Christmas~Love it or Not?

That's really cool.....xx

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I'm not much into it. I hate decorating just to take it down again, spending money on things and cards for people I don't see or talk to much during the year. If I want or need something I'll go buy it or save up for it. I don't need it gift wrapped either. I am happy for those of you who enjoy the holidays but I really don't. Have a great season!!

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i enjoy it!!! i love the spirit of christmas!!!!!
and i love watching my fav movie on the marathon!!!!!!!

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i love christmas!!

i always have...but even more since i had my son...i love seeing his little face on xmas morning!

and i love chrismas dinner!! i start looking forward to it round about...em..now!!!

and i love cozy ing up on the couch and watching all the chrismas movies...

i love putting up the tree...and putting fake snow on the windows coz we dont really get much here but when we do it only ever lasts a day and then turns to sludge coz all we get is rain all the time....

i love leaving a biscuit and a glass of wine ..ahem..for santa and a glass of milk for his reindeers...and my son leaving the oats full of glitter on the path for him to find his way to our house!!

omg..i have to stop ..coz im getting all excited in my seat!!!!

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Other than the shopping and craziness, Christmas is beautiful.

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I love it. I love to decorate every single room in my house and as much of the outside of my house as I can without it looking tacky (okay, so the husband does most of the outside).

I love driving around looking at lights with my family. I love singing and hearing Christmas carols, I love seeing snow come down as I sit with friends by a fire and I love sitting in the darkened living room with just my tree lights on.

I love setting up the presents for my kids to find Christmas morning and their excitement when they see them. Even better, I LOVE the excitement on my kids faces when they present me with a present they picked out all by themselves. They are so proud and full of the spirit of giving.

I love going to church on Church on Christmas Eve and hearing the story of Christ and reconnecting to the REAL meaning of the season.

And I love when they turn off all the lights and we sing Silent Night accapela with just candlelight. It leaves me with an incredible sense of peace.

That's the Christmas I love.

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im not religious...but have always wanted to go to midnight mass...which is what me and my mum and sister are going to do this year...

and there is a group of us from work going carol singing too to raise money for the hospital...i cant wait!! :)

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OOOH I love caroling too Rubes. We go with church to a nursing home, we go with boy scouts to a different nursing home and the youth from our church go door to door the week before Christmas.

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were going to be carol singing in the main reception of the hospital, theres about 20 of us doing it...our own wee choir! lol! my son is going carol singing with the school too at our main shopping centre..i cant wait to see and hear him :)

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Deb, Christmas gives me a peace I cannot completely describe. I can listen to Christmas music year around. In fact I have a cd from Celtic Woman that I get out from time to time. It is the loving and giving spirit of Christmas that I adore.

I wish that spirit lasted all year.

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Tho I have to say, I do not feel much spirit in the stores around Christmas time. I avoid them like the plague! I will not go anywhere near a retail store the day after Thanksgiving or any of the other big "sale" (that word is a joke) days. If I do have to shop retail (I buy online as much as possible), I make a huge effort to smile at everyone, to be as patient as is humanly possible and to always be nice to the clerks. Their job sucks that time of year. Not much spirit in parking lots either. The commercialism of it sickens me. That is not Christmas.

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Working in retail did have that effect on me Cherie. I was so tired of the long work hours and the Christmas spirit just wasn't there for me. I had to step away from retail to regain that feeling again.

Which reminds me, I need to go online and find some Crimson Tide gifts for my Canadian relatives :)))

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I get really anxious feeling during the holidays.....like stressed out. I am not much of a fan. I am always glad to see New Year's ;o)

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Now New Year's I'm not a big fan of.

I never go out on New Year's Eve. Bunch of drunks slobbering all over you. Ick. We go to house parties or have people over.

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December holidays are one of the few times of the year I get to see my mother. For that reason alone, I do like the season but other than that, I would not be the least bit unhappy to see it erased from the calendar.

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I am with peachygurl on this...I remember my last jolly Christmas being when I was maybe 7...when the whole family still gathered at my Grandmother's.

Now it brings loads of stress.

I guess it depends who you are with. That could make all the difference in the world.

'Time' could change everything and make it a happy season again.

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I used to be so sad at Christmas time when I was single and far ways from my family. My dad would always make sure I got home but it would be around New Years.

Now with two children, it is so much fun and even sweeter this year, I will get to spend it with my sister and nieces and nephew for the first time..she just moved here this summer.

The shopping, I could do with out...I find alot of people are really nasty always bumping into you, giving dirty looks, not holding doors, fighting over merchandise. Also the crazy winter drivers I could do without especially in the season of Christmas when everyone is in a hurry to get to the red light...oh no wait that happens everyday lol

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I like Xmas songs. Does that count?

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I love christmas too!

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I don't really, to be honest. The idea of celebrating the birth of Christ has turned into a commercialized free for all and that saddens me to no end. I do, however, try to get into the spirit each year as best I can.... if for nothing else than for my young son's sake.

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WannaBeLOL wrote:Yes, the people out there trying to take Christ out of Christmas is truly sad. So I believe it's up to all of us who believe to keep the Spirit of the "true" meaning of Christmas.

I quit watching t.v. Guess when that was? A year ago around this time. The Christmas selling commercials almost sent me around the bend. Call me an ostrich with my head in the sand but I absolutely REFUSE to watch/listen to all that crap. 'Gifts' should be given from the heart to those close to us all year 'round... that, to me, is the spirit Christ wishes for us to follow. I would think, were Christ alive and among us, HE would be appalled. Ha... guess I have strong views on this, eh? It doesn't help I'm in a poor mood atm. :/

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bipolarbetty wrote:I like Xmas songs. Does that count?

I love Xmas songs too. I have already started to play some of them on piano. I maybe will share one of them in December :)

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I don't like the commercialism of Christmas either. I do like Thanksgiving Day though.

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WannaBeLOL wrote:I LOVE Thanksgiving also!!!!!

I Sweden we don't celebrate Thanksgiving but I use to wish happy thanksgiving to my singsnap friends who celebrate it :)

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Monken wrote:

bipolarbetty wrote:I like Xmas songs. Does that count?

I love Xmas songs too. I have already started to play some of them on piano. I maybe will share one of them in December :)

PM me when you do. I have never heard you play and heard so many great things about it :))

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I love Christmas,simply because of the joy that is seen on children's faces.If it snows thats a bonus.and homemade peanut brittle!!!!When I was a kid,Christmas seemed a lot different in stores and in people in general.The toy store was a fascinating place,new toys that were never available til the Christmas season would be displayed.Now we go to the same old walmart or kmart or other retail outlet to buy the same old toys that are on the shelf year round.But the joy in the children's eyes on Christmas morning hasn't changed. : )and that is why I love Christmas.

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Christmas: LOVE it.

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I love Christmas time. But it wears me out . I suppose entertaining is getting to me.. But I do love the decorating. The smell of pine. The smell in the air. The music. The movies. The food. But I am thinking this yr a trip to a warm climate just once lol.

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(((((((((((Deb))))))))))))

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LOL I think you are right Deb.. I have been distracted ;)

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I lived in Illinois for many years. Loved the snow, cold, all the lights of Christmas in the Chicago suburbs. Most of all I liked being laid back in my recliner, staring at the Christmas tree in a chocolate stupor while listening to Bing Crosby croon "White Christmas".

Now, I'm in a warm Southern state. A little snow about once a year that melts in about 1 day. But, I still put up the tree, listen to Bing and a host of others, and get an overwelming feeling deep within that I'm just a heartbeat from my yesteryear childhood.

Yea, I like Christmas:)

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Blaze909 wrote:I lived in Illinois for many years. Loved the snow, cold, all the lights of Christmas in the Chicago suburbs. Most of all I liked being laid back in my recliner, staring at the Christmas tree in a chocolate stupor while listening to Bing Crosby croon "White Christmas".

Now, I'm in a warm Southern state. A little snow about once a year that melts in about 1 day. But, I still put up the tree, listen to Bing and a host of others, and get an overwelming feeling deep within that I'm just a heartbeat from my yesteryear childhood.

Yea, I like Christmas:)

I love the picture that you painted with our words.

I'm in Illinois and have only had one white Christmas in my 8 yrs of living here.

Global warming. ;))

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Oh i absolutely love Christmas!!!! It's my fav time of the year... i love playing Elvis christmas songs in the background and wrapping up pressies that i have chosen especially for my family... and love it when my kids help me put up our xmas decorations... and let them decorate the tree! I always put the angel up the top though! hehehe

I'm like a big kid when there is ANY celebrations going on! I used to love carol singing and have a good mind to do that again... Like Ruby said, ive never been to Xmas mass but would love to take my little daughter with me coz i know she would love it and so would i.. .not just that i think it's a special night before xmas....

I love the smell of the turkey cooking and all the trimmings lol ... love to watch my family's faces when they open their pressies that i thoughtfully chose for them... love watching the old xmas movies on the telly.... i could go on and on hehehe

I find it's a wonderful time to spend with family and remember why xmas is here for in the first place.

I always do my xmas shopping months and months ahead! hahaha can't stand last minute panics... no i like to be organised and prepared! lol xx

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Jubi wrote:

Monken wrote:

bipolarbetty wrote:I like Xmas songs. Does that count?

I love Xmas songs too. I have already started to play some of them on piano. I maybe will share one of them in December :)

PM me when you do. I have never heard you play and heard so many great things about it :))

I will, if I remember :)

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Another reason I love Christmas.. Seeing them this month here in Philly.. If they come to where you live don't miss the show it will mesmerize you!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alIcwofkrS8

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