Christmas 2023??

All these negative responses mirror mine. I could not believe it yes if they lived abroad like my DD used to but not just down the M6.

DD2 spent an hour trying to get tickets to see Santa at a local farm. She said it was like trying to get tickets for Glastonbury and almost as expensive!

Smileless2012

Yes. Our DS hoped to come over from Australia but we've found out that he wont be coming now .

That’s a disappointment. Could you go to him?

I love Australia 🙂

Bea65

some of us haven't yet had a holiday in years...please stop...this sort of thread in August raises my BP!!

What do you think it did to mine I nearly cried and told them where to go. I don't like these plans being made in August either especially as we haven't had a summer yet.

Saw some cards ideal for Christmas on Green pebble they came today. Will be asking my daughter for birthday / Christmas present ideas for my grandson's. Ones birthday is November the other January. So she gives me ideas and choose what to get and split them between birthday and Christmas. Also have a set amount I spend on each .

Certainly not! DD’s birthday is at the end of November and we start thinking of Christmas after that…

Yes. We have bought some gifts already. QVC do Christmas in July, so we did some early shopping.

I’ve stared making my Christmas cards !

Harris27, I'm with you and this damp, mizzly weather is just perfect for christmas crafting evenings with a festive film. Mince pie anyone?

BlueBelle

NOOOOOOOO please don’t start posting about Christmas I might have to go into hiding

And I’ll join you! 😬

some of us haven't yet had a holiday in years...please stop...this sort of thread in August raises my BP!!

My secret is I love Christmas films already watched two can’t help it!hubby thinks I’m mad! 😂

Usually we don't want to know until the end of October (apart from cake and pudding) but this year DS1 and family are returning from NZ and staying with us for six weeks over Christmas and New Year. We haven't seen them in the flesh for nearly three years. It's all taking some planning and will be a huge upheaval as the Ukranian family that live with us will be moving out to stay with their family, the people that are living there are moving in with friends... so for once we are counting the days. I feel extremely mean that I want to kick our long term guests out of the door right now so I can start sorting the house. But I'll refrain.

AGAA4

The tubs of Roses, Heroes etc are already in the shops but too early for me to be thinking about it.

Yeah I noticed those too, in Tesco just as you go in the door.

Christmas? Leave it out! 😡😆

I don't think about Christmas until mid to late November. A friend of mine has already told me she's got my present. I've got 6 adults and 5 children to buy for, plus 2 birthday presents in December.

NOOOOOOOO please don’t start posting about Christmas I might have to go into hiding

I’m keeping very quiet about Christmas this year . DD and family want to go to Portugal , SIL parents lived there for some years before they both died and he would like to have a time of fond memories Christmas there . DD is very keen for me to go too but I don’t wish to travel on a plane at Christmas, too stressful. I know whatever I say she will be concerned that I will be alone . My DS always hosts DIL family on Christmas day .(long story) I’m quite looking forward to a day of doing nothing having “done” Christmas Lunch for 15 people for so many years! I will see DS and family forBoxing day so not a problem .

I love Christmas. I love it all year round.

I despise the holiday plan making though, it’s so stressful. One side makes plans very early, the other waits until the last minute, someone is always annoyed we can’t commit, or have already committed.

It’s enough to make me wish for a quiet household only Christmas

I saw the first advert for booking your office Xmas party recently. 😱

Yes. Our DS hoped to come over from Australia but we've found out that he wont be coming now .

Nooooooooooooooooooooooh!

Ooooo yes, Christmas is always on my mind. I have already bought gifts and sewn some little Christmas bag to put each gift in ohh and booked the pantomime.

So yes yes yes... Christmas 🎄 🎅 🌲 🧑‍🎄 🎄🎅 🌲 🧑‍🎄 🎄

Yes.

We have decided to 'do it' as quietly, peacefully and inexpensively, as possible.

And we'll think no more about it until mid-November, or even later.

The tubs of Roses, Heroes etc are already in the shops but too early for me to be thinking about it.