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Re: Anyone got their Xmas decorations up yet?

joanna — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 22:02:41 GMT

Hi Georgie and Abby!

Thanks for these!! I know people probably think I'm being a pain in the erchy by going on about it all but it really does fascinate me why people who have absolutely no interest in the Christian faith celebrate Christmas - and about WHY Christmas has been hijacked to the degree that it has? It is, at the end of the day, purely a religious festival - right up there with Yom Kippur and Ramadan etc!! So why have folk picked Christmas to effectively destroy the meaning of?

I know there are people like your two good selves who have some connection with church and who do celebrate because you always have - but there are also folk who go all out for Christmas and Easter etc, they couldn't actually tell you much about what it's about - and they have no interest in ever knowing what it's about!!! I honestly find then mind-boggling, and also, to be frank, quite offensive!!

As for having a Blackpool replica outside your house?? DON'T get me started(!!!)

Re: Anyone got their Xmas decorations up yet?

anita 62 — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 21:58:03 GMT

nOW PLEASE gee, TELL ME WHAT YOU HAVE AGAINST ERECTIONS hAVE YOU NO FUN LEFT IN YOU !!!!! i KNOW YOU HAVE!! DO TELL HONESTLY!! he! he! iF YOU CANNOT TELL THE DIFFERNCE BETWEEN LETTERS YOUR DRUNK>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> XXX

Re: Anyone got their Xmas decorations up yet?

abby. — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 21:42:06 GMT

I'm with Joanna on this one. I hate all the decorations being up for 2 months. There's a house near me that has the lot, hundreds of light covering the entire house excpet the door and windows, a blow up santa, a blow up snowman, a blow up christmas tree, a wodden sleigh thing, a blow up homer dressed as santa. Personally i think it look's seriously tacky! Some of neighbours will be putting their's up soon too i would imagine. I don't mind some white light's strung on maybe a tree outside, or a holly wreath on the door and obviously a christmas tree is fine but the house's being so covered in lights you can hardly tell they're house and hurt your eyes to look at is just too far for me!

I celebrate christmas because i always have too, it used to be for religious reasons, my mum is a strong christian but i was never that interested in going to church or anything like it so now i just celebrate it for fun. I celebrate other religious festevials but also from christianity (lol) like easter and things. But that's all!

Abby x

Re: Anyone got their Xmas decorations up yet?

anita 62 — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 19:37:53 GMT

"alrigtht J yes i celebrate christmas because I always have, not really for any religious reasons ( Heathen I know )but although not religious for reasons you already know!!! I used to go to midnight mass christmas eve for the right reasons, and carol service too, am I mixed up or what!! My husbands mother was a Parish clerk for years!!!! and ruined my church experience with her continual preaching, I stopped going because of her!! I used to really enjoy the experience as did Mr Spain!!!

Saying that we went to a service here last year and enjoyed it greatly. Help mixed up in spain.xx

Re: Anyone got their Xmas decorations up yet?

joanna — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 16:35:45 GMT

My last post might not have come across properly.....I asked WHY do you all celebrate Christmas and what I meant was, is it coz you've always done it, because you actually believe in Christmas (ie Faith reasons) or just because it's fun!

And if it's not for faith reasons, do you join in with the celebrations of other religious festivals too??

Re: Anyone got their Xmas decorations up yet?

joanna — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 16:33:18 GMT

Just interested.......WHY do you all celebrate Christmas??

Re: Anyone got their Xmas decorations up yet?

gbee — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 16:25:27 GMT

Joanna- always the voice of reason in my book.

I put them up 2 weeks before and take them down 2nd Jan- Can't, stand having Christmas cards and Birthday cards all up at the same time!

Around here (Georgie with belie me no doubt) its usually like the Griswalds on each house.

Years ago when the kids were small I would have poor MrB get up the ladder and put small white lights on the whole house, the large Chestnut tree on the lawn and the two Bay trees we have on the step!!!!There would be our son squeeling to him to hurry up, as he was at the foot of the ladder well into the evening,if not the next day (well, we let him sleep in-between!!!!) till it was all complete. Now, he refuses to do it- so , I just put the lights on the bay trees and have a lovely Christmas wreath on the door- The kids ( er- 26 and 22, joke ) call us scrooges! lol

As for indoors, well, the control freak that I am will not let any one participate in the erections!!!I must have full control of the two trees and the Garland down the stairs, these must be Silver and White, with hand tied bows over all the trees and Garlands, on both stairs and mantlepiece and woe betide anyone that knocks or re-arrages said expertly put -up Decs!!!!!!!!!!!! LOL

Merry Christmas to you too!! tee hee

Re: Anyone got their Xmas decorations up yet?

stuben — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 14:19:02 GMT

Yes, I am with you we put ours up the second Saturday in December and although I love Christmas I am always glad to take them down on the 2nd January each year.

Re: Anyone got their Xmas decorations up yet?

welshguy — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 09:57:10 GMT

We don't put ours up until the 2nd week in December. I live in a small village in Wales and already there are houses with indoor and out door decorations up. One neighbour of mine put them outside yesterday and another is doing it as I type this lol! They do look nice, but I'd be bored with them............plus think of how much your next electricity bill is going to be!!!!!!

Re: Anyone got their Xmas decorations up yet?

xx**ladym**xx — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 22:00:18 GMT

1st December for me

xxx

Re: Anyone got their Xmas decorations up yet?

anita 62 — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 20:03:36 GMT

Hi Charly, good for you!"!Iam not into xmas as much as i used to be!!! but go for it girl!! I am doing nada! as will be out having a good time hopefully, luv you have a large one for me!!!! hun loving you muchas XXXXX

Re: Anyone got their Xmas decorations up yet?

hilary143 — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 19:07:40 GMT

we put our decorations up a week before Christmas and that way it's more exciting and you don't get tired of them !

Re: Anyone got their Xmas decorations up yet?

joanna — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 17:49:48 GMT

What happened to the Twelve Days of Christmas??

Other religious festivals aren't begun 1.5- 2 months before the actual festival - so why do people think it "ok" for Christmas? And why is it "each to their own" - why is it ok for people to hijack Christmas for entertainment value?

Have never understood any of that - if anyone can explain it to me, other than saying "I love Christmas", so let's have it for 2 months......, I 'd be very interested to hear......!!!!

Re: Anyone got their Xmas decorations up yet?

shoma — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 17:13:21 GMT

Christmas decorations up already??? You've got to be joking. Mine won't go up until a couple of days before Christmas and if I put them up now I would be sick of them by Christmas and what about all the dust they collect?

Re: Anyone got their Xmas decorations up yet?

adsmum — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 16:56:39 GMT

Everyone to their own but it's far too early for me - mine go up about 2 weeks before & come down the day after New Years day but they have been down as early as Boxing day - I'd had enough of them - Bah humbug !!!