Just put the tree up and entering the festive spirit (Gin).
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Just put the tree up and entering the festive spirit (Gin).
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Here is the best ever Christmas song to kick off the festivities.
An excellent choice. It’s always been my favourite too.
Don’t mention it to Retro – I mentioned it once (etc, etc…)
I love it too but I think my favourite is Christmas Wrapping by the Waitresses.
Not only the best ever Christmas song but arguably the best bass riff ever.
I approve of this choice too. Always loved it.
I wish you a *brave* new year.
I don’t keep Christmas anymore but to those on here that do so…
Nadolig Llawen.
2 and a half weeks too early. It’s early December. Bah humbug
From Germany, it’s time to wish you a happy second Advent Sunday! And what better way to celebrate than with a wee tune from Dead Can Dance:
Sing along with Brendan:
“Lay bare your heart.
Induce the will of love
To restore what little faith
That you may have lost.
As morning brings rebirth,
A new day will dawn
To ease our troubled minds.
Turn away on your side
And dream of days to come”
You would have to ask The Light. She actually enjoys Christmas and I’d happily give the whole thing a miss, which I think is a lot of blokes default position. Wake me up on Hogmanay, which I’ve always preferred because it’s over in one night and no one is too bothered if you don’t even want to pay any attention to that.
Well Christmas should only be about 3 days or so (technically it’s 1 day). My last day of work is 20th so I will endeavour to get in the spirit of the season then. Doesn’t need to be a month long
I might enjoy it more if I hadn’t spent so many Christmases working in retail (bookselling) where planning for Christmas starts in August. Even after 20 years in an office job, I dwelt in the belly of the beast too long.
Still in retail (selling records) but currently on a secondment at HO. Felt very strange to be putting in a holiday request for Christmas week.
The Home Office? Choosing playlists for Starmer and Co? Might explain a bit.
A month if only.
The television channel devoted to Christmas films started up in September.
I think some broadcast the whole year round.
That makes me feel slightly better.
And of course Boxing Day is when the hot cross buns go on sale….
As the Christmas decorations come down
I remember a time when Fred Pontin used to run TV commercials shilling summer holidays at 3:00 pm on Xmas day
Go ‘Pontinental’
Not forgetting thumbs up and the cry of “Book Early” and staying on him as his hands started to descend slowly until brought back into place with a snap.
Having retired in April I can honestly say I will not miss the endless Christmas songs played in the office where I used to work. They would start the first week of December – absolutely dreadful.
Merriest of Christmasses.
The Holiday has been watched, and Hans Gruber has fallen from Nakatomi Towers. So it is officially Christmas season at our house. Tree is up. Twinkly lights up. Cards sent. Presents wrapped.
Shame there are 2 weeks of work to go.
STILL – gives me time to finish my 20 albums of the year (hadn’t realised Warrington Runcorn New Town had a new album out – must listen).
Hans Gruber falling off a tower – don’t remember that episode of Allo Allo
Have an enjoyable week before the week before Christmas. (You people….)
I love Christmas. Hope you all have a good one however you choose to celebrate it (or not). Ring out Solstice bells!
First person to mention Slade gets the bumps.
Happy Crimble everyone! I may open a bottle of wine.
That would be you then, bumps ahoy!
Amazingly, someone has posted a video of FP on YT
Up there with Victor “I bought the company” Kyam and Bernard
“Bootiful” Matthews as one of the great self-made ad presenters
And here he is
Speaking of Christmas songs – the best rendition of ANY seasonal song must surely be that old Berlin tradition of the Football Hooligan singalong: what started as an in-joke from a few fans is now a big event.
Berlin’s (nowadays) biggest football club, Union Berlin, traditionally invites fans to their stadium on the night before boxing day to »sing« Christmas songs, from »Silent Night« to »Last Christmas«. Marvellous.