Yo-Ho-Ho or Bah Humbug!

[NorfolkWomble]

Or for people who like seeing their family and sitting having a nice meal, with plenty of alcohol.

 

[Bobbin']

Have to admit, Christmas is superb - love it.

 

[Camborne Gills]

Or for people who like seeing their family and sitting having a nice meal, with plenty of alcohol.

Not if you have a gobshite sister-in-law like mine

 

[mowgli]

Or for people who like seeing their family and sitting having a nice meal, with plenty of alcohol.

So you need Christmas to do that?

 

[Stagat]

Have to admit, Christmas is superb - love it.

I tell you what it's a top, top day for me, Clive.

 

[slaphead]

Xmas is for kids, end of. I am working for the first time ever, and I am 52

I'm 53 and I still love it, but it's evolved as the years go on. This years it's friends over on Xmas Eve for a few sherries and bits and pieces to eat, then Xmas Day cooking for the whole family as usual and mayhem with the grandkids in the house. Love the chaos, but the kitchen is my sanctuary. Boxing Day, bubble and squeak for brekkie then off to football, then everyone around for tea. Then off to work Boxing Day night for triple time and a rest.

 

[Max]

I tell you what it's a top, top day for me, Clive.

If anything, Jesus has played that ball died for our sins too well, Clive.

 

[nousername]

Not going home. Spending Christmas in UAE and having a boozy lunch with some fellow colleagues who can't make it back.

Feeling fairly indifferent about it this year.

 

[mistermagic]

It's ok. What bugs me is that we're opening the presents on the 23rd and not the 24th. Need to get all my presents to my parents' home during the week. That's just uncool.

 

[Leo]

It's ok. What bugs me is that we're opening the presents on the 23rd and not the 24th. Need to get all my presents to my parents' home during the week. That's just uncool.

why not even, say the 25th,,,,Christmas day ?

 

[Dirk]

why not even, say the 25th,,,,Christmas day ?

In Germany we get our presents on Christmas eve (Heiligabend)

btw: The Queen also celebrates this on Christmas eve. I read they are doing this since the days of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.....German roots

 

[Abertawe]

My birthday is on the 22nd so Xmas doesn't start till the 23rd. I don't believe in decorations after boxing day either, four days of fake bullshit is long enough.

 

[mowgli]

My friend is knitting me a jumper that says "Fuck Christmas" with an upside down Christmas tree stuck up a fairies arse that will be ready for Christmas lunch in my local pub. I'll try and post a photo of it on here if i'm not too pissed

 

[Stringy]

I like the food, drink and being off work.

I don't like spending money on pointless gifts, especially when I don't have much money. It seems like I'm buying people rubbish they don't need just so I can avoid any awkwardness on Christmas Day. Also the expectation from family that you visit them at a certain time, on their terms is a bit annoying.

Overall I'm feeling Yo-Ho-Ho, with a bit of low grumbling.

 

[Leo]

My friend is knitting me a jumper that says "Fuck Christmas" with an upside down Christmas tree stuck up a fairies arse that will be ready for Christmas lunch in my local pub. I'll try and post a photo of it on here if i'm not too pissed

Is your local a 'Christmas or Non Christmas pub' Mowgli. I was reading recently about some pubs in England where it will simply be business as usual and even NO Crimbo jerseys are permitted.

 

[mowgli]

Is your local a 'Christmas or Non Christmas pub' Mowgli. I was reading recently about some pubs in England where it will simply be business as usual and even NO Crimbo jerseys are permitted.

It sure is mate as the landlord hates the hyped up Christmas period. Thing is i have only heard other locals saying it's a great idea having no decorations and tree so it will just be a typical Sunday on the piss.

 

[Veggie Legs]

Decent time off work, spending time with family, plenty of food and drink - what's not to like?

Although this year I'm spending Christmas Day with my girlfriend's family for the first time, which might be a bit more 'bah humbug' because she doesn't like Christmas.

 

[AFCB_Mark]

I like the food, drink and being off work.

I don't like spending money on pointless gifts, especially when I don't have much money. It seems like I'm buying people rubbish they don't need just so I can avoid any awkwardness on Christmas Day. Also the expectation from family that you visit them at a certain time, on their terms is a bit annoying.

Overall I'm feeling Yo-Ho-Ho, with a bit of low grumbling.

Couldn't put it better myself.

I like Christmas (at actual Christmas time, not in Nov/early Dec). I like the good food that you only eat at the time of year, plenty of booze, and resting from work. It's also a good reminder to meet up with mates at some point to catchup, sometimes we go too long.

The presents stuff does my head in. It makes the whole build up so hyperbolic and stressful, not to mention expensive. And did I mention stressful? By all means exchange a little something nice/meaningful with the misses or something, if you've got kids get them some goodies etc. But trying to find complete tat to give random family who do likewise for you is just daft. All for the sake of buying something because somehow not buying anything is rude / awkward. And the expectation that you'll spend the period running around trying to visit all the family - on their terms - is just crazy.

 

[Richard Cranium]

I'm 23 and this is the first Christmas where all my family won't be going around to the same house on Christmas Day for dinner and booze. Fees abit weird but we are all getting together on the 27th. I do love the Christmas period though, Plenty of time spent with the family and I've got some younger cousins so it's good to see them as excited as I used to get when I was 11!

Christmas Eve is an all day job in town which is always absolutley brilliant and Boxing Day for the football.

I do agree on buying naff presents for people though, I have told people not to bother getting me anything, Spend it on the kids and I'll just play with their toys on the day

 

[Indian Dan]

Apart from the wife, the immediate family have agreed to cap the present spend at £20. Can get some great tat for that!

On the food front, I've just bought a pork pie topped with cranberries from M&S - that fucker will do well to survive until Boxing Day.

Got to recommend the Southwold Winter Ale from them, too. 6.7% and it's marvellous. £2.40 a bottle.

 

[appletablepenny]

I don't get any presents. I'm 47 years old, what do I need that I can't buy myself?

 

[Modernist]

Exactly now I have nephews and nieces my and my family have agreed to just buy the kids presents. Which suits me fine.

Looking forward to it, loads of family, playing with all the kids presents......although I see family all the time so won't be much different to any other day lol.

 

[Red]

Naff music is great if the weather makes it feel like Christmas. Without snow its all just a load of old horse cock.

I quite like horse cock. Christmas can just go and fuck off as far as I'm concerned. I am a miserable twat when it comes to Christmas. I'm currently in a food bank on outreach and the service users have more Christmas cheer than me

 

[SALTIRE]

 

[The Paranoid Pineapple]

There are plenty of things I have a tendency to be a bit bah humbug about but Christmas isn't one of them. I'm a big fan.

Think I've been fortunate in recent years in that it's been a pretty low-key event for us - this year I'm again just spending it with my parents and sister so we do all the little rituals we've always done as a family (don't have many other family commitments - visit to elderly grandparents and a visit from my sister's other half will be it). Just gonna enjoy spending some time with them all and MASSIVELY OVERINDULGING

 

[Indian Dan]

Great. Xmas Day and I've been up twice already with the shits.

 

[TubularBells]

Christmas Eve is an all day job in town which is always absolutley brilliant and Boxing Day for the football.

I guess it wouldn't be so bad if Christmas fell in midweek. The fact Xmas Eve falls on a Saturday this year makes it doubly annoying. Mainly because that is our usual grocery shopping day. We always go out at 7.40am and get it all done by about 10.30am on a Saturday.
Yesterday, and can someone please explain why people do this. It was madness. 8am and everybody was in the store panic buying! I have a short fuse at the best of times, so I am surprised I got home without punching someone.
Bloody annoying seeing as Christmas starts on November 1st these days. Yet people feel the need to rush to the shops at the last minute!

Also annoyed about the lack of football. Didn't know what to do with myself yesterday with no football at all. None today either. Having withdrawals!

 

[Leo]

I guess it wouldn't be so bad if Christmas fell in midweek. The fact Xmas Eve falls on a Saturday this year makes it doubly annoying. Mainly because that is our usual grocery shopping day. We always go out at 7.40am and get it all done by about 10.30am on a Saturday.
Yesterday, and can someone please explain why people do this. It was madness. 8am and everybody was in the store panic buying! I have a short fuse at the best of times, so I am surprised I got home without punching someone.
Bloody annoying seeing as Christmas starts on November 1st these days. Yet people feel the need to rush to the shops at the last minute!

Also annoyed about the lack of football. Didn't know what to do with myself yesterday with no football at all. None today either. Having withdrawals!

Piss off Bells................football up here (the fact that my bet bombed has nothing to do with it) so at least I was happy.....................

 

[TubularBells]

Piss off Bells................football up here (the fact that my bet bombed has nothing to do with it) so at least I was happy.....................

Scottish football doesn't count

 

[Leo]

Scottish football doesn't count

Ah, but who was happier.............