TheFlyingGerbil Posted December 9, 2012 Report Share Posted December 9, 2012 We put our decorations up this weekend so I'm feeling festive. When do you guys put your decorations up? Any unusual traditions in your family? Have you got all your shopping done, or will you be dashing around on Christmas Eve? Let's discuss how awesome Christmas is and how All I want for Christmas is You by Mariah Carey is the best Christmas song ever. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vecha Posted December 10, 2012 Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 My parents put their tree and stuff up the day after Thanksgiving(US). My Wife's parents put their tree up..I think a week or two before xmas. So...we met in the middle....somewhat. We put our tree up December 1st. I got pretty much all my xmas shopping done. I like to do it right after thanksgiving...and finish it a week or two after. Can't agree on the Mariah Carey song/version. I'm not a fan of the Poppy xmas songs...they don't make me want to bash my head in or anything, I just like the more traditional songs...like Drummer Boy, or Silent Night, or...forgot the other ones. Really, really love the crazy fast paced remixed ones...or the heavy remixed orchestra ones. That go really fast, really loud. Intense. I do leave my car radio on the xmas station for most of November/December. Just wish it would cool the fuck off down here in A-LA-BAM-A*! *Forest Gump Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted December 10, 2012 Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 I like to wait until December to put up the tree and house lights and stuff, but because it's best to do that on a weekend it sometimes happens in late November, depending on when the 1st falls. This year it was perfect since the 1st was a Saturday. I'm pretty sure we've got all our shopping done too, so we're sitting pretty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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TheMightyEthan Posted December 10, 2012 Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 Not actually a Christmas song, but I associate it with Christmas for some reason anyway (probably because deer season is early December): Also, must have to mention this: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted December 10, 2012 Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 Some more. I really like this version of Winter Wonderland: Plus a couple of classics that must be mentioned: Not explicitly Christmas, but it's certainly wintery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorgi Duke of Frisbee Posted December 10, 2012 Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 Bah humbug. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRevanchist Posted December 10, 2012 Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 (edited) We have the tree up, and started some holiday baking to share with friends. The Elf on The Shelf is floating about the house. Last night, we dumped out the LEGO box and left a trail from the box to a small house my wife built out of LEGOs with the Elf sitting inside. When the kids woke, we told them the elf must have been having fun all night long. We have most of our shopping done, and have been listening to Christmas songs for a couple of weeks now. And, we have been watching the Christmas programming since Thanksgiving weekend. For the Flying Gerbil, Mariah Carey was pretty good on the TV special when she sang her song. Edited December 10, 2012 by TheRevanchist 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Waldorf and Statler Posted December 10, 2012 Popular Post Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 I'm sorry what? I was distracted by those massive milk balloons 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Jack Posted December 10, 2012 Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 You want Christmas cheer? I GOT YOUR FUCKIN CHRISTMAS CHEER RIGHT HERE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted December 10, 2012 Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 My mum puts her stuff up on the 13th(or 14th, depends on how she's counting that year) as it's "12 days before Xmas". We won't have any/much up at our flat though as most of us won't be around to appreciate it. Mariah Carey is getting a bit too much playtime at the moment for my liking. Did have a bit of "Driving home for Xmas" today which isn't often played. Slade is pretty much the classic though. http://www.youtube.com/watch?&v=0A8KT365wlA also http://www.youtube.com/watch?&v=_MbRoxS_5jY New Snowman this year!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?&v=cgTpoy91nWo The original classic if you've not seen it (not sure if it's a popular thing in the US, as best I can tell Xmas media is fairly different beyond a few songs. Like us having the Great Escape on Xmas day and you guys with It's a Wonderful Life. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFlyingGerbil Posted December 11, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2012 The twelve days of Christmas are after Christmas, not before. 12 days before Christmas is not a thing. I do like driving home for Christmas, but I hate that slade song, and the mud one too. Pretty much glam rock and christmas are not great together. One of my favourite songs I'm guessing didn't travel across the pond is Shakin Stevens: I'm a bit scared to watch the new Snowman film - it will be really hard to match up to the magic surrounding the original. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted December 11, 2012 Report Share Posted December 11, 2012 The twelve days of Christmas are after Christmas, not before. 12 days before Christmas is not a thing. I'm a bit scared to watch the new Snowman film - it will be really hard to match up to the magic surrounding the original. I know, but she won't have any of it. Anyway, makes as much sense as any other method of picking which date to put up the decoration. And yeah it'd be kinda hard, especially now being like 20 years older ourselves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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CorgiShinobi Posted December 11, 2012 Report Share Posted December 11, 2012 My mother has The Snowman on VHS, so I've seen it a few times. She shows it to her kindergarten class, but I'll have to let her know about the new one! She has a projector in the classroom, so she could definitely show it to her kids. Decorations whenever we get around to it, and one year I remember we put up the tree about five days before Christmas. When you're the only kid left in the house and at 18 years old, there wasn't much of a "deck the halls" incentive. Otherwise, I feel like my family's Christmases are rather tame. We don't have such a large family, and we rarely ever had an entire family get-together Christmas. Still, I think all the usual stuff is what I enjoy like Mickey's Christmas Carol and some of the Santa Claus stop-motion origin movies. (That fantasy one though, DAFUQ?!) Oh, and... (Personally I prefer Snow Miser's tempo, but that Heat Miser trombone!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baconrath Posted December 11, 2012 Report Share Posted December 11, 2012 lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredEffinChopin Posted December 11, 2012 Report Share Posted December 11, 2012 While I can't stand Blink for the most part, I have to admit that I dug their Christmas tune. I'm too embarrassed to embed it, so I'll just it. Since Mariah and the song came up, and since she is lovely and the performance was really good, I will embed the recent performance with Jimmy Fallon and The Roots. I'm surprised nobody has mentioned The Chipmunks Christmas yet! I'm generally a sucker for the Christmas classics (both poppy and traditional), and for the season. If I'm out and about in my area too much though, it can wear thin on me, since a very long stretch of street here under neath the J train has speakers installed that blast Christmas music all day (and sit around worthlessly the rest of the year). But yeah, I like the parties with warm stuff to drink, and stupid-ass sweaters, and the gift-giving. The snow too, or at least for the first day or so of it. With so much about the holiday to turn off someone of my personality and beliefs, I'm surprised I still have such a soft spot for it, but I do. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Hot Heart Posted December 14, 2012 Report Share Posted December 14, 2012 So Christmassy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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TCP Posted December 14, 2012 Report Share Posted December 14, 2012 My favourite Christmas music: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFlyingGerbil Posted December 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2012 I have my works do tomorrow, anyone else have/had one this year? Is it a painful social obligation full of potentially career ruining disasters or a fun night out? Thankfully ours is the latter so I'm quite looking forward to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thursday Next Posted December 14, 2012 Report Share Posted December 14, 2012 We had our company one last week. It was a masquerade ball in a cathedral .Food was average, drink was flowing I was first on the dance floor. All in all a great success. Got the departmental do next wednesday. That should be similarly fun fun fun! I love having a chance to socialise with my colleagues from other departments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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