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- London
Can't help but ask what that was about Ian. Sounds odd for a child. I know you're not a turkey.
Come on own up.
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Can't help but ask what that was about Ian. Sounds odd for a child. I know you're not a turkey.
- Location
- London
The Italians killed Christ then when the Empire lark was waning set themselves up as the global centre of the new power, the Church?
edit on main topic - quite like Christmas although an atheist. Don't go overboard on the fuss though. Liked it as a kid.
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roadrash
cycle chatterer
- Location
- sitting on the edge of wigan pier
I don't mind Christmas , its not quite the same as the kids have all grown up and moved out , I do enjoy seeing other folk enjoying thereselves, especially my granddaughter.
No reason. I just didn't like it. Christmas wasn't a big thing in the household anyway. We had the tree, decs and dinner what have you. Money was tight most of the time being a biggish family, but there was always pressies for us. But I just never seemed to enjoy it all. I was far happier going out to play then having to sit indoors with family and whoever was visiting.
guitarpete247
Just about surviving
- Location
- Leicestershire
Last year we were in Seville. The year before Barcelona. This year we're going chilly in Krakow.
We will see grandkids the week before.
I like Christmas but would not enjoy it just the two of us alone in front of the box so go away and enjoy ourselves somewhere new. New sights and different food.
Never could stand turkey, horrible dry, tasteless.
We will see grandkids the week before.
I like Christmas but would not enjoy it just the two of us alone in front of the box so go away and enjoy ourselves somewhere new. New sights and different food.
Never could stand turkey, horrible dry, tasteless.
Salty seadog
Space Cadet...(3rd Class...)
Just the dinner for me which I always have at the folks.
You can keep the rest thank you very much.
You can keep the rest thank you very much.
Andy in Germany
Guru
- Location
- Freiburg im Breisgau
I know that feeling. I really disliked Christmas as a child because being made to sit in a circle with lots of people and play silly games where you could be centre of attention was my idea of Hell. It's only recently that I discovered what I felt was a form of anxiety attack, but I doubt it would have made any difference if I'd told people then.
Thankfully in Germany the silly games thing is a lot less common.
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gbb
Legendary Member
- Location
- Peterborough
Love Xmas. We always had good ones as kids in the 1960s and 70s but they were very basic compared to today's.
Get all the kids n grandkids round, usually 14 of us for dinner, watch tv and relax and play with the kids. What can be better ?
Glad of some peace and quiet later in the day mind.
Get all the kids n grandkids round, usually 14 of us for dinner, watch tv and relax and play with the kids. What can be better ?
Glad of some peace and quiet later in the day mind.
- Location
- London
Must admit I never liked the paper hat thing. Pretty much all the family looked a bit bashful as they put them on.
Nonethewiser
Well-Known Member
- Location
- Pontefract West Yorkshire
The actual holidays I enjoy as we normally have decent family time on Christmas Day and Boxing day, no paper hats as we all seem to dislike them, but the terrible commercialism with ads really starting to kick in at the beginning of November really pees me off. I mean really pees me off.
Elswick Cotterpin
Veteran
- Location
- South Wales
The run up is far too long and the day itself seems to pass very quickly. Enjoyed it when I was young, watching Morecombe and Wise and The Two Ronnies kind of shows, but something's changed because I don't find them funny any more. My old Mum died twelve years ago and dad's got Parkinsons so that's the old family aspect gone, makes it kind of a sad time in lots of ways, probably the same for lots of people that way. We usually have a nice day, eat a bit more than usual, walk the dog, pretty much what we do on lots of other days but with tinsel.
Reynard
Guru
- Location
- Cambridgeshire, UK
I like Christmas, but not when I have to put up with it from August bank holiday onwards. The blatant commercialism really grates, and we like to do things very simply here chez Casa Reynard.
Gifts tend to be mostly home made e.g. jams, chutneys, lebkuchen, speculoos - that kind of thing. Does more to put a smile on someone's face than anything bought.
These days, it's just mum, me and the cats, so we pretty well much please ourselves. Since we're of assorted mixed European heritage, we nick the best bits of tradition and food from each and don't bother with the rest of it.
We do Christmas Eve in a vaguely Polish / German way - but far, far more simply than when dad was alive. We always break and share bread with each other (oplatek) and there's always an extra place setting at the table. And the meal is either fish or vegetarian. Last year we had crayfish tails in a spicy sauce, followed by a platter of smoked fish. With home baked bread.
If I'm not too knackered (I do go yellow stickering on Christmas Eve after all LOL) then I'll go to the midnight service in Ely Cathedral. I'm not terribly religious, but it's a stunning place to go, soak up the atmosphere and listen to some wonderful music.
But come Christmas Day, I just cook a really poncy meal (the Belgian tradition of more and better) and the day is spent by the fire, relaxing with a good book, the cats and the typical festive nibbles: tangerines, dried druits, candied chestnuts, lebkuchen, mince pies, makowiec, stollen... Oh yeah, and the day isn't complete without a Christmas pudding.
What I really do love about this time of year, though is the food... Did I mention the food? Oh sorry, I just love the food.
Gifts tend to be mostly home made e.g. jams, chutneys, lebkuchen, speculoos - that kind of thing. Does more to put a smile on someone's face than anything bought.
These days, it's just mum, me and the cats, so we pretty well much please ourselves. Since we're of assorted mixed European heritage, we nick the best bits of tradition and food from each and don't bother with the rest of it.
We do Christmas Eve in a vaguely Polish / German way - but far, far more simply than when dad was alive. We always break and share bread with each other (oplatek) and there's always an extra place setting at the table. And the meal is either fish or vegetarian. Last year we had crayfish tails in a spicy sauce, followed by a platter of smoked fish. With home baked bread.
If I'm not too knackered (I do go yellow stickering on Christmas Eve after all LOL) then I'll go to the midnight service in Ely Cathedral. I'm not terribly religious, but it's a stunning place to go, soak up the atmosphere and listen to some wonderful music.
But come Christmas Day, I just cook a really poncy meal (the Belgian tradition of more and better) and the day is spent by the fire, relaxing with a good book, the cats and the typical festive nibbles: tangerines, dried druits, candied chestnuts, lebkuchen, mince pies, makowiec, stollen... Oh yeah, and the day isn't complete without a Christmas pudding.
What I really do love about this time of year, though is the food... Did I mention the food? Oh sorry, I just love the food.
- Location
- London
As a kid by the time I had eaten half a tin of quality street and the Christmas dinner the Christmas pudding was too much. So now prefer to have that two or days later - which means you can buy them in the sales 
Aldi top ones not bad. Use by date over a year so you can, on a run, always buy in January for the year after. Many years ago, running very late on Christmas eve I discovered that everything was being sold off cheap. Had the impression a fair few gannets had cottoned on to this so now don't bother. Definitely no point buying a mountain of stuff for the day - impossible to eat it all and you risk doing the Monty P exploding man thing and feeling really bad. So get what you need, then pop out on the 27th on the bike for more.
Aldi top ones not bad. Use by date over a year so you can, on a run, always buy in January for the year after. Many years ago, running very late on Christmas eve I discovered that everything was being sold off cheap. Had the impression a fair few gannets had cottoned on to this so now don't bother. Definitely no point buying a mountain of stuff for the day - impossible to eat it all and you risk doing the Monty P exploding man thing and feeling really bad. So get what you need, then pop out on the 27th on the bike for more.
Ming the Merciless
There is no mercy
- Location
- Inside my skull
It is a great day to go for a ride. Roads are fairly empty.
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
I did a 50 km ride around noon on Christmas Day a couple of years ago and was surprised by the amount of traffic! Yes, there was probably less than usual but I still had scores of vehicles driving past me. I assume that a lot of people either go out for Christmas dinner or go visiting family.
