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Title: Anyone's Christmas decs up yet?
Post by: grain.ben on 20 November 2012, 19:01:42
As per above ^

We all have the OOF spirit, do we have the Christmas spirit too?  ::)
Title: Re: Anyone's Christmas decs up yet?
Post by: pscocoa on 20 November 2012, 19:05:40
Put the outdoor lights in position and checked out - but not switched on - only reason being I am away most of next 3 weekends.
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Post by: Richie London on 20 November 2012, 19:06:26
Don't have a xmas here. not worth on my own. :(
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Post by: BazaJT on 20 November 2012, 19:07:56
Although we have no end of Xmas decorations,we haven't put any up at all for at least the last 10 years!
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Post by: tunnie on 20 November 2012, 19:08:35
I don't own a tree or any Christmas decorations!  ;D
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Post by: cam2502 on 20 November 2012, 19:12:04
As a bachelor boy I never used to bother with them, but SWMBO loves Christmas and is planning to get them up at start od December.
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Post by: the alarming man on 20 November 2012, 19:14:30
neighbours have had their tree up since late october (something strange there prehaps they can't  wait ???) christmas is for december only lol :y
Title: Re: Anyone's Christmas decs up yet?
Post by: tunnie on 20 November 2012, 19:16:25
As a bachelor boy I never used to bother with them, but SWMBO loves Christmas and is planning to get them up at start od December.

I fear I maybe the same, but if she wants them, she can get them herself  ;D
Title: Re: Anyone's Christmas decs up yet?
Post by: grain.ben on 20 November 2012, 19:16:37
Come on guys, where's the spirit? all the christmas songs while putting the tree and decs up, getting quite alot p***ed up, all the food and nibbles, and more drink, and not to worry about whats going to go wrong next on the miggy  ;D
Title: Re: Anyone's Christmas decs up yet?
Post by: Entwood on 20 November 2012, 19:30:01
NOTHING goes up before the 10th December at the earliest. That's still 2 weeks to go which is well sufficient.

Went into a restaurant last week, Christmas tree and decs all up, mixture of carols and mexican music over the damned speakers .. :( Why do I have to listen to such crap while I eat ??  :(
Title: Re: Anyone's Christmas decs up yet?
Post by: Broomies Mate on 20 November 2012, 19:41:09
SWMBO asked if she could put up the tree on the weekend.

One glance and I think she understood.

Christmas things are for Christmas.
Title: Re: Anyone's Christmas decs up yet?
Post by: cleggy on 20 November 2012, 19:47:22
SWMBO started on the Christmas cake tonight, soaking the fruit in Brandy :y :y :y

Tree, a real 'un and decorations go up the weekend before and come down 2 January. We have a 15 foot fir tree outside the house with old fashion coloured light bulbs festooned on it which I'll put on when the weather is better and switch on again the week before Christmas.

We only celebrate the pagan festival and to keep the Christians happy ::) ::) ;D ;D
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Post by: TheBoy on 20 November 2012, 19:54:27
Far too early for the home (Xmas Eve is too early!!), but my bro has his up in the shops.
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Post by: Sir Tigger KC on 20 November 2012, 20:01:48
Bah! Christmas should be restricted by law to 'The Twelve Days'!!   ::)
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Post by: martin42 on 20 November 2012, 21:33:30
totally agree ^^^^ heart fm playing christmas songs,so i now dont listen to that for the rest of the year,i havnt got any christmas decs or put any up for the past 5 years,but looks like the new gf will be changing that this year,cant complain as she pays her rent on time  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: Jukeboxnut on 20 November 2012, 21:56:56
There's a house near mine that has been lit up with every external decoration you can think of for 3 weeks now. At home the decorations go up 2 weeks before Christmas with no external lighting.
Title: Re: Anyone's Christmas decs up yet?
Post by: pscocoa on 20 November 2012, 22:18:20
As regards decorations or not much depends on whether you have kids/grandkids

As regards timing of putting up - if you are travelling around a lot during Christmas Eve to New Years Day period and you only put them up week before then it seems hardly worth it as you never reap the benfit of the effort . Entwood I think mentioned Dec 10th as a date which is pretty good timing/balance I think
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Post by: Sir Tigger KC on 20 November 2012, 22:33:54
Bah! Christmas should be restricted by law to 'The Twelve Days'!!   ::)

Actually I quite like Christmas!  :)  It's the 3 month run up to it that I hate!  >:(  We seem to get it rammed down our throat from September onwards and I get heartily sick of it!!  :(  When it actually arrives (Christmas Eve) I'm OK, and abit of Christmas cheer helps things along!  ;)
Title: Re: Anyone's Christmas decs up yet?
Post by: Vamps on 20 November 2012, 22:37:12
Bah! Christmas should be restricted by law to 'The Twelve Days'!!   ::)

Actually I quite like Christmas!  :)  It's the 3 month run up to it that I hate!  >:(  We seem to get it rammed down our throat from September onwards and I get heartily sick of it!!  :(  When it actually arrives (Christmas Eve) I'm OK, and abit of Christmas cheer helps things along!  ;)

That sounds a bit like me, so agree with that...... :y :y
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Post by: Lazydocker on 20 November 2012, 22:44:26
Christmas doesn't start here until December 20th at the earliest ::) ::)

I can understand the need for some shops to get the decorations up but, as others have said, the build up really boils my urine >:( >:(
Title: Re: Anyone's Christmas decs up yet?
Post by: omega3000 on 21 November 2012, 08:07:03
Christmas doesn't start here until December 20th at the earliest ::) ::)

I can understand the need for some shops to get the decorations up but, as others have said, the build up really boils my urine >:( >:(

Aye and the xmas tv adverts a right pita but at least that can be turned off , about the 20th december is quite early enough for going up the loft  ::)
Title: Re: Anyone's Christmas decs up yet?
Post by: cleggy on 21 November 2012, 09:04:34
Christmas doesn't start here until December 20th at the earliest ::) ::)

I can understand the need for some shops to get the decorations up but, as others have said, the build up really boils my urine >:( >:(

Aye and the xmas tv adverts a right pita but at least that can be turned off , about the 20th december is quite early enough for going up the loft  ::)

I agree, the week before is soon enough, I don't mind preparing earlier and getting stuff in but it stays out of site until we're ready for christmas
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Post by: Del Boy on 21 November 2012, 17:43:09
Bah! Christmas should be restricted by law to 'The Twelve Days'!!   ::)

Actually I quite like Christmas!  :)  It's the 3 month run up to it that I hate!  >:(  We seem to get it rammed down our throat from September onwards and I get heartily sick of it!!  :(  When it actually arrives (Christmas Eve) I'm OK, and abit of Christmas cheer helps things along!  ;)

I could not agree more  :y.
Title: Re: Anyone's Christmas decs up yet?
Post by: Vamps on 21 November 2012, 20:23:16
Bah! Christmas should be restricted by law to 'The Twelve Days'!!   ::)

Actually I quite like Christmas!  :)  It's the 3 month run up to it that I hate!  >:(  We seem to get it rammed down our throat from September onwards and I get heartily sick of it!!  :(  When it actually arrives (Christmas Eve) I'm OK, and abit of Christmas cheer helps things along!  ;)

I could not agree more  :y.

+1........... :y
Title: Re: Anyone's Christmas decs up yet?
Post by: Turk on 21 November 2012, 21:31:46
I don't own a tree or any Christmas decorations!  ;D

 :y  Same here. Any Crimbo cards I may receive get put on display, and that's only in case the sender may call in.  Bah bumhug !!  :)
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Post by: steve6367 on 21 November 2012, 22:36:55
Up on Christmas Eve an then for 12 days of Christmas
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Post by: Bionic on 22 November 2012, 06:55:11
 :D When you are wed to someone who still thinks they are a child then they go up, like ours, at the start of November and only come down at midnight on the 5 Jan............ ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Anyone's Christmas decs up yet?
Post by: andyc on 22 November 2012, 09:39:31
If i had my way they would go up on Xmas eve and come down Boxing Day and thats still long. Always said that if i was on my own over Xmas i'd bugger off to the most remote lake i could find and spend the week fishing, no radio, no TV and no phone.

Bahumbug

Andy
Title: Re: Anyone's Christmas decs up yet?
Post by: twiglet on 22 November 2012, 10:11:34
If i had my way they would go up on Xmas eve and come down Boxing Day and thats still long. Always said that if i was on my own over Xmas i'd bugger off to the most remote lake i could find and spend the week fishing, no radio, no TV and no phone.

Bahumbug

Andy

100% with you on that one Andy!  Except for the fishing bit... I'd be out in the garage, detailing to my heart's content!  8)
Title: Re: Anyone's Christmas decs up yet?
Post by: acope on 22 November 2012, 10:29:23
We..I dont do xmas, what a waste of time and money, my misses gets bits for the young grand kids thats about it ( she gives them more than enough stuff through out the year)
..bah humbug.
Title: Re: Anyone's Christmas decs up yet?
Post by: cleggy on 24 November 2012, 08:49:52
Our first Christmas card just dropped through the letter box  :o :o ;D ;D