[Closed] Who is looking forward to CHRISTMAS........

You're a cheerful little camper, aren't you?

not me - i'm skint and moving into a new house (not actually new, needs a heating system among other things)!

Bah humbug!

Humbug.

Me, can't wait, it's the most wonderful of the year.

rewski , you 12 then,

[i]"Happy Christmas your arrse, I pray to God it's our last..."[/i]

But FWIW, yes, I am.

No westlife xmas single either.

These funny Christian festivals mean nothing much to me

Blimey Project, you'd better hope you don't get any of these as pressies for christmas:

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I am, 3 and 5 year old boys, first proper bikes for both and Wii dance, lighten up guy did you not grow up with the threat of nuclear war? I've had 20 odd Christmas dinners since then and the world keeps on turning, enjoy life mate

rewski , you 12 then,

No I have to start working for a living!

El bent never had a need for razor blades, have an electric shaver, got it for christmas, when i was 16,

Funny capitalistic festivals, sureley thats what you mean dont you TJ.

CHRISTMAS THE TIME OF STEALING AND THEN GIVING......

These funny Christian festivals mean nothing much to me

funnily enough i find that i can enjoy the nativity story element to christmas and along with practicing the good will to all men bit i find that i enjoy a christian xmas without really being a christian.

besides, i think that the whole solstice/turning the corner thing and the chance to catch up with all my family will always be worth celebrating.

it's my favourite week of the year, made even greater this year because i just scored some work in the nick of time.

It's usually the only time that the family (we three kids and mum and dad) are all together, so I suppose that's rather special.

solstice is different to Christmas and I celebrate it every year

MASSIVELY looking forward to it. First time the twins, nearly 3, get it. They are mega excited about it already.

solstice is different to Christmas and I celebrate it every year

not really, same festival transplanted.

sort of, but not yet. we've only just had bonfire night FFS

i am, cos all those things that you quoted dont really concern or affect me. 8)

Me but I'm working so we'll do some of it on boxing day.

I'm fairly certain I'm working 300 miles away from home on Christmas Day this year so if you don't mind, can we delay it a couple of days?

Tj, its just a mid winter festival nicked by the Christians. We should nick it back.

I'm going to be about 4486 miles from home for Christmas, and I can't wait.

(bit the bullet and booked a Snnowboarding holiday, got to say I'm more exciterd about Xmas than I have been fo a long time)

Yep, luv it, making puddings and decs and stuff already, driving gf mad with all my plans, had a lush time last year, and I fully intend to do it all again this year.

What emsz said (welcome back btw!)

I'm an evangelical atheist, but I bloody love Christmas.

People who moan about Christmas are usually surly, miserable tossers who genuinely despise anyone else having a good time.

This sums it up for me:

Now how did I guess
You were going to express
Your disdain at the crane
With the bright fairy lights
And you moan at the snow
‘Cos your car wouldn’t go
Oh it’s cliched
To be cynical
At Christmas

You don’t have a tree
And your smile has a fee
All the same, here’s a card
For your boring facade
Jingle Bells, piney smells
All the boys and the girls
Say it’s cliched
To be cynical
At Christmas
Oh it’s cliched
To be cynical
At Christmas

See how we yawn
At your bile and your scorn
It’s a beautiful day
Peace on Earth has been played
Make a noise with your toys
And ignore the killjoys
‘Cos it’s cliched
To be cynical
At Christmas

From: Half Man Half Biscuit: It's Cliched to be Cynical at Christmas - lyrics http://www.chrisrand.com/hmhb/trouble-over-bridgwater/its-cliched-to-be-cynical-at-christmas/#ixzz1d3rMNoNI

Oliverd1981 and myself have the right idea for Xmas...to get the f away from the UK! I've chose sun rather than snow though! 😛

Meeeeee I love christmas, not for any religious reason so feel free to call me a hypocrite but I just love hot mincepices with brandy butter.

Nowt cynical from me - I do my best to ignore it and I will have no lunch on the 25th at all - instead I will send money to famine relief.

solstice is (usually) the 21st and that will be a time for a little quiet contemplation to mark the changing of the year

People who moan about Christmas are usually surly, miserable tossers who genuinely despise anyone else having a good time.

^^This^^

Welcome back and happy christmas Emsz

When I were a lad, Christmas didn't mean much Dad was usually working and, apart from pressies for my brother and I, it was just like any other day. New Year was the big party and get-together.

Funny how we've adopted English culture in the same way that folk now complain about US culture invading the UK.

I like Christmas but will try and ignore anything to do with it until after December 1st at least.

I'm not at all religious but I think it can only be a good thing that once a year people make the effort to meet up and see their families and friends etc, this is what I look forward to most really.

It's a shame it's so ridiculously commercialised but on balance it's still worth it.

Why on Earth would you ignore something that brings a little fun to so many people?

Don't care what you think of it, but why isolate yourself from a little communal happiness?

Not big, clever or special.
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druidh - Member

When I were a lad, Christmas didn't mean much Dad was usually working and, apart from pressies for my brother and I, it was just like any other day. New Year was the big party and get-together.

Funny how we've adopted English culture in the same way that folk now complain about US culture invading the UK.

Works both ways - New Years Eve used to be a quiet contemplation of the year past and a time to plan for the forthcoming twelve months.

Just another excuse for a piss up now.

true but why does it have to start 8 weeks before the big day?

I think to a degree the US has it about right - let's get Thanksgiving out of the way before we start thinking about Christmas/Hannukah/Yule or whatever you want to call it.

I do enjoy getting together with the inlaws for a couple of days, and also a guaranteed week off (you see, there [i]are[/i] some advantages to working in the manufacturing sector!).

Going to be a little bit difficult this year turning down anything sweet though, first christmas as a diabetic 🙁

I'll be in the Alps on my snowboard so it will be the best Christmas ever.

Rusty Spanner - Member

Why on Earth would you ignore something that brings a little fun to so many people?

Don't care what you think of it, but why isolate yourself from a little communal happiness?

Not big, clever or special.

I am assuming that is aimed at me?

Its a hypocritical orgy of consumerism. I dislike the "traditional" meal, I dislike the huge pressure to spend spend spend especially the waste of money in buy people stuff they don't need or will ever use. There is huge pressure on people to eat drink and be merry and I find it quite sickening actually. Because of this pressure there is a huge rise in suicide, domestic and other violence.

I get my family to give money to famine relief charity rather than buying me presents and I send the money I would spend on Christmas lunch to famine relief charities.

I do buy or make small token presents for people - something imaginative and nice and appropriate.

Over the years I have usually worked on Christmas day so my colleagues could have the day off. Its unlikely I will be working this year so I am considering volunteering to help in the homeless hostel. Thats a Christian charitable thing to do. Otherwise I will spend at least some of teh day cycling or walking out in the countryside

solstice I will mark and new year is the time for me to party with friends.

None of my family will be in the UK and none of Mrs TJs immedaite family is alive.

Ouch! I can see where TJs coming from and in the past I prob would have agreed with a lot of that, espicially the rampant consumerism. Hate that about Christmas. Not so up on my solstices but I do on the other hand enjoy a good Beltaine!!
My wife loves Christmas, her infectious enthusiasm for it has rubbed off on me a bit and although my family can be a pita sometimes I can't wait for both our families getting together to spend some time together..
Oh aye, working nightshift Christmas night so will get to jump ship before it all gets too tipsy and rowdy..

TandemJeremy - Member

These funny Christian festivals mean nothing much to me

TandemJeremy - Member

Nowt cynical from me - I do my best to ignore it

Your last post (below) seems to contradict the previous two (as quoted from above):

I get my family to give money to famine relief charity rather than buying me presents and I send the money I would spend on Christmas lunch to famine relief charities.
Its unlikely I will be working this year so I am considering volunteering to help in the homeless hostel.

You're allowed to enjoy yourself too you know - it doesn't make you a bad person.

Some people get pissed, knock each other about and indulge in an orgy of consumerism all year round.
They might do the same at Christmas, but at least they smile at each other whilst they're doing it. 😀

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+1 for duggan and TJ has the same idea. I hated Christmas and all it stood for after childhood right up until 4-5 years ago (37 now) I met someone who wasn't messed up, didn't have a load of baggage and had a family that still was together. It took a few forced Christmases to see that families can actually spen it together an have a great time without getting ****ered and arguing. I actually look forward to it now but iv spent many a year just taking myself off away camping just to get away from the incessant commercial shite.

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Merry Christmas everybody. Except TJ, who has adopted the 'dour scot' persona completely.