Your thoughts on Xmas?

[phoenix]

I was just wondering what people think and feel about xmas ie is it a man made celebration full of bobbles and lights and pressies and stuff which results in some people making an awful lot of money, or is it the celebration of the birth of baby Jesus, or is it an old pagan custom? Right now I feel like doing it the pagan way........waiting until the solstice and then having a feast and a few drinks and forgetting about the all the other stuff! Feels a lot less stressful compared with all the shopping for pressies, writing cards, putting up decorations and trees etc at a time of year when the days are short and the nights are long and every 2nd person has the cold or flu. I know itll still all go glizty at the end of the day as thats whats always been done..............but what do you all think and what would you really want to do if you could?

[motopitcrew]

its just another scheeme to rid you of your hard earned cash

[golach]

Bah Humbug!!!!!!!, except for my Grandaughters

[weeboyagee]

Christmas tree, turkey dinner, trimmings and stuffing (Hibs:), see the mannie above ↑), crackers, tele, low lights, drammies, company, zzzzzzzzzzz.................

[paris]

From a womans point of veiw or mine i should say, its just more work , more cooking, more cleaning, more repeats on tv, more expence, more trudging round the dam shops looking for the right gifts, more toilet rolls as we all eat far to much, and yes i do like xmas , but not that much.

[lassieinfife]

xmas is a pagan festival... revived by the yanks.....and all them nutters who have outside decorations up and have had for weeks should be certified,christmas shouldnt be allowed to be mentioned untill 2 weeks before.......... grrrrrrrrrrrrrr:mad:

[Sporran]

Oh come on, lassieinfife, stop having a go at Americans, just because you're suffering from pre-Christmas stress! :rolleyes:

Christmas is alive and well in Continental Europe too, you know! Outdoor Christmas Markets start there at the end of November, complete with all the lights and decorations....

[marion]

xmas is a pagan festival... revived by the yanks.....and all them nutters who have outside decorations up and have had for weeks should be certified,christmas shouldnt be allowed to be mentioned untill 2 weeks before.......... grrrrrrrrrrrrrr:mad:

Sounds like a Bah Humbug statement to me. I may have enjoyed Christmas gifts more as a child, but I do enjoy Christmas with my children and mostly with my grandchildren watching them enjoy their presents. It would be stressful except for my time in church remembering the birth of the Christ child.

[abalone]

xmas is a pagan festival... revived by the yanks.....and all them nutters who have outside decorations up and have had for weeks should be certified,christmas shouldnt be allowed to be mentioned untill 2 weeks before.......... grrrrrrrrrrrrrr:mad:
Yuletide is a pagan festival,coinciding with the winter solstice.It was decided{by those who know] that having Christmas at the same time was a way of weaning the pagans away from there religion to Christianity.I supposed it worked but in the village where I lived we still had mummers.My father was one ,every Christmas he and others from the village would go to the big houses round about and enact their play.It was a way of putting a few pennies in the coffers.My father was always Father Christmas in the play.Until I moved to the midlands Santa Claus was just someone you sang about,even now I say Father Christmas.I used to love Christmas when my children were small,but that is who Christmas is for,children.

[lassieinfife]

Oh come on, lassieinfife, stop having a go at Americans, just because you're suffering from pre-Christmas stress! :rolleyes:

Christmas is alive and well in Continental Europe too, you know! Outdoor Christmas Markets start there at the end of November, complete with all the lights and decorations....


Hey im not having a go at the Americans just stating a fact....I just believe that a lot of Christmas enjoyement is lost because of it all starting straight after halloween........no anticipation ....... down come the witches brooms and up go xmas deccies, and yes Iam stressed with the thought of between 24th dec and 15 jan I will get 4 whole days off yipeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[daviddd]

It's been pretty well demolished by commercialism, although I do enjoy the carol services in Wick and Thurso - no adverts there except for charity collections. Makes a nice contrast!

The blokes that dress up as santa and stand in the Thurso precinct with a begging box at weekends before Christmas playing ear splitting crappy festive jingle music make me cringe - I hate passing them and tend to flatten myself along the opposite wall wearing sunglasses, or walk through Mackay's instead (or better still go via the Co-op) - though I give to charities in many other ways I hasten to add, and I appreciate the efforts of these good people (of course).

[angela5]

From a womans point of veiw or mine i should say, its just more work , more cooking, more cleaning, more repeats on tv, more expence, more trudging round the dam shops looking for the right gifts, more toilet rolls as we all eat far to much, and yes i do like xmas , but not that much.
Just say paris, would'nt it be nice to have that day off.