You guys doing anything for Christmas?

[GrumpyGregry]

It's Bah! Humbug!

If you're gonna be a Scrooge at least be a proper Scrooge.

 

[Tim Hall]

We shall be spending Christmas in a graveyard...

Not St Clement, West Thurrock? You old romantic.

 

[BoldonLad]

On Saturday I’m treating the wife to Afternoon Tea at a nice hotel. It will be nice to relax as I’ve been putting the overtime in the last 3 weeks. 18 hrs the first week, 28 hours last week and by Friday this week another 18 hours. Working for Royal Mail I could of done more, it’s been absolutely mental this Christmas at work and I’m looking forward to 10 days off starting Saturday.
Sunday I’ll be up early to start baking. Sausage rolls, mince pies, baklava and a couple of loaves of bread. I’ll also be making some chicken liver parfait.
Dinner, then a few cocktails with he wife in the evening and watch a bit of t.v
Christmas morning I’ll be cooking the bird (a cockerel, more flavour than a turkey) and the wife’s in charge of the veg. After lunch I shall be relaxing with a couple of cognacs and a few whiskys.

Sounds like you are a very generous hard working individual.

Would you mind just keeping all of that to yourself, just in case MY wife reads it, I don't want her expectations raised THAT high

 

[Salad Dodger]

This year, for the first time ever in 60 years, we shall be spending Christmas Day with some non-family. Two of our friends were due to be visiting one of their relatives, but the arrangements fell through last week, so they were then going to be on their own. As they both lost their first husband/wife to cancer some years ago, they both find Christmas a bit depressing. We offered that they come to us for the day, and they are both looking forward to it.
And we have the bonus of their very cute dog to entertain us for the day!

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

I'm going to Hull and back.

(My mother spent Christmas with my brother last year but he died in March so I thought it might be better to get her away this year.)

 

[vickster]

[QUOTE 5087693, member: 43827"]That's the only thing Christmas is about for me. I could gladly do without the sales/presents/turkey/booze/trimmings/god crap but it does get us and our kids back under the same roof for a few days.

And if I hear one more TV cook and/or personality tell me how to make this the "best Christmas ever", I'll chuck a brick through the TV. Christmas is not a competition.[/QUOTE]
Maybe not...but on the other hand it is actually about all that 'God crap' (which is a pretty offensive way to describe it surely)

 

[Salty seadog]

nights.

 

[numbnuts]

If it's not raining going to the beach

 

[gavroche]

Getting a year older.


... sorry, no, that's not me. That's Jesus.

Any proof of that?

 

[jefmcg]

Any proof of that?

there's always one

 

[Slick]

I'm not particularly religious but I always think you can't have an upbringing that included Sunday school since before I can remember, Cubs, Scouts then Boys Brigade (Steadfast & Sure) without at least some of it sticking. I'll mostly be overeating, some drinking and generally having a good time with family, and friends, but I will have some time to remember others who are no longer with us and why we are supposed to be celebrating in the first place.

 

[kevin_cambs_uk]

I cook the dinner for 15 people
I get bored otherwise!

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

I cook the dinner for 15 people
I get bored otherwise!

Ah, but I think we need to know how many turn up....

 

[kevin_cambs_uk]

Ah, but I think we need to know how many turn up....

Lol
15
I have to behave the mother in law is one of them

 

[Tin Pot]

Lol
15
I have to behave the mother in law is one of them

I’m cook for the first time this year, for seven adults, two kids and baby . What could go wrong?

I will try to lay off the booze until they leave.