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Christmas Out of Season 2024

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  • #102
    Posy
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 27,661 Mod ✭✭✭✭Posy


    Getting earlier every year!

    **shakes fist**



  • #103
    BK5
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    Mortimer and Whitehouse gone fishing Christmas special was on telly earlier.



  • #104
    Posy
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    Screenshot_20240429_223312_Instagram (3).jpg

    It's Christmas in Poplar! 🎅



  • #105
    DvB
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    My Mrs went & bought a new matt for outside our front door, so the Christmas one finally got binned!! Did well to last until the may b/h weekend in fairness.

    "I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year" - Charles Dickens




  • #106
    DvB
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    Oh and a heads up to anyone who listens to the 'Cant wait for Christmas' podcast, Aprils episode discusses 'Christmas shoes'

    🤮

    "I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year" - Charles Dickens




  • #107
    miamee
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    I got an email newsletter from Lookfantastic.com this morning that included a bit about their Christmas shop being open! Not sure if that is a year round thing or not

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  • #108
    Aisling(",)
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    I watched the Holdovers last night not realising it was a film set at Christmas (the director doesn't want it considered just a Christmas film but its deffo more definitively a Christmas film than die hard).

    It was a lovely gentle watch. The way it was filmed made it feel nostalgic and even though I hadn't seen it before it felt familiar. It had some melancholy but overall I'd give it an 8 out of 10.



  • #109
    PTH2009
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    Think there's a bit of the new irish film 'So That they may face the rising sun' is set at Christmas



  • #110
    DvB
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    On site with a multinational client earlier this morning, looking at doing some works to their large reception area and when prompting them for information re: various possibilities they advised us that their Christmas tree location in the reception area was 100% off limits. Loving the priorities!

    "I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year" - Charles Dickens




  • #111
    BK5
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122136991#Comment_122136991

    Ha ha , love it, they have got it right.

    On your way into the Tayto factory there is a plastic statue of Mr.Tayto. I have long campaigned that there should be a small evergreen tree planted beside him for the sole purpose of putting lights on it during the season. I just don't have the clout to authorize it :)



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  • #112
    PTH2009
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    Santa in the form of Bruce Springsteen gave festive cheer to the Cork crowd tonight

    https://www.instagram.com/reel/C7CqJLysqGO/?igsh=MTY3bzZxdGhpeGZ6OA==



  • #113
    pigtail33
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122147488#Comment_122147488

    I heard on the radio that someone held up a sign that said 222 days to Christmas. Was anyone from here at Bruce last night??! 😂



  • #114
    DvB
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122147897#Comment_122147897

    Clearly Cork folk (well that one anyway) can't count… today is day 222!!! 😉

    "I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year" - Charles Dickens




  • #115
    DvB
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    They played it on the breakfast show on Nova this morning, was great listening toa Christmas tune in May on the radio!!

    Dee Woods did point out that if notorious grinch PJ Gallagher was in the studio he'd be going nanas!! But she was more than happy to play it (which is good given she joined the Christmas FM team last year too!!)

    "I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year" - Charles Dickens




  • #116
    pigtail33
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122147968#Comment_122147968

    I did double check the countdown before posting that and thought the same!



  • #117
    PTH2009
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    https://setuarena.ie/arena-events/christmas-in-june/

    Might be of intrest to people here



  • #118
    pigtail33
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    Santa presented the cup to Celtic yesterday for winning the league!



  • #119
    CheerLouth
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    Went to Christy Moore last night and he sang Fairytale of New York in honour of Shane McGowan



  • #120
    BK5
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    Was flicking through an American movies channel on the fire stick and stumbled across Last Christmas starring Emilia Clarke at 8pm. Was so tempted to watch it because I like the film, like Emilia Clarke and it's full of George Michael songs.



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  • #121
    BK5
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    Saw an ad on the telly last night that Great! Romance is going Christmas in June with their Hallmark movies Monday the 10th from 2pm.

    Channels are Freeview 52, Sky 319 & Virgin 424.



  • #122
    Smell the glove
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,829 ✭✭✭Smell the glove


    I admire anyone who can watch a Christmas film in the summer. I just couldn't 😂😂



  • #123
    DvB
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122233777#Comment_122233777

    Same. Especially those awful hallmark tupe ones. I appreciate some here like them but I just can't take to them at all.

    "I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year" - Charles Dickens




  • #124
    Oscar_Madison
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122233777#Comment_122233777

    Well if this cold June continues it’s probably exactly what I’m going to do 🤪



  • #125
    BK5
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122233837#Comment_122233837

    But but if you don't watch them how will you know whether or not the woman has saved her fathers toy, shoe, flower or bakery business? 😊



  • #126
    DvB
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122236359#Comment_122236359

    Thought it was a given she/he does 🤣 rinse and repeat....🤣🤣

    "I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year" - Charles Dickens




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  • #127
    BK5
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122236713#Comment_122236713

    I'd say if you suggested mixing it up, you'd be sacked in seconds by those channels. I keep trying to watch them every now and again but just can't get stick with them. I keep telling myself - you should love everything that has anything to do with Christmas.



  • #128
    Loughc
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    Bring.

    It.

    On.



  • #129
    Loughc
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    Good job going here. I have the belly but my beard is not there at all.



  • #130
    DvB
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122239197#Comment_122239197

    I have both!

    Tempted!

    "I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year" - Charles Dickens




  • #131
    BK5
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    Don't have the beard and am trying to lose the belly! Don't think I could be jolly for 8 hours straight either ha ha



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  • #132
    DvB
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122239328#Comment_122239328

    Mines predominantly white nowadays!

    Beard has been white for a while though 😉

    "I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year" - Charles Dickens




  • #133
    BK5
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122239521#Comment_122239521

    Ha ha ha , when I don't shave for a week the oul stubble is a lot more salt than pepper alright.



  • #134
    Jude13
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    My beard is not white its just very very very very blonde…that's what I tell my kids.



  • #135
    Posy
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 27,661 Mod ✭✭✭✭Posy


    "English not required" But how will he understand my list of Christmas demands wishes? 😳



  • #136
    miamee
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    OH came home this morning from seeing his mother at the weekend. She was doing (another 🙄) clear out and gave him a few things including an old Christmas decoration from his grandmother. It took him a while to realise that was where it had come from. Unexpected in the middle of June!



  • #137
    A cup of te
    Registered Users Posts: 185 ✭✭A cup of te


    I bought After Eights for 3.50 in Tesco (I think) and the date was Feb 2025. It's a tradition for me to have them for New Year's so that's an early bit of Christmas shopping for me.

    My wonderful mam got me this. First Christmas pressie of the year. She knows me well:

    Screenshot_20240614_224614_Gallery.jpg



  • #138
    PaulT21
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    Time to Book the Christmas Party 😀🎅

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  • #139
    BK5
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    Home Alone on E4 last night, Daddy's Home 2 on one of the Sky Movies channels and the Not Going Out Christmas Panto edition was on Dave or something.

    With the Hallmark Christmas movies on the go at the moment it felt like Dec 22nd on the telly.

    Well except for the big Summer soccer tournament going on at the moment.😁



  • #140
    DvB
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    https://www.harrods.com/en-gb/shopping/harrods-christmas-bear-2024-noah-34cm-22959634

    Harrods have launched their Christmas bear for 2024, meet Noah!

    "I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year" - Charles Dickens




  • #141
    Posy
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 27,661 Mod ✭✭✭✭Posy


    Aaaw, look at his little Christmas jumper. 😁



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  • #142
    Cork Lass
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122301602#Comment_122301602

    Pricey but nicey 😁.



  • #143
    BK5
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    Not really my kind of thing but he would make a lovely Christmas present for someone.



  • #144
    miamee
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    I have a little bear from Harrods that I think I bought in 2007 or 2008. He certainly didn't cost £40 though!



  • #145
    Loughc
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    amen!



  • #146
    PTH2009
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    https://youtu.be/a-3uUFMsHV4?feature=shared

    This place looks intresting



  • #147
    miamee
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    A cafe in Leitrim today....

    https://www.instagram.com/p/C9E2JddoCyn/?igsh=bmdqdXgyNDgzNmd1



  • #148
    DvB
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    Saw 1000s of Christmas puds ready to go in May a few years ago, to be fair they didn't go on sale until later in the year though.

    "I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year" - Charles Dickens




  • #149
    DvB
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    Christmas at mcvities starting on channel 4 now!

    "I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year" - Charles Dickens




  • #150
    Posy
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 27,661 Mod ✭✭✭✭Posy


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122349443#Comment_122349443

    I would totally buy a pie in July if I saw them for sale! 😄



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  • #151
    DvB
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    Not a white chocolate fan but craving a white chocolate digestive biscuit with a cuppa now big time.

    "I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year" - Charles Dickens




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