Christmas out of season 2023

pigtail33

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121249162#Comment_121249162

I now have it tuned in and added to my favourites. Very late compared to previous years, although I find September too early for Christmas music. I need to wait for the weather to change.

Loughc

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121250568#Comment_121250568

This is where I ended up as well. A tradition is a tradition I guess.

Loughc

https://www.newstalk.com/news/shop-has-sold-out-of-a-lot-of-our-christmas-stuff-already-1515856

yikes!! Must buy into the panic now

pigtail33

From Monday afternoon, Channel 5 are starting to show a Christmas film every day during the week. They tend to be of a Hallmark standard, if that's your thing!

ClaudeVercetti

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121254820#Comment_121254820

Hallmark style Christmas movies are a bit of a guilty pleasure of mine as a 31 year old man! I love how the big dilemmas are fairly mild and non-issues compared to dramas and the airy-fairy nature of it is a proper escape from the doom and gloom. They've nothing on the classics - White Christmas, Home Alone or It's a Wonderful Life but I think they have their place in the buildup 😅

Loughc

I didn’t know this happened until now.

Cork Lass

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121268838#Comment_121268838

Yeah, I missed the one in Cork too - very quiet.

DvB

Hard to believe that in little over a week this thread will be closed & we'll be in season. I know work has been particularly hectic for me this year but still, the pace this year seems to have gone at is frightening. At this rate I'll be retiring soon!!

Anyway, we got a load more christmas stuff bought yesterday, the kids are nearly done with gifts & clothes, so despite a slow start in 2 weekends we've managed to blitz it (& spend a small fortune in the process!)

so feeling a little less stressed!

tscul32

There were icicle lights up outside one of the local restaurants when we walked the dog earlier. Kinda gave me the feels 😁

DvB

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121276747#Comment_121276747

Saw the same with a pub on the drive home from the office yesterday, it was dark so the lights being turned on made it really stand out. With the clocks going back this weekend and it getting darker earlier I wonder how long before we see christmas lights everywhere!

pigtail33

My sister was flying home from Dublin airport at the weekend and told me there are Christmas decorations up in Duty Free. She didn't send any photos!

Posy

Jervis Street shopping centre all decorated for Christmas now. 🙂

tscul32

Passing the Pavilions shopping centre in Swords this morning and the elf said he thinks he saw some lights/decorations up. Will check it out tomorrow.

DvB

Blanch usually wait until after halloween so expecting the weekend of 4th for theirs to appear.

BK5

Apart from two movies channels switching to Christmas mode in the last month it looks like the music and food channels will wait till we are in season to switch over.

pigtail33

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121279520#Comment_121279520

There's another TV channel, usually called That's 70s, that has changed over to That's Christmas. There's a mix of music and films on it. They were showing White Christmas at the weekend. I have a free to air box, so I'm not sure if it's available on Sky etc.

tscul32

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121278365#Comment_121278365

Turns out what he saw was the lights from a kiddie ride 🤣🤣

Posy

A Christmas mirage! 😂

miamee

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121287789#Comment_121287789

But he has Christmas on his mind clearly!!

DvB

Speechless at this Christmas sweater...

BK5

That is one ugly jumper! 😅😅

I was channel hopping last night and Love Actually was on 5star. Managed to watch about the last 45 minutes of it, love the film and even though I've seen it loads of times I still choked up where Jamie (Colin Firth) goes to Portugal to ask Aurelia to marry him, one of my favourite scenes in any film.

Loughc

The time is upon us to bid farewell to this thread for another year. The season is fast upon us now. We won’t be out of season again until January 2024.