Are you jingling your bells on the doorstep at 6pm?

[Retiremental]

Or are you going to be grinching it ?

"Grinching It"??

I've single handedly done xmas for me and three teens while simultaneously running a business under the shadow of a no deal Brexit and dealing with all the cv shit.

I've pulled off a fucking amazing Christmas under the circumstances and if anyone deserves a massive peal of bells it's me.

Hence my log fire, Baileys and xmas movie at 6pm

I have Christmas bells as part of my decorations I also have a family heirloom bell which is about 100 years old. I will not be ringing bells at 6pm so I’m a double grinch I have bells and I won’t be ringing them. Sorry not sorry

I have a tiny little bell which wouldn't make much noise anyway. It was a novelty item my late mil had on her mantle piece for years.
I think if I go outside with that nobody would hear it!
I saw on the news last night about this bell idea. What is it for ?

My friend has a proper school bell ! I'm so jealous as brings back memories of ringing the bell at school !

Around our way apparently people will be singing Carols

Certainly not.
It's become increasingly obvious to me that most people don't give a flying fuck about anyone else in terms of wider society outside their own little families and I reckon the bell ringers are probably as inherently self absorbed as most people, if not more so.

I just hope no one decides fireworks would be a good idea.

I'm in. Anything to help spread some Christmas magic for my 8 yo. He's coped so well with this year. If bells help, I'm in.

The sound of a jingling bell set's my teeth on edge (think nails down a blackboard kind of thing). I'm putting my head phones on and blocking it all out.

We are. Some person twat on our local FB page has also had the amazing shit idea of everyone singing Auld Lang Syne on their doorsteps at midnight on NYE. Thankfully it doesn't seem to have caught on cos if a load of pissed up people singing/shouting wake up 16m old DS I will NOT be happy!!!

@madroid

The bells are to foster a sense of community for those forced to be on their own this year I think?

I'd rather be allowed to engage with my real communities. A couple of minutes of jinggling is pointless.

It's for kids to ring a bell for Santa to hear because there is bugger all else for them to do. What's the issue? Don't join in if you don't want to.

@ImPrincessAurora

news.sky.com/story/covid-19-thousands-sign-up-to-christmas-eve-bell-ringing-campaign-to-spread-hope-and-togetherness-12169193

I thought the original idea was for people in tier 4, the ones who actually aren’t allowed to see any friends or family on Christmas Day.

This has been planned since start of October, well before Tier 4.

So if we don't go along with the cheese - let's all do as someone says .... then we are grinchy or a Grinch .... ok then how old are you 10 ? Name calling people who hate cheese

I’ve been playing my organ loudly instead.

I will neither be ringing bells nor being a grinch... I’ll be at a carol service outside the church with my DC

@AnneLovesGilbert

The woman on the radio helpfully suggested filling a jar with metal nails which apparently sounds exactly like bells

I didn’t clap for carers and the bastard neighbours who did kept waking my baby and I won’t be doing this. Plenty of festive cheer in our home without this sort of nonsense and potentially upsetting someone who can hear the racket.

The woman on the radio helpfully suggested filling a jar with metal nails which apparently sounds exactly like bells hmm

Now that is funny

I won't be singing Auld Lang syne !
I'm dreading 2021 if I'm honest.
I'll be thinking of the ones that sadly didn't make it this year quietly.

Only if I can hear a merry tinkling.

It's a bit too cheesy for me, but don't mind joining in to show a bit of fellow feeling with the neighbours

My OH is a massive bellend. I might just push him outside at 6pm

I’m by myself tonight and live in the middle of nowhere. I have a bell so just depends on how much wine I drink.

I thought about playing Frigging in the Rigging full blast instead.

@bellagogosdead

I thought about playing Frigging in the Rigging full blast instead.

Made me laugh! I remember the punk days. They are all soft as butter now ( the ones that survived! Lol)

Hell no!

@SkySports

So if we don't go along with the cheese - let's all do as someone says .... then we are grinchy or a Grinch .... ok then how old are you 10 ? Name calling people who hate cheese

‘Light hearted’

Most families with young children have some sort of musical instrument with bells on, or a Xmas decoration that will jingle.