Today I'm happy about......

[Beefheart]

if you follow the "rules" all decoration should be down before dusk of the 6th of Jan.

Hey, I don't make them. Don't shoot me.

Or is it the fifth? Big debate there!

I echo Bish's sentiments that wanting Christmas to be at Christmas doesn't make you Scrooge. I fecking love Xmas, especially since u moved away, all the more so because it's a very short, special period. Making it last from November till February waters it down and cheapens it. So ner.

Noddy was wrong. Christmas every day would be rubbish.

Wasn't Noddy who said that! It were Wizzard.

Agree though, nothing Christmassy before 1st December is my own rule. I've even stopped watching Always Sunny in Philadelphia on Netflix because I've got to a Christmas episode.

[Lost Leopard Spot]

... my first Easter egg of the new season

[Prufrock]

if you follow the "rules" all decoration should be down before dusk of the 6th of Jan.

Hey, I don't make them. Don't shoot me.

Or is it the fifth? Big debate there!

I echo Bish's sentiments that wanting Christmas to be at Christmas doesn't make you Scrooge. I fecking love Xmas, especially since u moved away, all the more so because it's a very short, special period. Making it last from November till February waters it down and cheapens it. So ner.

Noddy was wrong. Christmas every day would be rubbish.

Wasn't Noddy who said that! It were Wizzard.

Agree though, nothing Christmassy before 1st December is my own rule. I've even stopped watching Always Sunny in Philadelphia on Netflix because I've got to a Christmas episode.

D'oh! I've always for those two songs mixed up for some reason!

[Bruce Rioja]

Can't go to the xmas markets then come back to an unfestive house!

Well don't go to the Christmas markets yet then?!

[Beefheart]

Can't go to the xmas markets then come back to an unfestive house!

Well don't go to the Christmas markets yet then?!

Anyone else think that Christmas markets are just a bit crap? At least the one in Manchester, don't think I've ever been to any otherrs.

[thebish]

We've always done ours 12 days before until 12 days after. Dunno if that's a proper tradition.

no - not a proper tradition (depending in what you mean by "proper"!) - but a reasonable compromise!

The season of Christmas starts at midnight on 24th/25th December and last for the twelve days of christmas - hence the famous song...

it is preceded by Advent - a time of reflective waiting - and followed by Epiphany...

[Lost Leopard Spot]

I knew a girl called Epiphany. Very appropriately named I can tell you...
I wonder: if she'd been called Advent would my life have changed for the better? Probably not, all that waiting (reflectively or not) could have damaged my young developing mind...

[Beefheart]

We've always done ours 12 days before until 12 days after. Dunno if that's a proper tradition.

no - not a proper tradition (depending in what you mean by "proper"!) - but a reasonable compromise!

The season of Christmas starts at midnight on 24th/25th December and last for the twelve days of christmas - hence the famous song...

it is preceded by Advent - a time of reflective waiting - and followed by Epiphany...

Or, for some people like my Grandad, on January 7th (6th for others as well I believe).

[thebish]

We've always done ours 12 days before until 12 days after. Dunno if that's a proper tradition.

no - not a proper tradition (depending in what you mean by "proper"!) - but a reasonable compromise!

The season of Christmas starts at midnight on 24th/25th December and last for the twelve days of christmas - hence the famous song...

it is preceded by Advent - a time of reflective waiting - and followed by Epiphany...

Or, for some people like my Grandad, on January 7th (6th for others as well I believe).

yes - pretty much the same thing! depending on how you choose to count 12 days from the 25th december...

[superjohnmcginlay]

It's close of play on t'5th. Anything else is a million years bad luck. Or summat.

[Beefheart]

We've always done ours 12 days before until 12 days after. Dunno if that's a proper tradition.

no - not a proper tradition (depending in what you mean by "proper"!) - but a reasonable compromise!

The season of Christmas starts at midnight on 24th/25th December and last for the twelve days of christmas - hence the famous song...

it is preceded by Advent - a time of reflective waiting - and followed by Epiphany...

Or, for some people like my Grandad, on January 7th (6th for others as well I believe).

yes - pretty much the same thing! depending on how you choose to count 12 days from the 25th december...

I mean they celebrate Christmas Day on January 7th.

[Bruce Rioja]

Can't go to the xmas markets then come back to an unfestive house!

Well don't go to the Christmas markets yet then?!

Anyone else think that Christmas markets are just a bit crap? At least the one in Manchester, don't think I've ever been to any otherrs.

Yep. Me. Absolute rip-off, and very cheesey too.

[Lost Leopard Spot]

We've always done ours 12 days before until 12 days after. Dunno if that's a proper tradition.

no - not a proper tradition (depending in what you mean by "proper"!) - but a reasonable compromise!

The season of Christmas starts at midnight on 24th/25th December and last for the twelve days of christmas - hence the famous song...

it is preceded by Advent - a time of reflective waiting - and followed by Epiphany...

Or, for some people like my Grandad, on January 7th (6th for others as well I believe).

yes - pretty much the same thing! depending on how you choose to count 12 days from the 25th december...

I mean they celebrate Christmas Day on January 7th.

Are you Russian Orthodox then?

[thebish]

We've always done ours 12 days before until 12 days after. Dunno if that's a proper tradition.

no - not a proper tradition (depending in what you mean by "proper"!) - but a reasonable compromise!

The season of Christmas starts at midnight on 24th/25th December and last for the twelve days of christmas - hence the famous song...

it is preceded by Advent - a time of reflective waiting - and followed by Epiphany...

Or, for some people like my Grandad, on January 7th (6th for others as well I believe).

yes - pretty much the same thing! depending on how you choose to count 12 days from the 25th december...

I mean they celebrate Christmas Day on January 7th.

ahhh - I see! that'd be the Orthodox tradition... caused by a difference between using Julian and gregorian calendars for working out such things!

technically they still celebrate christmas day on december 25th - but on their calendar... on ours - this looks january 7th...

[Lost Leopard Spot]

...and which is why the October Revolution isn't. Well it was but now it isn't. Only it is because it is.

[Beefheart]

He's Greek Catholic (but not Greek), but yeah, they're pretty much of the Orthodox tradition.

[malcd1]

Our tree is going up on the 7th. I would prefer it the week after but my wife is working all weekend and I'm not doing it on my own.

The tree will be down before the new year. None of that bad luck bollocks in our house.

[89bwfc89]

Can't go to the xmas markets then come back to an unfestive house!

Well don't go to the Christmas markets yet then?!

It's the only time our group can get together before Christmas.

I'm not sure why I'm sat here justifying this actually!

[Wandering Willy]

FFS - I've just read all that shite.

[thebish]

FFS - I've just read all that shite.

^ wrong thread!