how can you tell its christmas ?

[Ankou]

1. people moan about it
2. people moan about how early everything is happening this year compared to last year when last year they moaned about how early everything was compared to the year before..etc
3. the 'origins of santa' question
4. the 'why does santa wear red' question
5. the 'christians nicked it from pagans' post
6. the 'i refuse to celebrate the birth of a religious fundamentalist' post
7. the 'its so commercial and expensive post'

personally, i know its christmas when ebenezer scrooge starts mumbling 'bah humbug'...

[ChuckFickens]

I just use a calendar to know when it's Christmas.

[Bobbisox]

I think the adverts on the tele and the christmas trees and decs in the local pub, may have given me a clue Ankou, just go with the flow and enjoy it, don't fight it..LOL

[puternut]

Just listen to the radio

Watch TV and the adverts

Some places giving details of Easter sales

[4getmenot]

Not really you cant tell its xmas yet, because it isnt!!!

[mccfluff]

when they start asking what hours i can do over xmas and can i really work xmas day (cue the awww but are you sure you don;t mind, what about dinner etc etc yawwwwn)

[Ankou]

8. the 'christmas tv schedule is crap' post
9. the 'who will die/get married in eastenders on christmas day' post

i love christmas, and the build up, specially with my children. looking forward to getting the decs up and queing up to see santa, mulled wine in the sqaure, christmas markets, time off from work, opening the presents and playing with all the toys. just why do people feel the need to go through the annual 'moan fest' which starts in mid-november ???!

[4getmenot]

when I know its xmas is about 3 days before when I go food shopping and wear my xmas hat round tesco. :-)

[B00]

I'm with you Ankou, I love, love LOVE Christmas :-)

[4getmenot]

you just said it all, starts in november

[4getmenot]

Do you really beleive xmas trees and xmas parties should be in November?

[B00]

Nowt wrong with starting in November, God knows winter's depressing enough, If getting ready for Xmas cheers it up a bit- bring it on!

[B00]

I wasn't!

[Bobbisox]

too right, we moan all bl00dy year about weather and credit crunches, the bankers !!!
F-fs Enjoy the monthe of December, even if it starts in November..LOL

[Bobbisox]

not you BOO, you are like me...you like it !!!

[afcjan]

when its nearly time for the final of X Factor and Strictly ....plus the house gets tidied and things put away for all the christmas decs...so exciting xxx

[Ankou]

afcjan, as far as i am concerned that is the only downside to christmas.
knowing that some x factor cheese will be number one again.

i don;t suppose it will be another regurgitated song that syco/sony hold the original copyright to would it ?

[afcjan]

it would be nice if it wasnt the winning song from X Factor....I agree with that.

I love Christmas, and still put santas snowy boot prints all down the hall floor, to show his been and Rudloph has eaten his carrot...