All things Christmas .....
 

Yes I know, I KNOW ! But it won't be long.
Do you love it , hate it, dread it , or can't wait ?
What are your childhood memories and traditions ?
What food do you have at Christmas ?
Do you miss out because of work ?
Is it purely a religious meaning for you ?
And most important of all.......

Can you name all of Santa's reindeer ? LOL...

...Will you be missing a loved one this year ?
I will be missing my father and my uncle both lost to us 5 months apart and I know of other forum members that have lost loved ones this year.
Christmas is always a time of reflection.
What do you reflect on?

What is your favourite Christmas song /hymn?

Best or worst Christmas gift LOL...?

Yes, I more or less hate the holidays. It reminds me how I am alone every year. As I've always said, it's just another day to me.

Getting days off work is nice though.

Hi Kid.
Yep... I kinda thought you would feel like that .
Hey, if it's any consolation Im married with boatloads of kids and grandkids and siblings , but guess what ?
I will be all alone too as hubby has to work till new year and not possible for one reason or another to see anyone else !

But it don't bother me . I'll be tuning in here for all us lovely lonely souls to share a virtual mince pie and tipple !

Yes, the big difference is he will eventually return. It's just not the same. Also, the fact that you have a family etc.

I can't wait for it to be over. There won't be a single decoration hung, a Holiday movie watched, and I will begrudgingly get drug to church. It will get insinuated I like piety, or I am not a good Christian while I'll have more knowledge of the Bible than most of the people in church. Oh, I could go on, but I won't.

Boy did I get this thread kicked off on the right track lol.

Oh I promise you don't know the half of it kid.
I might have a lot of family but the truth is I sit on my own day after day after week after week .
My husband does indeed come home but on a daily basis he's up at 4.30 but not home till 7 ish and I'm in bed to rest and or /asleep by late afternoon.
If I'm lucky we get 10 minutes a day on a morning before he has to take the dog out then rush off to work.

Oh gosh though. What do you mean you get dragged off to church ??
Who drags you and do you have to go ?

( Although I love seeing a midnight mass at Christmas)
(Yes trust you to be the blinking Scrooge in this Christmas tale LOL).....

It just doesn't mean much to me. I wouldn't say I'm Scrooge per se. But I will be glad when it is over.

I go with my parents and sister usually. I do intend to watch more church services. I believe it is a hole in my strict adherence to Biblical codes. I'll watch on Youtube, though.

Yes you are... Don't lie.
If this was a Christmas play I was casting for you'd be Scrooge haha.
But that's not an insult... You'd be good !!!!!

Ok....so who else wants to be in the spiritual forum Christmas production ????
We've already cast Scrooge , but we still need Santa, tiny Tim , the partridge in a pear tree and a swinging sock ....
( I of course will be the fairy godmother ! )

Oh and don't forget folks, you've only got a couple of more days to go out and buy your Christmas cards cos after that all you will find in the shops is Easter eggs !!