After Hours super duper mega Christmas thread 2012...

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HO HO HO. MERRY CHRISTMAS

Slattsy

Penny's have a super collection of Christmas jumpers

Indeed they do. I got mine last week, it's got Mr & Mrs Claus on the front!

Those lil kids sure can knit.

Hurricane Carter

Slattsy wrote: »

Penny's have a super collection of Christmas jumpers

I find they generally stock a whole lot of things for Christmas and a lot for the family.

.Henry Sellers.

When are ye putting up your tree?

Hurricane Carter

I've just scheduled our tree to go up on the 3rd.

It's going up on the 7th and there shall be mince pies and mulled wine \o/

SeaFields

Too early :eek:














:pac:

Slattsy

December the 1st my tree will be going up :pac:

And a real tree at that, none of that fake stuff !!

miamee

Deleted User wrote: »

It's going up on the 7th and there shall be mince pies and mulled wine \o/

Add a bit of 'Love Actually' or 'Bad Santa' or 'Elf' on the telly and that will be my house exactly when I am putting up the tree

Slattsy

miamee wrote: »

Add a bit of 'Love Actually' or 'Bad Santa' or 'Elf' on the telly and that will be my house exactly when I am putting up the tree

Gotta be Elf


Or


Home Alone

:pac:

miamee

Slattsy wrote: »

Gotta be Elf


Or


Home Alone

:pac:

Ahh Home Alone. I think I know every word of every bit of it. My sister was a tad obsessed with it as a child! (and still a bit as an adult!)

flutterflye

Is Frada really Santa Claus? :eek:

TeddyTedson

Where do all the Santa letters go? Do they go to Finland?

Lady Chatterton

I'm so looking forward to watching 'A Wonderful Life' again this Christmas. I think it's a beautiful film!

Mint Sauce

ITS STILL NOVEMBER!!!

:P

TeddyTedson

Which mod is getting naked this year?
I'd really like to see Micky...

smash

Anyone know where I can get a tuggie in Ireland? It's getting cold out :pac:

Birneybau

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Lumbo

Can't wait for it to be over :mad:

FatherLen

can't wait to watch die hard with too much food and drink in my belly.

SeaFields

Slattsy wrote: »

And a real tree at that, none of that fake stuff !!

For the last few years I've cut down my tree from local forestry. Am waiting for a national lampoons type moment

Lady Chatterton

Birneybau wrote: »

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It should be illegal for grown men and women to wear onesies :eek: They look particularly bad on men though. Who wants to be with a man who is dressed up like a baby? :eek::D:D:D

TeddyTedson

TeddyTedson wrote: »

I'd really like to see Micky...

Well that rules me out then :P

kylith

TeddyTedson wrote: »

Where do all the Santa letters go? Do they go to Finland?

I think An Post does something with them. My mum says that when we were little Santa used to go on the radio and say hi to everyone he'd gotten a letter from, by name. I don't remember it at all, but she insists that we used to sit and wait for our names to be read so that we'd knew he'd gotten our letters.

Oh, and they do get read, and not just binned on receipt. I once got a letter which referenced something I'd written in my letter so, at least in the 80s, letters to Santa were read by someone at An Post.

Lollers

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2236382/Celebrities-fuel-trend-onesies-Asda-stockpiles-ONE-MILLION-time-Christmas.html

"Sales of onsies in ASDA have gone up by 606 percent, with one million stockpiled for Christmas... Debenhams have also see an increase of 155 percent.

So the odds are someone here is going to give/receive a onsie this year.
Mine is very comfy, it's a bunny rabbit one with ears and tail, would never go out in it, but I have answered the door with it on a few times.

Do you already own one, would you be happy to receive this as a Christmas present ?.

miamee

kylith wrote: »

I think An Post does something with them. My mum says that when we were little Santa used to go on the radio and say hi to everyone he'd gotten a letter from, by name. I don't remember it at all, but she insists that we used to sit and wait for our names to be read so that we'd knew he'd gotten our letters.

Oh, and they do get read, and not just binned on receipt. I once got a letter which referenced something I'd written in my letter so, at least in the 80s, letters to Santa were read by someone at An Post.

What a supercool job that would be :cool:

darrcow

i want santa to die. i heard he was jimmy savilles best mate so watch out kids

Lady Chatterton

TeddyTedson wrote: »

Where do all the Santa letters go? Do they go to Finland?

kylith wrote: »

I think An Post does something with them.

Oh, and they do get read, and not just binned on receipt. I once got a letter which referenced something I'd written in my letter so, at least in the 80s, letters to Santa were read by someone at An Post.

An Post open all the Santa letters and they send out a special Santa letter in response.

I remember receiving the An Post Santa letter as kid and now my six year old loves to receive them.

From An Post: In your letter clearly write your (child's) name and address. Post your letter to: Santa Claus, North Pole (using a 55c stamp). Santa's helpers in An Post will make sure you receive a personal reply from the great man himself, just before Christmas.

http://www.anpost.ie/AnPost/MainContent/ChristmasChannel/Letters+to+Santa.htm

IvySlayer

Christmas does not begin until that Guinness ad plays :mad:

IvySlayer

IvySlayer wrote: »

Christmas does not begin until that Guinness ad plays :mad:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utNZMezPe1c

Lady Chatterton

I love the An Post Christmas advert with the 'Walking in the Air" theme from The Snowman.

HeyThereDeliah

It's not Christmas until December. why cant people be patient until then.

Lollers

MrsD007 wrote: »

I love the An Post Christmas advert with the 'Walking in the Air" theme from The Snowman.

Love it too, they seem to roll it out every year.

confuseddotcom

I Am Kong! wrote: »

I've just scheduled our tree to go up on the 3rd.

Scheduled the decorating of a tree?!?
:pac::eek:

I'd love to know does anyone themselves or know of anyone that leaves their tree up all year long to avoid taking it down and having to put it up and take it back down again?!? Hehe.

TeddyTedson

Christmas is like a single ray of sunshine during Winter.

u_c_thesecond

I Am Kong! wrote: »

I find they generally stock a whole lot of things for Christmas and a lot for the family.

I just sang that in my head:D

u_c_thesecond

Deleted User wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utNZMezPe1c

Nooooooooooooooooooooo has be be the Cola Cola ad- Which started last weekend- yay!

Oh and +1 on Mulled wine its Christmas in a glass- Y U M M E R S !!!!!!

Lady Chatterton

The Kellogs Cornflakes Christmas advert is beautiful, that super cute little girl must be a grown up at this stage

Mint Sauce

I like the John Lewis ads.

Last year

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSLOnR1s74o

This year

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0N8axp9nHNU

Lady Chatterton

irish-stew wrote: »

I like the John Lewis ads.

This year

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0N8axp9nHNU

I love this year's advert, it is really moving for an advert

Chucken

This year we will be welcoming our first grandchild into the world at Christmas

Hope he arrives on his due date...12/12/12 :cool:


Santa time again!

Lady Chatterton

More Christmas Adverts

This old ESB advert always reminds me of one of my favourite parts of Christmas - meeting family and friends who come home for Christmas!

fasttalkerchat

MrsD007 wrote: »

I love the An Post Christmas advert with the 'Walking in the Air" theme from The Snowman.

That's such a rip off!
The IRN BRU one was much better!

4zn76tysfajdxp

flutterflye wrote: »

Is Frada really Santa Claus? :eek:

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SunnyDub1

Favorite time of the year

Love shopping. Giving and receiving.
Everyones in good mood.
a nice little break from work to pig out and drink with family and Friends

Knifey Spoony

Christmas doesn't start until I see this ad:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wz0diX7dsi8

Unfortunately they've seemed to have stopped showing it in the past couple of years, so it'll really hasn't been Christmas for me for a while.

Lyaiera

I love that ESB ad. Such an amazing song.

Mint Sauce

MrsD007 wrote: »

I love this year's advert, it is really moving for an advert

All their ads are pretty good, and new ones every year. Great cover of the song as well on it.

seven_eleven

This is a pretty lame idea.

3ndahalfof6

Christmas tree arriving on Monday at my place of work, 22 ft tall indoors, it took six guys to put it up last year (probably about 2 hours) it took 3 girls 3 hours to decorate it, the guest seem to love it (pictures being taken all the time by guests with their friends standing in front of it),

I don't have a proper camera but one of the guys I work with does so I hope to get some pictures and put them up for you guys to give your opinions,

they have done it every year for the last 6 years, I do hate the clean up after it.