&utm_medium=Editorial+Content&utm_campaign=www.underthechristmastree.co.uk-80403&awc=2041_1622455694_383f38b757f9e3976f49b62fce2cc030
    "I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year" - Charles Dickens




  • #186
    Littlehorny
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    In the last two days there has been about 3 Christmas movies on Movies 24, 2 Only Fools and Horses Christmas specials, Call the Midwife Christmas special and another Christmas movie on one of the Sky Movies channels and that's just me channel surfing noticing that these are on.


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  • #187
    TRS30
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    Littlehorny wrote: »
    In the last two days there has been about 3 Christmas movies on Movies 24, 2 Only Fools and Horses Christmas specials, Call the Midwife Christmas special and another Christmas movie on one of the Sky Movies channels and that's just me channel surfing noticing that these are on.

    Some program planners must be getting withdrawal symptoms :D


  • #188
    DvB
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    Littlehorny wrote: »
    In the last two days there has been about 3 Christmas movies on Movies 24, 2 Only Fools and Horses Christmas specials, Call the Midwife Christmas special and another Christmas movie on one of the Sky Movies channels and that's just me channel surfing noticing that these are on.

    To be fair, have seen Home Alone 2 twice on Film 4 in the last 2 weeks, Gold/Dave are forever showing OFAH christmas specials & the same with Call the midwife, I suspect you've just caught a random coming together though... when that happens it can feel a little odd :D
    "I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year" - Charles Dickens




  • #189
    DvB
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    Not technically a Christmas film, but plenty of it set around it, Bridget Jones diary on RTE 1 tonight at 9.40pm
    "I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year" - Charles Dickens




  • #190
    Caranica
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    Willy Wonka on at 4pm according to the radio, he's mentioned it at least 10 times this morning. Presume RTE as I'm listening to RTE Gold


  • #191
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    I received a delivery today from wish... A Christmas apron, and a pair of socks that have writing on the bottom "if you can read this I'm watching Christmas movies" :)


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  • #192
    DvB
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    Dropping the kids to school this morning & a delivery truck from cadbury was parked in the supermarket car park with a huge big santa picture on the side, that cheered the kids up big time when i pointed it out to them...
    "I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year" - Charles Dickens




  • #193
    bmorrissey
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    Possibly the wrong place to post this, but does anyone know any decent shops places that sell Christmas trees earlier than most shops? Looking to get ours early this year and get it out of the way and save the expense in November time


  • #194
    Loughc
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    bmorrissey wrote: »
    Possibly the wrong place to post this, but does anyone know any decent shops places that sell Christmas trees earlier than most shops? Looking to get ours early this year and get it out of the way and save the expense in November time


    Brown Thomas (should they open their Christmas shop in August this year) would be your best bet.


  • #195
    bmorrissey
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    Loughc wrote: »
    Brown Thomas (should they open their Christmas shop in August this year) would be your best bet.

    Awesome, thanks a million. Will give them a shout defiantly


  • #196
    Littlehorny
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    bmorrissey wrote: »
    Possibly the wrong place to post this, but does anyone know any decent shops places that sell Christmas trees earlier than most shops? Looking to get ours early this year and get it out of the way and save the expense in November time

    The M50 Christmas Shop just of the N2 exit is open all year round.
    I'd say you will be able to go there in the next month or two.


  • #197
    DvB
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    Driving to a site meeting and just heard an advert on newstalk for Christmastown.ie...!!! On June 9th that's very much out of season.
    "I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year" - Charles Dickens




  • #198
    TRS30
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    DvB wrote: »
    Driving to a site meeting and just heard an advert on newstalk for Christmastown.ie...!!! On June 9th that's very much out of season.

    I can imagine the muttering and giving off in cars and kitchens across the country this morning :D


  • #199
    DvB
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    TRS30 wrote: »
    I can imagine the muttering and giving off in cars and kitchens across the country this morning :D

    Pardon my french but f**k em...:D Made me smile (laugh in fact):)
    "I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year" - Charles Dickens




  • #200
    DvB
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    Had a quick look at their website (link below) and it seems they're based in Cork, so I'll not be popping in for a browse. Might have a look online though.

    http://christmastown.ie/
    "I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year" - Charles Dickens




  • #201
    DvB
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    Also to note, for any on here that still have access to the Hallmark Channel, their christmas in July series of films runs from June 25th - July 8th
    "I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year" - Charles Dickens




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