Christmas Out of Season 2024

DvB

Oh, and Jingle all the way is on Film 4 at 12.55pm today too!

Posy

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122497686#Comment_122497686

I like the Dawn and Dusk the best. I had a little laugh at the misspellings of 'trinket and tresure' and 'sungar and spice'. 😂

Loughc

it’s arrived in the uk. We will be next.

antimatterx

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122515207#Comment_122515207

We should be first

BK5

Does anyone know if the shops in America start early or later in the year stocking their shelves for Christmas?

Loughc

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122515824#Comment_122515824

Later. American go big on Halloween and thanksgiving first. Christmas build up doesn't start over there until after Black Friday.

DvB

Yeah, thanksgiving can be bigger a deal than Christmas in some parts of the States.

antimatterx

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122515846#Comment_122515846

Can confirm. I've an Aunt over in the US and most don't care about Christmas until December. Some people see Thanksgiving as their major holiday as well.

Honestly I'd embrace both. Two big beautiful meals 🤣

DvB

Saw this article yesterday, not sure what I think on Red (& Pink?) christmas trees to be honest.

Get ready to take your festive decor to a whole new level as red Christmas trees are the new next big thing and you’re going to LOVE them.

When Christmas comes around, picking the right tree for your home is essential, and although many of us love the traditional big busy green trees it looks as though red Christmas trees are going to be one of the hottest trends for 2024.

Adding a pop of colour and certainly giving the WOW factor (and not one for the faint-hearted) red Christmas trees and red Christmas decorations are here to stay. According to online sources, including Pinterest, a surge in searches for the trend has gone through the roof.

Styling a red Christmas tree can be a delightful way to embrace the festive spirit while adding a vibrant touch to your holiday decor.

How to style a red Christmas tree?

Adding a plethora of twinkling warm white lights will enhance the rich colour of the red tree and create a cosy atmosphere.

A wide plaid or velvet ribbon can add elegance, while a fun, striped ribbon can bring a playful element.

We know already that coloured Christmas trees have been hugely popular in the last few years and it seems as though that trend is going nowhere fast, with John Lewis launching a Pink Christmas tree – yes pink and Habitat will also release this hot pink 6-footer!

And it’s not just Christmas trees that are having the red effect but also decorations too, as we’ve seen a host of new red baubles and ornaments going to hit shelves this Christmas.

Including this from John Lewis’s Dawn & Dusk Candle Tree Decoration.

If more is more is your style this Christmas then a red Christmas tree should be added to the top of your Christmas home decor.

Posy

The red tree looks nice in the top picture- but you would need very specific decor to have that!

Pink tree- unless it's a small one for a kid's room, I think I could live without it. 😖

DvB

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122531116#Comment_122531116

Agree, not sure if the random 'quality street' look would be feasible with a red tree, or maybe it'd work even better!? Either way, I think I'd give it a swerve myself though.

Pink = not a chance. My daughter puts up a small 4ft tree in her bedroom and covers it in pale pink lights and whilst its fine for a girls bedroom there's no way I'd have it as my main tree, let alone a full on pink coloured tree.

BK5

I think those trees are horrible, the reason for the tree is to decorate it and brighten it up not the other way round.

Those trees would need dark decorations to tone them down and the whole point of Christmas is that it is the light that helps us get through the darkness of a long winter.

BK5

A Christmas episode of the Repair Shop was on the other night, if you like the show try and catch these episodes, they are a joy.

Aisling(",)

I don't like the red tree at all. I'd have no idea how to style it.

I do like the pink trees but in a funky pub or something not in my sitting room.

Cork Lass

The red is quite nice and would be fine in the right setting - but never in a million years in my house. The pink is shocking, I wouldn’t put it up even as a joke. Traditional trees all the way in this house.

Posy

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122532828#Comment_122532828

I'd try the red tree if I was one of those people who had professionals come in and decorate my mansion for me.

Cork Lass

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122533121#Comment_122533121

One of my friends does that. They have multiple very successful business’s and every year their plant people come and decorate their doorway as well as their interior, I’m not at all jealous 😩.

Posy

I'd be too jealous to be that person's friend! 😄

Cork Lass

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122533784#Comment_122533784

😂😂

Smell the glove

Christmas episode of Friends is on now.

I also seen these whilst out and about.