When to start celebrating Christmas?
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Topic: When to start celebrating Christmas?
Posted By: Frets N Worries
Subject: When to start celebrating Christmas?
Date Posted: November 27 2023 at 19:30
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I start thinking about it October, then really get into it around early to Mid November. ------------- The Wheel of Time Turns, and Ages come and pass. What was, what will be, and what is, may yet fall under the shadow. Let the Dragon ride again on the winds of time... |
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Posted By: Hugh Manatee
Date Posted: November 27 2023 at 19:39
I celebrate when the madness ends. ------------- I should have been a pair of ragged claws Scuttling across the floors of uncertain seas |
Posted By: progaardvark
Date Posted: November 28 2023 at 04:18
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I start celebrating when the cement trucks put on their boots and the dododox smells like a Klondike bar. ------------- ---------- i'm shopping for a new oil-cured sinus bag that's a happy bag of lettuce this car smells like cartilage nothing beats a good video about fractions |
Posted By: Octopus II
Date Posted: November 28 2023 at 04:44
Here in the UK, Christmas seems to start at the end of August.  I hate Christmas, I'm a proper Scrooge - roll on summer 2024!
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Posted By: Frets N Worries
Date Posted: November 28 2023 at 04:45
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It seems Prog-Heads are scrooges ------------- The Wheel of Time Turns, and Ages come and pass. What was, what will be, and what is, may yet fall under the shadow. Let the Dragon ride again on the winds of time... |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: November 28 2023 at 06:20
The best thing about Christmas is when it's over and mince pies are reduced to a quarter of full price.
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Octopus II wrote:Posted By: JD
Date Posted: November 28 2023 at 07:03
 But to be honest, we turn the outside Christmas lights on on the day they do the Santa Claus Parade here in town. Usually the last weekend in Nov. But absolutely NO Christmas music before Dec 1st. ------------- Thank you for supporting independently produced music |
Posted By: Octopus II
Date Posted: November 28 2023 at 07:18
It's those Christmas records, Mariah Carey, Wham, Slade, Wizzard, Mud and especially The Pogues (Fairytale Of New York). I just can't stand them.
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Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: November 28 2023 at 07:23
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Starting at December 24th, 5 pm, until and including 26 December, unless I can avoid it. ------------- 
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Posted By: siLLy puPPy
Date Posted: November 28 2023 at 09:36
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December 24 -------------  https://rateyourmusic.com/~siLLy_puPPy |
Posted By: Frets N Worries
Date Posted: November 28 2023 at 09:38
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Like I said, Prog Heads are scrooges ------------- The Wheel of Time Turns, and Ages come and pass. What was, what will be, and what is, may yet fall under the shadow. Let the Dragon ride again on the winds of time... |
Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: November 28 2023 at 09:50
This. |
Posted By: Octopus II
Date Posted: November 28 2023 at 10:01
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They should have Christmas every four years, just like the Olympics and the World Cup!
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Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: November 28 2023 at 10:13
And like leap years. I suggest moving it to February 29. * my maternal grandfather's birthday was on Feb. 29, by the way. |
Posted By: Saperlipopette!
Date Posted: November 28 2023 at 10:21
I like a lot of things about Christmas and always look forward to the December-month. Small social gatherings, wishing each other Merry Christmas, keeping ,more or less informal traditions alive with our friends - and our families... But I guess I get into the spirit of things the week before, and it ends abruptly ca. the 25th or 26th. -I've collected like tons of vintage Christmas-tunes over the years
(recorded ca. 1935-1980 - after that it mostly sucks big time, if it's
not recordings of centuries old material) - like any style or genre there's plenty of great things to discover if you look hard and long enough.
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Posted By: Hrychu
Date Posted: November 28 2023 at 10:25
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december ------------- “On the day of my creation, I fell in love with education. And overcoming all frustration, a teacher I became.” — Ernest Vong |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: November 28 2023 at 10:30
| Christmas Day |
Posted By: siLLy puPPy
Date Posted: November 28 2023 at 10:32
I've come to the conclusion ALL holidays should be every 2 years because years seem more like 6 months these days but i'm down with leap year Christmases! ------------- https://rateyourmusic.com/~siLLy_puPPy |
Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: November 28 2023 at 10:39
| I'm not a big Christmas fan but I'd say anytime after Thanksgiving is ok. |
Posted By: omphaloskepsis
Date Posted: November 28 2023 at 13:09
My family starts celebrating Christmas immediately after Thanksgiving. We decorate the Christmas tree and put out the rest of the decorations. We do not celebrate Black Friday. It's a family tradition minus the consumerism. I cook holiday dishes and bake cookies and pies. Gift neighbors and co-workers the goodies. It makes me happy, it makes them happy, so I carry on. Spread the cheer. 
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Posted By: Jeffro
Date Posted: November 28 2023 at 15:13
Not all. I'll be listening to non-stop Christmas music for the next month. ------------- We all dwell in an amber subdomain, amber subdomain, amber subdomain. My face IS a maserati |
Posted By: Grumpyprogfan
Date Posted: November 28 2023 at 15:26
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Christmas starts around September 4th and ends some time in May. |
Posted By: Frets N Worries
Date Posted: November 28 2023 at 16:05
MOST prog heads are scrooge ------------- The Wheel of Time Turns, and Ages come and pass. What was, what will be, and what is, may yet fall under the shadow. Let the Dragon ride again on the winds of time... |
Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: November 28 2023 at 17:55
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The term "Christmas" should be changed to "The season to spend a phuck load of money for no reason at all" -------------   
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Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: November 28 2023 at 17:57
Not sure I believe you but anyway if you can find a copy then IQ's Tales From A Dark Christmas is a must and may prevent permanent brain damage
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Posted By: JD
Date Posted: December 04 2023 at 10:26
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A busy weekend of setting up the house. NOW it's Christmas !  ------------- Thank you for supporting independently produced music |
Posted By: JD
Date Posted: December 04 2023 at 10:31
We set very (small c) conservative limits on spending. That makes it a little more about creative thinking and possibly personalizing the gifts. One year I gave my bro-in-law a special blend of coffee that I came up with and I gave my nephew a small jar of a coated chicken spice additive I created (Uncle John's Awesome Shakie Bakie Booster). It was the hit of the family.
------------- Thank you for supporting independently produced music |
Posted By: Progishness
Date Posted: December 04 2023 at 11:11
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Never. [bah humbug] ------------- "We're going to need a bigger swear jar." Chloë Grace Moretz as Mindy McCready aka 'Hit Girl' in Kick-Ass 2 |
Posted By: progaardvark
Date Posted: December 04 2023 at 12:34
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Gnomes are always a plus. And multiplication tables. ------------- ---------- i'm shopping for a new oil-cured sinus bag that's a happy bag of lettuce this car smells like cartilage nothing beats a good video about fractions |
Posted By: Cosmiclawnmower
Date Posted: December 04 2023 at 14:26
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I like to get a ' festive Winter season' music event or two in during December https://www.visitcheltenham.com/whats-on/johnny-coppin-all-on-a-winters-night-p3366363" rel="nofollow - Johnny Coppin: All on a Winter's Night - Cheltenham - (visitcheltenham.com) Johnny Copin and Dik Cadbury both ex- Decameron and Dik being ex-Steve Hackett band (1979-1981); very festive, a bit folky.. maybe the smallest hint of cheese but, hey, i'm not adverse to a bit of matured dairy produce ------------- |
Posted By: moshkito
Date Posted: December 05 2023 at 00:02
Hi, I was thinking sometime before we were even born, no? ------------- Music is not just for listening ... it is for LIVING ... you got to feel it to know what's it about! Not being told! www.pedrosena.com |