Are You A Christmas Person?

[TWR]

Do you enjoy all the hype, or do you think it's getting out of hand with the costs?

[Baldric]

We don't do Christmas as such, don't bother with Deccies, we have a tastefully decorated Fake Tree that goes in the porch as a token gesture. We exchange presents between ourselves and send to relatives. this Year the exchange will wait 'til New Year as Tash's Sister is arriving for a few days on 29th and over new Year, which will be nice, hopefully Mrs B will be back from Norfolk by then.
We always enjoy it.

[mccfluff]

nope, really can't be bothered with it all. I'm not religious and the thought of spending the day with overexcited kids (and adults) does nothing for me. A nice chilled out day by myself is just perfick.

[mccfluff]

I know what I like and it's not kids.

or adults.

just people generally.

[andy-hughes]

My approach has been the same since it all got really serious - if it's going to start three months early, it should last for a week, to make it worth the build-up. If it's going to last a day, it should start one week before.

Sadly, what we have is the three month build-up for one day.

That said, I loathed Christmas as a child - just waiting for the row between by parents to kick off.

As an adult, I have had amazing Christmases with my family I have now, and really do my best to get into the spirit, but I have to say that January 2 is one of my best days - everything back to normal again, how I like it.

[EcclesCake]

Fluff a few years ago I spent Christmas on my own, jim jams, prosecco and fajitas for dinner, it was fab.

I was worried that I was going to have to barricade the front door as none of my neighbours believed I was happy to spend the day alone and I was worried they were going to drags me to their homes and subject me to the evilness of turkey and cranberry sauce.

[mccfluff]

that does annoy me, people ask what you are doing and you tell them and get the "awww poor you " bit as if its the end of the world that I'm on my own.

heating - that's another thing, over heated houses....

[Barmaid]

We have lovely family time at Christmas and it is always special. I think it helps that as a family we all genuinely like each other and just get on really well. There is never an tension and I have some wonderful Christmas memories. We dont go overboard though.

I ignore most of the hype tho and just dip in and out when it suits. As for it getting out of hand, no I dont think so. Christmas is a personal thing in my view and people should be able to do as little or as much as they like.

[EcclesCake]

The thought of spending Christmas Day with somebody else's pished Great-Aunt Beryl who's been sneaking the sherry and another families traditions brings me out in hives.

I had a fantastic day, I particularly didn't want to leave the house as I had no way of knowing when Mr Cake may have been able to call.

[ChillDoubt]

No. Yes....hugely.

[david small]

Hate the false Bonhomie. Any song with Christmas in the lyrics played endlessly. Sometimes sense a more spiritual feeling in the air. Goodwill to all etc, then another atrocity is committed. Humanity sucks.

[albaqwerty]

loved it when the youngsters arrived.
Am getting more humbug with each passing year, love Boxing Day (it's the young one's birthday!)