Are you loving it?
Are you filled with chrismas cheer?
Well i'm not. Well ok I am, sort of
I'm on a slow burn.
Its the way to go for me I think. I'm not I have to say an avid fan of it to be honest. Some of us are. And for those people I think it must be lovley. I think that I only really have so many alloted hours per year for feeling festive. And with the run up to christmas getting earlier every year, I try not to use them all up too early and end up being sicK of hearing abut it by roughly december the 15th.
I have a few gripes with chrismas and here are a few off them. I'm gunna TRY and not moan about christmas. Just give my reasons why it dosnt come as naturally to me as it seems to everyone else. But i will also put down what i like about the festive season.
Ok reason one; (And its a gooden) I'm not a religous person. And I think anyone who has met me would go as far to say that I am probably the LEAST religous person ever. I dont believe in god or jesus. So celebrationg his birthday seem pointless to me. However, I will say that for me its about family, friends, and well drinking.
reason 2; I do hate the commercialism of it. That people spend SO MUCH money on it. And in alot of cases people activley get themselves into debt over it. which is a shame. This year I have vowed only to buy girts for the immediate people. This year I have tried to MAKE gifts for people where possible. I have been knitting scarfs and snoods and things for people. Which I think is nice.
Reason 3; The run up! As in christmas run up gets longer every year. I saw a christmas tree in a window, LIT UP on the 1st of November!!!! (What the FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCCCCKK) Its a house on my road and they are the first every year. IN FACT *whispers this next sentance* they NEVER take their christmas tree down. Once new year has been they simply switch the light off and push it to the side of the room (Where they THINK no one can see it.) 2 Questions spring to mind. Question 1; Dosnt it get dusty? Do they have to DUST their christmas tree?. Question 2. Dont they get sick of the sight of it? do they take it for granted? Do they not REALLY appreciate the sight of it when its lit up? I could write a book on my opinion of this topic. (But dont worry, I WONT!)
Reason 4; Its not like the films. (And when i say films, I mean films/tv/adverts etc. For instance. This year I saw this advert. Its for TK Maxx. Have a look.
Now dosnt THAT look like a nice christmas? Ignore the stacks of pressies. Its not about the presents. They look like a really nice family, They appear to all get on and be glad to see one another. They are playing games and having fun. I watched this advert and thought "Aww i wish my christmas was like that." I come from a big family but my immediate family is Me, Mum, Dad and my sister. My sister is working until 11pm christmas day. So this, year for me, christmas will consist of me, mum, dad and my nan. (my nan is ill and lives in my parents dining room.) Although in my familys defense we will have family scenes like those of the tk maxx advert on boxing day.
Reason 1 of why i DO sort of like christrnas. For me, my FAVE part of the festive season is Boxing Day and the day after boxing day. Traditionally boxing day is truly a good day. The post christmas parties begin. For me this usually means an afternoon session with the fabulous Wiltshire family. Who live quite close to me. They have a big family do and there's lots of fun, music,food, banter and best of all drinkees. Great fun great atmosphere great company. Then in the afternoon say bout 6pm I wave goodbye to the Wiltshires and go to the family do. Which is again local and at an aunties house. The family do is reminiscent of the previous. My sister usually brings a game. Which we're all forced to play. It can be fun. Generally its nice to have a few bevvies with the family.
Reason 2 of why i like christmas; THE FOOD. I REALLY LIKE PARTY FOOD. No one loves a buffet more than me. Any food made in small mouthful sizes am a fan off. Mini quiche, mini sausages, vou-la-vents. Particuarly Prawn vou-la-vents. I'm one of those people at parties who refuses to get a plate fill it with food and go and sit down. I'm what you call a grazer. The one who stands right near the buffet table ALL day and just eats little and often. Washing my mini foods down with usually gin and tonic.
I could actually live on buffet food. I adore it. I try to be a sensible with my food intake as possible throughout the year but, boxing day and christmas day are rare days where I allow myself to eat whatever I fancy. I mean how much damage can you do to ur waistline in 2 days?
reason 3 of why i like christmas; December 27th. My absolultey totally favourite day of christmas. Every year for I think the last 4 or 5 years on the day after boxing day me, and my great pal emily go to london. We hit the sales and spend all our christmas money. On shoes and clothes, we go for lunch, and to a gallery usually. we go to the winter wanderland in the evening and peruse the german market, eat some bratwurst. we drink coctails and walk around london being drunken spending spree happy people. Its fab. Here we are last year.
Twas a fabulous day.
Last reason why I like christmas. xmas music. i hate the shit upbeat happy xmas music tho, i prefer the slower xmas music. the oldies like bing crosby. here are some of my faves.
This one is Paloma Faith. Merry christmas I hate you.
last chrismas, by wham, (*sob!)
Macy Gray - Walking in a winter wanderland
Amy Winehouse - I saw mummy kising santa
bing crosby white christmas
and last but not least. my fave christmas song EVER. Keep an eye out for the innapropriate lace up trousers in front of the singing children. cant find the vid to put on this page but if you click here you will get what i'm on about.
So please mr santa man. Give generously this christmas. As I have been a very good boy. Hope you all have a good one too!.
Marty.
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