With the increasing number of people taking the 'bah humbug' attitude towards Christmas, I was just wondering what people actually do for Christmas these days.

I hate the miserable attitude that people insist on taking shopping with them at this time of year, but thoroughly enjoy the chance to catch up with all the family we don't get to see very often.

So what will you all be up to at Christmas?

I'm goin back to my Parents place down in Corby.

Me 'N' Uncle Ebeneezer won't be celebrating all that frivollity and merrymaking disgusting just give the kids a sound thrashing with a big stick that'll warm em up.:rant: BAH HUMBUG.

awwww, it needs to be a multiple choice poll, we're doing loads.

My little girls first Christmas so we'll be at home and off to the pub for our lunch

Is she on pints yet?

Not yet DonK as she's only 10 months, so that gives her two months to start. Maybe she can start on halfs this month and give her her first pint at Christmas.

You are a top Dad, mate.

Don't forget to get her - her first train set & an air rifle for Christmas too :thumbsup:

Got em already. Just picking the hunting knife up later today! :wink:

You need a child friendly one mate, so stick to a single edged blade, no longer than a Kukhri.

Don't want any unnecessary accidents now :nono:

Home Alone, you forgot that one ;)
Turns out it's the weekend my son's due to spend with his dad, so unless my very nice family invite me over to theirs ;) that'll be where I am, Home Alone :( ;)

We are coming over to Sheffield to visit family. Mum has booked tickets to see Jack And The Beanstalk at the Lyceum for the kids. :clap: Thanks Mum, mmmwah! :D

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I shall be stumbling about on this beach until 23rd december. Then by the time I wake up christmas will all be over.

YEY
:banana:

Christmas day i shall be in the local drinking establishment in wickersley for most of the day and then on boxing day i shall be heading over to my girlfriends house in blackburn for a second christmas day :D :D

It's my little boys' first ever Christmas so on Christmas Eve/Day and Boxing Day we are running around all the family to ensure everyone gets to see their grandson/great grandson/nephew etc....

It's an organizational nightmare and I can't wait.

Wonder how many mince pies I can get through?

Originally posted by samc
Wonder how many mince pies I can get through?

did you know its illegal to eat a mince pie on christmas day!!

Originally posted by scottf
did you know its illegal to eat a mince pie on christmas day!!


Is it really?

Why? It's not another anti-Christmas mob trying to spoil what little fun there is left in the world?

Well I shall eat my mince pie covertly.

WORK!!!!!!!!

and no im not kidding ill be workin 10am while 4pm on christmas day thats after workin till 10pm on christmas eve!!!:rant:

Originally posted by katy1981
WORK!!!!!!!!

and no im not kidding ill be workin 10am while 4pm on christmas day thats after workin till 10pm on christmas eve!!!:rant:

are you a nurse?

We will be staying at home with the kids - if it wasnt for them we wouldnt bother with christmas.

Kids up about 6am to unwrap presents (as usual)
Dinner around midday and the wife off to work at 2pm.

This leaves me in front of the tv while the kids are destroying all the nice new toys :D

Probably get a visit from the monsters in law as well :roll:

Originally posted by scottf
are you a nurse?

im a chef!

Having often worked an 8 or 16 hour shift on Christmas Day on my own for many years in my former job, I'm looking forward to Christmas day at a friend's house for dinner with the family.

As well as my partner coming too, there will be two excitable young girls, their various assorted uncles and aunts and a granny thrown in. It will be a happy occasion I'm sure.

But it's only early November! Why are we discussing Christmas so soon?

I have no idea yet, depends if my grandad is still in hospital as to when/where if I will see my mums side of the family, will go horseriding in the morning with my dad walking, think my boyfriend will have to work most of the day in the pub, so will help him out and spend most of the day with him, and been invited to his parents for dinner.... so er not too sure of the exact plans yet!
:loopy:
Will be nice not to work all day for once!!!!!

I'll be locked in my flat with my boyfriend and our cat...(and if i get my way a new kitten!)

My boyf normally does panto in london for 8 weeks over christmas so this is our first one at home together... after boxing day it'll be a road trip to london to see his parents, birmingham to see mine culminating in new year at my older sisters in walsall!

Actually looking forward to christmas this year... didn't bother with decorations or anything last year cos there was only me and tabby to appreciate them... my dad's house is always a grotto though thanks to my little sister...

I'm at home with my family for christmas and then visiting extended family Boxing day which will be first time I have ever gone visiting at christmas.

I will be getting my kitten next week so will be trying to stop him from dismantling the tree

Moon

No idea what i'm doing!!!!

Would like to go away but dont fancy it on my own.

Oh well, something will come up:thumbsup:

I will get up early and do two hours voluntary work then try and remember out of the various groups of rellies which one's are coming for something to eat. At least I'll get the two hours without them all!!

I'll be back home in Warwickshire with my parents. I'll be 26 by that time, and although I left home at 18 to go to uni here in Sheffield, I've never spent a christmas at anywhere else other than my parents' house. :)

Me, Hubby and the 4 kids are driving to France for Christmas to stay with my parents, its our youngests 1st birthday on the 23rd, so we will be celebrating with a glass or bottle of wine!

Not sure what I'm doing. When is it?

Xmas day will be back at home, but the week before will be at Tignes whizzing down a mountain.

Originally posted by katy1981
WORK!!!!!!!!

and no im not kidding ill be workin 10am while 4pm on christmas day thats after workin till 10pm on christmas eve!!!:rant:

Me too, i'll be working 8 to 2 but i'll be lucky if i get out at 2, lots of people have to work holidays, care givers, police, fire men, utility workers, many more i should imagine.

A pineapple under the sea.

I shall be at home trying to fit as many English meals in for my son who is coming home for Christmas.
He has managed only 3 Christmas's in the UK out of 20 living as he does in Japan.
They don't celebrate it there but he always cooks a special lunch for his wife and her family and she in her turn tries to give him a little bit of "his Christmas" because he always feels a tad homesick then.
This year he is travelling alone so I expect we will also be flying around visiting as many places as possible too.
I HAVE started my shopping and writing out my cards. He arrives on the 22 Dec so I want EVERYTHING sorted by then so that I can settle down and enjoy it.
After years of Hotel Work where Christmas's and Bank Holidays were only for the guests it will be nice to participate in the fun.
:clap:

Our Christmas Day will be spent with my Nan and my Uncle as always, having a Christmas meal and trying to stop Nan from getting up to wash the bloody pots in between each course, I tell you the woman's OBSESSED with pot washing! Always has been! Then after the Lunchtime meal we'll all sit in the Lounge, watching The Queen, and some crap old film on ITV that's been on about 50 Million times already like James Bond etc.

I of course will be in my room hopefully playing either Kameo, Quake 4 or Dead or Alive 4 on my shiny new Xbox 360 console :D

Originally posted by Strix
So what will you all be up to at Christmas?

Strix how come there isn't an option for
"Posting on the Forum Christmas dinner thread"??

Only joking! Just me and my partner for Christmas day! Last year it snowed and we went for a walk in the park and made big snow footprints! Hope it's the same this year.

(The laptop is having a day off)

(Well, might just sneak a peak during Eastenders)

:D

being bored senseless at my parents:rolleyes:

I will be spending Christmas in bed, with nothing other than a case of Cloudybay for company.............Bliss !!:clap:

I havent even thought of christmas yet... I want to do something different this crimbo, not sure what it is yet....:)

Of to spain but cloud ybay made me wonder how many people will be alone at this time of year and it made me sad to think of it.

Originally posted by Deavon
Strix how come there isn't an option for
"Posting on the Forum Christmas dinner thread"??

Originally posted by katy1981
WORK!!!!!!!!

Originally posted by pete_jim
I will get up early and do two hours voluntary work

The number of poll options is limited by the forum software (or powers that be) :(

Originally posted by Rich
I of course will be in my room hopefully playing either Kameo, Quake 4 or Dead or Alive 4 on my shiny new Xbox 360 console :D

I hope you voted 'Bah Humbug', you shining example of sociability :P

But, STRIXXXY! :(


Originally posted by Don_Kiddick
awwww, it needs to be a multiple choice poll, we're doing loads.

christmas dinner with Daughter & Son in law & 4 noisy not so little Grandkids :partyhat: :headbang: :banana: :help:

Originally posted by Don_Kiddick
But, STRIXXXY! :(
Yes, I did see that, and I reported your post as 'He's right - can you change it please', but I was told that attempts to change it had been futile, without starting it from scratch :(

Sorry peeps :|

Originally posted by thai
Of to spain but cloud ybay made me wonder how many people will be alone at this time of year and it made me sad to think of it.

tbh I'd rather spend it alone

Originally posted by thai
Of to spain but cloud ybay made me wonder how many people will be alone at this time of year and it made me sad to think of it.

Well, I'm spending it alone out of choice, but I agree that lots have no choice and my heart goes out to them. As Robbie has mentioned though, there are thousands who would give their right arm to spend Christmas alone, rather than with people they can't stand.

Cloudy - you can get into your bmw and we can drive to Scarbro. Have a bit of fun on the A65. Winter walk on the beach. I know you don't like walking but hey ho.

What better way to spend vhristmas day when you would otherwise be alone?

Dragon

Originally posted by Dragon
Cloudy - you can get into your bmw and we can drive to Scarbro. Have a bit of fun on the A65. Winter walk on the beach. I know you don't like walking but hey ho.

What better way to spend vhristmas day when you would otherwise be alone?

Dragon

Thought you'd never ask.................:thumbsup:

Set up a time to meet and where and you can see me pull up in my lovely red nissan sunny pile of crap car.

Sorry - but at least it gets me from a almost to b

Yay - xmas day on scabby beach

Dragon

Originally posted by Rich
we'll all sit in the Lounge, watching The Queen

I didn't know Meaks was spending Christmas at yours :hihi:

What can I say? Its going to be a busy day... :hihi:

Originally posted by Andy
I didn't know Meaks was spending Christmas at yours :hihi:

I wasn't going to say Meaks - I was going to say someone else, but thought against it......

I'm at work till late here in Sheffield on Christmas Eve, leaving Sheffield about 2am to nip up to my parents for Christmas Day and probably back to Sheffield on Boxing Day/27th for work :rant:

I still haven't decided. I really want to make this x-mas a bit different. I'm pretty fed up of feeling guilty for not spending time with my family. My Grandmother has told me it's her last Christmas for 5 years now but she's still here, so I would really like to escape from the whole traditional day and have a real laugh.

x x

Originally posted by Jojo2
I still haven't decided. I really want to make this x-mas a bit different. I'm pretty fed up of feeling guilty for not spending time with my family. My Grandmother has told me it's her last Christmas for 5 years now but she's still here, so I would really like to escape from the whole traditional day and have a real laugh.

x x

Well JoJo if you get any ideas give me a shout. Not so that i can gatecrash!! I mean for inspiration!!:thumbsup:

Originally posted by Strix
I hate the miserable attitude that people insist on taking shopping with them at this time of year, but thoroughly enjoy the chance to catch up with all the family we don't get to see very often.


Christmas for me is a chance to have my loyalties pulled in lots of different directions by the warring collection of people, non of whom are on 'good terms' with each other, who I suppose you could loosly refer to as my family.

Excuse me if I don't bust a gut with excitement :(

Christmas is all about the small children anyhow, you have to grin and bare it for their sakes........being broke afterwards, dreading the credit card bills comming in January, can't blame some people for not looking forward to it , but still put on a smile for your youngsters on Christmas morning, that s what parentings all about.

Originally posted by poppins
...you have to grin and bare it for their sakes...

:shocked: :blush: There's laws against that sort of thing Poppins!! :blush: did you mean bear it? :hihi:

Originally posted by Strix
:shocked: :blush: There's laws against that sort of thing Poppins!! :blush: did you mean bear it? :hihi:

Yep, i typed BEAR first off, didn't look right, changed it, guess i should have left it alone :blush:

Anyhow trust you to mention it Strix :rolleyes: didn't know you were so into spelling errors, or is it just on Fridays :thumbsup:

Only when they are significant, and you have to admit, yours was funny ;)

I don't do it just to be pedantic like some :suspect:

Anybody else firmed up their plans more recently?

Our usual chrismas day dash from Cambridge to Wallasey has just been confirmed, as has the presence of my dad's brother's family on the day. That's 11 of us for chrismas lunch..... if you don't count the two hounds :D

Originally posted by Strix
Anybody else firmed up their plans more recently?



Nope. I'm waiting for the man of my dreams to agree to share a tin of beans with me. Could be a bloody long wait.............:D

I intend to spend it on the toilet floor......eventually. Just like last year.:(

Originally posted by saxon51
I intend to spend it on the toilet floor......eventually. Just like last year.:(

You really must get those contact lenses sorted Saxon........:D

Originally posted by cloudybay
You really must get those contact lenses sorted Saxon........:D

They went down the toilet last year....just before I ended up on the floor. The seat fell down on my head and knocked them out.:sad: :gag:

Originally posted by saxon51
They went down the toilet last year....just before I ended up on the floor. The seat fell down on my head and knocked them out.:sad: :gag:

And the alcohol had nothing to do with it...............I do understand, been there and lost the same plot.............:D

I'm sure I replied to this thread, but evidently not.

Christmas Day: Dad and his partner and her family.

Boxing Day - 29th: My mother's side [what's left of them - :rolleyes: :P ;)] - my aunt, aunt 2 and uncle, cousin, and a couple that are somewhere up the family tree.

Then the Walkley mob are probably coming down on the 28th...

Originally posted by cloudybay
And the alcohol had nothing to do with it...............I do understand, been there and lost the same plot.............:D

Dodgy turkey!! I tell yer, it was the turkey!!;)

Originally posted by saxon51
Dodgy turkey!! I tell yer, it was the turkey!!;)

I've always fancied an alcoholic turkey..............:clap:

None of the above - I'll be STAYING at home. Whilst in my home, I will invariably move about, so I won't be stopping.

I am spending it at my parents together with my partner, my sister and my paternal grandparents.

This is the first year where my partner and I will be spending all day together as we used to just stay with our parents and see each other on the evening but we have decided to spend it together and we are going to do christmas with my parents one year and his the next.

Originally posted by katy1981
im a chef!

Not anymore sweetie..see you later..XX

jt

Originally posted by youwhatref
Not yet DonK as she's only 10 months, so that gives her two months to start. Maybe she can start on halfs this month and give her her first pint at Christmas.
well she'll already out sup don then :)

were at home, visited her sisters this morning, got her mum here for tea