Post-Christmas Blues

Scráib · 03-01-2011 7:02pm #1

Y'know I really hate that first week after Christmas and New Years is done. The Christmas RTE Guide has just run out, people are going back to work, Christmas music isn't being played on the radio anymore and trees and decorations start getting taken down all over the place.

Does anyone get this? I know most get the January blues, but is there a difference between this and post-Christmas blues?

desolate sun · 04-01-2011 11:12am

Yeah I get the post-Christmas blues too.
What really annoys me is there was an ad on the TV a few days ago with Martine McCutcheon and she is taking her Christmas decorations down. Boo!
What is it with the UK - do they not do the whole 12 days of Christmas or something?
It made me angry. There are still two days of the Christmas period left.
Actually my mother calls the 6th little Christmas. We used to get a small present on that day when we were kids.

But ya seeing no ads on TV or Christmas songs on the radio is really depressing. It's still nice to see Christmas lights in peoples houses though.
I for one am going to keep my tree up until the weekend. I really hate getting back to normality.

amiable · 04-01-2011 11:18am

desolate sun wrote: »

Yeah I get the post-Christmas blues too.
What really annoys me is there was an ad on the TV a few days ago with Martine McCutcheon and she is taking her Christmas decorations down. Boo!
What is it with the UK - do they not do the whole 12 days of Christmas or something?
It made me angry. There are still two days of the Christmas period left.
Actually my mother calls the 6th little Christmas. We used to get a small present on that day when we were kids.

But ya seeing no ads on TV or Christmas songs on the radio is really depressing. It's still nice to see Christmas lights in peoples houses though.
I for one am going to keep my tree up until the weekend. I really hate getting back to normality.

Also known as 'womens christmas'

desolate sun · 04-01-2011 11:37am

I was surfing the net and found out that in Elizabethan times the Christmas decorations were left up until Candlemas (Feb 2nd). How does that sound to people? Queen Elizabeth I must have been fond of Christmas!

amiable · 04-01-2011 11:41am

Mine are coming down today

amiable · 04-01-2011 12:04pm

I was in Tesco yesterday and they had their Easter stock out already. Seemed quite weird.

Scráib · 04-01-2011 5:12pm

Seems to me people are looking to get past Christmas and into the new year pretty sharpish. I was in Kilkenny today and decorations were already down in most places. In one shopping centre they were taking down the tree, it was a little depressing!

desolate sun · 05-01-2011 8:21pm

Scráib wrote: »

Seems to me people are looking to get past Christmas and into the new year pretty sharpish. I was in Kilkenny today and decorations were already down in most places. In one shopping centre they were taking down the tree, it was a little depressing!

Booo!! Well I was driving today out the country and there are still loads of lights up - it's lovely to see.

I know people don't want to hear it, but with snow on the way, it's a way to extend the Christmas magic (if it's not disruptive, that is)

racso1975 · 05-01-2011 8:24pm

Still have my lights up and on inside and out! And damn it, it will be like that for a good while yet! Live on christmas spirit live on!

Posy · 06-01-2011 12:30am

amiable wrote: »

I was in Tesco yesterday and they had their Easter stock out already. Seemed quite weird.

They have signs up saying 'Happy Easter!' WTF!!?? :eek:

I didn't have the post-Christmas blues this year because I was sick in bed with a really bad 'flu for a week and half and missed it all so I'm glad it's over because I was so miserable for the whole Christmas. (..after spending the previous 4 months looking forward to it, boo.

)

desolate sun · 06-01-2011 7:51am

Posy wrote: »

I didn't have the post-Christmas blues this year because I was sick in bed with a really bad 'flu for a week and half and missed it all so I'm glad it's over because I was so miserable for the whole Christmas. (..after spending the previous 4 months looking forward to it, boo. )

oh you poor thing posy! I remember you posting allright when I was asking about Christmas in September!
Today you should have yourself a little Christmas to make up for it. Have something yummy for dinner and treat yourself to a little gift. Happy Christmas!

cooltown · 06-01-2011 5:38pm

I believe today is the last day. It is actually so sad thinking that it is over. I'm planning to keep the tree up until the 12 th though.

desolate sun · 06-01-2011 9:05pm

cooltown wrote: »

I believe today is the last day. It is actually so sad thinking that it is over. I'm planning to keep the tree up until the 12 th though.

magentas · 09-01-2011 10:13pm

Just took my tree and decorations down tonight...so depressing:(

ah well, that means next Christmas is closer!!!:D

tommy21 · 11-01-2011 6:38pm

Ours are still up and will be for the next week

desolate sun · 13-01-2011 12:34am

tommy21 wrote: »

Ours are still up and will be for the next week

I was going to take mine down but thought, what the hell and will leave them up for another while! My excuse is I didn't get my money's worth out of them because I wasnt in the house for the Christmas period.
I noticed another house with a Christmas tree and lights lit the other day

amiable · 13-01-2011 12:37am

I suppose whatever floats your boat haha

star-pants · 13-01-2011 12:39am

amiable wrote: »

I suppose whatever floats your boat haha

Well it IS the Christmas forum, for all of us that love it.

amiable · 13-01-2011 12:41am

star-pants wrote: »

Well it IS the Christmas forum, for all of us that love it.

Did i criticise anybody or moan about christmas or tell somebody what to do?

star-pants · 13-01-2011 12:44am

amiable wrote: »

Did i criticise anybody or moan about christmas or tell somebody what to do?

Nope, never said you did

amiable · 13-01-2011 12:45am

star-pants wrote: »

Nope, never said you did

Ok mod

star-pants · 13-01-2011 12:49am

amiable wrote: »

Ok mod

o_O I was just saying some of us are a bit mad about Christmas, tis why we're all in here after all. Perhaps my tone came across wrong

amiable · 13-01-2011 12:51am

star-pants wrote: »

o_O I was just saying some of us are a bit mad about Christmas, tis why we're all in here after all. Perhaps my tone came across wrong

Perhaps it did

star-pants · 13-01-2011 12:59am

amiable wrote: »

Perhaps it did

I'll put one of these ''

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I've seen a few houses with lights still up, I love outside trees with lights still on though, like trees in peoples gardens, tis always nice to see.
Saw some teeny fake trees on sale in Tesco today, a few of them lonely on the shelf, all reduced and no home. That gives you Christmas blues alright!

amiable · 13-01-2011 1:01am

star-pants wrote: »

I'll put one of these '' '' in in future to avoid confusion.

I've seen a few houses with lights still up, I love outside trees with lights still on though, like trees in peoples gardens, tis always nice to see.
Saw some teeny fake trees on sale in Tesco today, a few of them lonely on the shelf, all reduced and no home. That gives you Christmas blues alright!

Thanks

stevefinnn · 03-05-2011 11:41pm

X-MAS

littlemis · 08-05-2011 8:13pm

Still have my house lit up in the evenings with Christmas lights and some decs still up,tree still up too.Took them down to spring clean and well thought it easier to put them up again than store them away in the attic.{ok,I was in one of my,couldn't be bothered moods.}:)

Posy · 11-05-2011 2:58am

Oh littlemis, your house sounds brilliant!

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