Christmas tree out already? Really???

[captain nemo1701]

Oh come on everybody. It's Xmas:

1. the celebration of an imaginary friend being born a couple of thousand years ago
2. an opportunity for shops to redistribute our wealth to the shop workers on a minimum wage (oh and to the Chinese)
3. a period of dark nights where we get to put twinkly lights up

So what's not to like about the stuff going up in Oct/Nov

Just to add to point 1) Celebrating the invented 'birth' of an imaginary friend which, by staggering mind-boggling co-incidence, is just a few days after the pagan festival of Yule (midwinter solstice).

 

[biggs682]

a house round the corner from us has his big display about 95% up already

 

[raleighnut]

They were decorating the blasted tree last Sunday in my local Tesco

I always prefer them to have some needles left, at least a few.

 

[nickyboy]

Tree goes up on December 1 at home. So November is fair game for commercial organisations

 

[rich p]

I haven't worked at Christmas since 1986

It's nice that you have it off, Fnaar.......

 

[martint235]

Just to add to point 1) Celebrating the invented 'birth' of an imaginary friend which, by staggering mind-boggling co-incidence, is just a few days after the pagan festival of Yule (midwinter solstice).

That also ties in with point 3 about the twinkly lights

 

[Fnaar]

a house round the corner from us has his big display about 95% up already

That's what Miss Goodbody said about the Vicar too... mind you, I suppose it's his job to get it up for his flock.

 

[Electric_Andy]

Me and the Mrs both have lots of annual leave so we can both have it off at the same time at least once a year.

 

[pplpilot]

I would quite happily be put into an induced coma from around the 3rd week of November through 2nd Jan...

 

[biggs682]

I would quite happily be put into an induced coma from around the 3rd week of November through 2nd Jan...

you and me both

 

[screenman]

Anyone else here working over Christmas?

Wish i was, being self employed means no work no pay, youngest is on all day (fireman)

 

[Ron-da-Valli]

We always put our tree up on the first Sunday in December. Of course I always look forward to the annual broadcasting of ....... Oliver!

 

[Brains]

My bro makes TV adverts.
May through to September every year they shoot them back to back.
The launch date for most of them is this Thursday, 5th November (the second that Halloween and Guy Fawkes are done)
The ad to watch this year is apparently the one from Argos

 

[Markymark]

The ad to watch this year is apparently the one from Argos

Is that because they'll be going bust early 2016?

 

[Brains]

Is that because they'll be going bust early 2016?

You know something we dont ?