Gets my goat

Couldn't agree more, I used to love Christmas when the kids were little but nowadays I can't be bothered by it all, its just a big retail hype. This year it was my turn for the meal, a day preparing it half a day cooking it 1 hour and its over.  Next year we are going away

There was a time when Christmas TV left you spoilt for choice. Now, despite the proliferation of channels with Freeview, Cable & Satellite, there is almost wall to wall dross.

I just go with the flow, nothing to get stressed about.  My goat is in the paddock and very happy he is to

I dont get stresses but i have too admit i,m no fan of christmas anymore.For me its more the time of year as i hate the cold and the dark nights i cant wait too get back too spring.As for all the hype before christmas lets not even go there.

peter.

Perhaps we could get a countrywide ban on advertising xmas goodies etc before, say, 20th Dec.  That would help us to keep our equanimity and a cheerful smile on our faces.

I cannot even listen to the radio in the lead up to the 25th it winds me up so much. If you want to celebrate Christmas, with the greatest respect, put up with it. If you are religious and see a reason for it then enjoy. If you are not religious but think it's a good way to have another good time then that's who the advertisers are aiming at. Christmas is, for many, a chance to over indulge and get pissed Without any reference to what was written that it was supposed to be about.

Me personally, it is the biggest retail con of the 20th and 21st Centuries, based on a story written nearly two centuries ago. Oops, no doubt will now be on the naughty step!

based on a story written nearly two centuries ago

Did you not mean two millennia? 

Before we came away they were starting to take in non perishable stock at our co-op for Easter

This year was the first Xmas I haven't worked since leaving school and Ive had to retire to get it off, but with 2 chefs in the house Xmas dinner was a breeze most of it prepped Xmas eve cooked the turkey on the morning and everything was put together while that was resting. The turkey was stripped bare and before we sat to eat the carcas was already in the stock pot for our Xmas soup or as the kids used to call it " guzinto soup" because anything that is left over guzinto it, including sprouts and stuffing. But have to agree with TG about the time doing prep and then it's finished in around 1 hr but that's just what it's like in a restaurant kitchen, we spent upto 3 days prepping everything and we serve 3 sittings, 12, 2 and 4pm and it's done, leaving us exhausted but happy knowing we had got it right.

based on a story written nearly two centuries ago

Did you not mean two millennia? 

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