I know we rant about this every year and I enjoy Christmas as much as the next person but really!! Canary Wharf shopping mall is full of Christmas trees already. I don’t mean for sale, I mean the mall decorations. Ridiculous.
I'd ban all adverts and decorations being put up until the first of December. Christmas goes on too long nowadays. Don't get me wrong, I'm not the Grinch, I like Christmas, but you can buy Christmas stuff in the shops in August! It is ridiculous.
I did once, in the eighties, sort out a visit to Motorfair at Earls Court with a work mate. I called at his house and was invited in as he got ready. This was the middle of September and his girlfriend was watching a tape of the Orville Christmas show and eating mince pies. They had the decorations up and a Christmas tree up full of wrapped presents underneath. I was a bit gobsmacked to be fair.
As we departed for the car show, I was still a bit stunned. Shall I say something? I was thinking. Ask what was going on? No need, he said to me ' about my girlfriend, she likes Christmas! I suppose that said it all!
I'd ban all adverts and decorations being put up until the first of December. Christmas goes on too long nowadays. Don't get me wrong, I'm not the Grinch, I like Christmas, but you can buy Christmas stuff in the shops in August! It is ridiculous.
Agreed - 1 December is just about fine but not before. Our decorations will be going up the weekend of the 1st/2nd December and will stay up until 12th night.
For me Christmas is the most magical time of the year and I love it, but rampant commercialism dilutes it far too much. People don't need Christmas aisles in the shops in September - we all know it falls on 25 December and can buy presents at any time.
I haven't got an issue with people buying presents now and putting aside, but that is different. I'm going to wait until December though. I seem to recall there used to be a rule that Christmas TV adds were not allowed before 1st December! I felt all Christmassy when they started - especially the Woolworths one!
There are 12 days of Christmas......None of which are in F***ing November!!
It also seems to be becoming more common for people to take their decorations down on Boxing Day or the Day After, it seems that Christmas today begins with the John Lewis ad and ends with the first DFS Boxing Day sale ad.
I don't know why everyone is moaning about Christmas decorations. I saw eggs and flour in Sainsbury's this week, and it's not Pancake Day for another SIXTEEN weeks.
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I did once, in the eighties, sort out a visit to Motorfair at Earls Court with a work mate. I called at his house and was invited in as he got ready. This was the middle of September and his girlfriend was watching a tape of the Orville Christmas show and eating mince pies. They had the decorations up and a Christmas tree up full of wrapped presents underneath. I was a bit gobsmacked to be fair.
As we departed for the car show, I was still a bit stunned. Shall I say something? I was thinking. Ask what was going on? No need, he said to me ' about my girlfriend, she likes Christmas! I suppose that said it all!
For me Christmas is the most magical time of the year and I love it, but rampant commercialism dilutes it far too much. People don't need Christmas aisles in the shops in September - we all know it falls on 25 December and can buy presents at any time.
Can I be the first to wish you a happy new year.
Put ours up first week of December.
Was just about to spend upwards of £5k on jumpers but decided to leave the shop immediately when Lewie’s song started playing.
The earlier the better I say.