It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas Off Topic Chat

I have one colleague in here who would fit the second type you mention, i.e. profess to have a love of Christmas but don't want to entertain talk of it outside the month of December, & I mean even casually.

He also has made clear on an occasion that he likes the idea of getting back to work ASAP afterwards though and according to him would happily come back into the office on the 27th and never takes any extended leave around the Christmas break. Whilst I personally love the period between Christmas & New years. I dont mind coming back to work from the 2nd Jan or whatever way the days fall but the thoughts of only taking 24-26th off through choice would be unusual for a person who 'loves' Christmas I'd have thought?

Either way, I just do my own thing nowadays and dont really care what folk think of me at this stage.

Getting through August.

I can only speak for myself but Christmas is a great comfort for me - if the year is particularly difficult having that to look forward to and reminiscing of nice memories from the past always makes the hard times feel a bit more manageable.

I think to begrudge someone that little bit of respite throughout the year is unfair particularly as you don't have to pay attention to it.

I've always said it, anyone I know who loves Christmas is always a positive person by nature, they love the glow, sounds, smells and feeling that it brings.

People who don't like Christmas? Well let's just say they tend to be the glass half full type.

Just get Southern. Express is never worth it

Growing up, I had sibling birthdays on Dec 23 and Jan 7 so that was our holiday period. Coincided with school hols too. Now my own all have birthdays in the season too so it's always a bit hectic, last one on Jan 8.

Have to do my brothers's wedding cake for the end of next month, then I'll get cracking on the Christmas cakes and the season can become real for me. Cookie doughs and pastry in the freezer and menus drawn up, although I think this year we may be invited elsewhere for the main event, and myself and the OH are beyond excited!!

Always chaotic until the 25th then chilling until kids are back to school.

We are the same, we have a birthday on December 27th so the Christmas period is busy between getting ready, Christmas Eve is all prep, we normally do Christmas dinner in our house with my parents, then go to my parents on St. Stephen's Day with my siblings & their families, then home to bake a cake & prep for birthday party the next day. By the time the 28th comes around, all we want to do is sit on the couch & stuff our faces - even though we do be a bit sick of food by then lol!

That's what ours always looks like. Just a mix of whatever decorations we've got ove the years, all different shapes and colours and nothing matches. Wouldn't have it any other way 😁

Miserable weather today. I've a cubs camping trip in Cavan this weekend and looks like it'll be a wash out. Lots of spare socks coming with us.

Some night out - I'm dying to get the fire going only it's not quite cold enough yet!

I'm staring at my unlit stove and it's causing me pain

That's my problem also. When we light ours it's great for heating the water and you can have a nice bath with candles and listen to the rain hit the widow. I find it very relaxing. i haven't had a bath since late April/early May.

Please note I have showed.

Haha sounds like you need the colder weather more than any of us, FP 🤣