When Does Christmas Officially Start For You?
Dec 3rd 2005, 12:40 am
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Re: When Does Christmas Officially Start For You?
Well, since I bought a couple of poinsettas today 
I guess it's started...
I guess it's started...
Dec 3rd 2005, 5:15 am
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Re: When Does Christmas Officially Start For You?
When I get handed (erm, or Santa gets handed) this year's list of demands to be met before midnight 25 December.
Dec 3rd 2005, 6:17 am
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Re: When Does Christmas Officially Start For You?
Saturday after TG we always go out and find the tree, and then decorate in and out.
I don't play Christmas music until two weeks before Christmas. Cookie baking comes the last weekend before Christmas and is shared with friends/neighbors.
Love Christmas time.
I don't play Christmas music until two weeks before Christmas. Cookie baking comes the last weekend before Christmas and is shared with friends/neighbors.
Love Christmas time.
Dec 3rd 2005, 3:58 pm
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Re: When Does Christmas Officially Start For You?
....I don't play Christmas music until two weeks before Christmas. [/QUOTE]
Do you mean to say that you play Christmas music for TWO whole weeks, and then on Christmas Day as well???
Though I have to say I don't mind the nice Salvation Army Band style Christmas songs so much...
It's bl00dy Jiinge Bells and Santa is Coming to Town that I find ... let's say "difficult to tolerate"!
Do you mean to say that you play Christmas music for TWO whole weeks, and then on Christmas Day as well???
Though I have to say I don't mind the nice Salvation Army Band style Christmas songs so much...
It's bl00dy Jiinge Bells and Santa is Coming to Town that I find ... let's say "difficult to tolerate"!
Dec 3rd 2005, 4:06 pm
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Re: When Does Christmas Officially Start For You?
Originally Posted by Elvira
....IThough I have to say I don't mind the nice Salvation Army Band style Christmas songs so much...
It's bl00dy Jiinge Bells and Santa is Coming to Town that I find ... let's say "difficult to tolerate"!
It's bl00dy Jiinge Bells and Santa is Coming to Town that I find ... let's say "difficult to tolerate"!
Dec 4th 2005, 7:07 pm
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Re: When Does Christmas Officially Start For You?
I wanted to put the Christmas tree up today....but our son said no - he wants to wait until his sister arrives from England on 18th December so they can decorate it together...
Dec 4th 2005, 7:36 pm
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Re: When Does Christmas Officially Start For You?
Originally Posted by Englishmum
I wanted to put the Christmas tree up today....but our son said no - he wants to wait until his sister arrives from England on 18th December so they can decorate it together...
started for us yesterday as Jackies mum was down here (LA) from Green Bay and the kids (and us) got to open presents from her early... this week the decs go up (provided monday goes ok).
andy
Dec 4th 2005, 9:41 pm
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Re: When Does Christmas Officially Start For You?
This afternoon - went out and bought some twinkly lights and have just spent the last half hour decorating the tree. Had Christmas songs playing in the background and was drinking a cosmopolitan to get in the mood 
Dec 5th 2005, 9:33 am
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Re: When Does Christmas Officially Start For You?
Living in Florida, Ray would probably be able to shoot Santa and claim he thought it was a threatening intruder. 
Dec 5th 2005, 12:31 pm
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Re: When Does Christmas Officially Start For You?
Originally Posted by doctor scrumpy
Living in Florida, Ray would probably be able to shoot Santa and claim he thought it was a threatening intruder.
I ain't having no bleeding reindeer crapping all over my shingles ...
Dec 5th 2005, 1:06 pm
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Re: When Does Christmas Officially Start For You?
Originally Posted by CaliforniaBride
What with Halloween and Thanksgiving we only get one month of xmas here.
In the UK it used to be when, propped up in a bar drinking lager black, I heard the first lines of Slade......(well that was in my younger days but the song still does it for me).
"are you hanging up your stocking on your wall
it's the time that every santa has a ball
does he ride a red nosed reindeer
does he turn up on his sleigh
do the farries keep him sober for a day
so here it is merry christmas
everybodies having fun
look to the future now
it's only just begun"
(Bet your singing it now!)
Now xmas dosen't start for me until the weekend after Thanksgiving.
What marks the start of the xmas season for you?
In the UK it used to be when, propped up in a bar drinking lager black, I heard the first lines of Slade......(well that was in my younger days but the song still does it for me).
"are you hanging up your stocking on your wall
it's the time that every santa has a ball
does he ride a red nosed reindeer
does he turn up on his sleigh
do the farries keep him sober for a day
so here it is merry christmas
everybodies having fun
look to the future now
it's only just begun"
(Bet your singing it now!)
Now xmas dosen't start for me until the weekend after Thanksgiving.
What marks the start of the xmas season for you?
Dec 5th 2005, 3:12 pm
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Re: When Does Christmas Officially Start For You?
Originally Posted by CaliforniaBride
What with Halloween and Thanksgiving we only get one month of xmas here.
In the UK it used to be when, propped up in a bar drinking lager black, I heard the first lines of Slade......(well that was in my younger days but the song still does it for me).
"What marks the start of the xmas season for you?
In the UK it used to be when, propped up in a bar drinking lager black, I heard the first lines of Slade......(well that was in my younger days but the song still does it for me).
"What marks the start of the xmas season for you?
I don't put up a thing until mid December... I've got to seriously clean up before I drag anything else out and with 3 little kids....if we start any earlier the Xmas list is 10 times as long!!!
Dec 9th 2005, 6:57 pm
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Re: When Does Christmas Officially Start For You?
Started today for me when I heard The Pogues and Kirsty McCall on the radio. Made me ded homesick
Dec 11th 2005, 3:36 am
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Re: When Does Christmas Officially Start For You?
erm..well the tidy up never happened..we just made room for the tree...bought it today decorated it tonight i drank wine and the kids and i listened to Xmas songs, was great , they are old enough to do a great job and the 4 year old has his own mini tree with mini decorations...won't put the yard decorations out for another week or so 
Dec 11th 2005, 3:44 am
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Re: When Does Christmas Officially Start For You?
Originally Posted by Celtic_Angel
erm.....won't put the yard decorations out for another week or so
Have you gone native?
(Do you want to talk about it - maybe we can help?
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