Is anyone out there feeling remotely Christmassy?

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Because I’m not at all, not even bah humbug, just nothing. Tree up, presents bought, films watched but just feels like going through the motions because of you know what. Even DC don’t seem that into it this year. All plans we had feel like they need to be or will be cancelled and feeling a bit doom and gloom. So, if you have managed to feel festive despite all of this would love to hear how. And yes I’m aware this should probably be in another section but I’m putting it here

Me! Tree still in the loft,presents half bought and half wrapped. Haven't even watched Home Alone yet. Just not feeling it, plus I only have 25th/26th December off work.

I’m stressed more than excited. Still have this week and next week of work and DD’s school has a mass covid outbreak and has cancelled holiday clubs and her class is closed. No cover at work.

I'm not . I haven't even finished shopping yet.

Every year I say this will be the one I go all out. Every Yr it's last minute ajd I just don't feel it

Tbh it doesn't help that the kids have never touched thror toys in Xmas day ( they r older now though) and that's fine, I mean I'm.glad they dont feel compelled to put on some Xmas performance. They always just played with them in the few day after.

Ut just seems so much hype for one day that between work and school everyone's too tired or not in the mood fir anyway. And no matter what you do, the presents cant possibly live up to the hype that's put into the build up everywhere..so you are on to a loser to start with.

I've always had jobs where Xmas day is about the only garunteed day off so really its just another day and the last thing I wanna do is create work for me to clear up on the next day off

I hate Xmas I make the effort fir the kids but realky I'd be happy with ordering a pizza and staying in my jammies all day.

I hate Xmas movies too. Bloody cheesy crap.

I think I peaked too soon! Felt mad Christmassy end Nov / beg Dec and it's worn off now

Christmas music is a big one for me - carols, the pop songs and Buble all say Christmas so I'm going to get them on again today.

But yes it all feels a bit "nervy" and I've cancelled one night out as only just boosted then feeling conflicted about another one.

Its the " cost" I hate.

Not the financial costs but the rest. Every day u take to sort out Xmas stuff is a day u don't necessarily have time then to do the washing amd put the clothes away or clean pit hour guinea pig/hamster/rabbit/rat/ gerbil etc

You then have to hope then presents don't become a casualty of the lack.of space caused by the tree etc

Oh yes, I’ve not really done much listening to Christmas music so I’ll try that. My house is a state and I don’t think that’s helping. Have a Christmas work quiz later (virtual) that’s certainly not helping with general mood

I'm a TA in a school so yes, the kids being hyped has made me feel Christmassy.

I'm dressing as an elf today at lunch as it's Christmas dinner day. The kids shall say Mrs Dino you've got changed! And I shall claim to be Mrs Dino's twin elf sister . I love working with kids.

After we break up I won't feel as Christmassy, as I'll have peaked too early!

I'm not a Christmas person.

And I am currently waiting for the chemist to open so I can go and get antibiotics for a UTI so I am really not feeling it this morning.

I am, I've talked myself into it this year by watching a whole load of cheesy Christmas films. My presents are all bought and wrapped.
My ds is disappointingly flat though, for the first year he doesn't "believe" so he's refused all grottos etc on the basis that they're not real. So I miss that little bit of childish magic.

I think so. I have the tree up at home, love nosing into peoples houses at their decorations from the bus. Made my bit of the office pretty so those of us who can’t wfh keep our chins up.

Bring on xmas day and egg and chips!

We’re not having traditional Christmas lunch this year which I’m actually really pleased about as none of us are terribly keen on it. My DS has already finished school because of Covid (too many staff off) so he’s missing all end of term things.

Maybe I need to go for the ‘fake it ‘til I make it’ approach and hopefully that’ll do it.

I'm feeling it a bit. Happy to have the tree up and the lights on. And amazingly it looks like my sister will be able to come to mine with her kids which will make a bit of family magic we rarely have. Very excited about that though it does make the food a bit more of a challenge...

I'm trying, but it's a bit meh at the moment.

Elderly relative on a covid ward.

Work Christmas do cancelled, work in HE so this last week of term has been lots of scrambling around to sort teaching due to staff illness, and students not wanting to be face to face (but uni insisting we stay in person) this close to heading home etc, and now lots of people have just disappeared from campus it feels like a ghost town. Unusually very damp squib end of the teaching year as a result. Normally everyone is hysterically tired and over sugared thanks to abundant supplies of random chocolates.

Got my booster on Saturday and still feeling pants.

Hardly any presents bought yet.

I should be finishing off making our Christmas cards over the next few days, but see booster 'flu'.

On top of all that, lost a baby last Christmas, so this one feels a bit empty compared to what could have been, and some festive things (waves at brass bands playing carols) are reducing me to tears.

We had booked our Panto and Santa visit early on in the month so now with all that over it feels a bit flat tbh. Hoping when I finish up work at the end of the week I will start to feel more festive.

Oh dink

I'm finding it harder to get Christmassy now my three are in their 20s and living away from home! They will all be back by Christmas Eve but that still leaves me decorating the tree on my own. I don't mind the Christmas Day food (which is just a roast dinner with turkey instead of chicken) and learned long ago not to over buy special/traditional Christmas food which only I eat !

We close at work on 22nd but my OH is moving out of his house on 23rd then we are seeing Bill Bailey at the Nott Arena in the evening but I have to drive there and back so will be extra knackered next day. Never mind, at least it will be a break - my first of more than two days from work (except weekends and BH) since last Christmas!

Nothing I try is working this year. Decorations are up. Shellac nails done. 80% gifts bought - but not wrapped. Favourite Christmas film watched (I wait all year in excitement to watch it) - absolutely zilch. I even had a Christmas gathering at the weekend, with Christmas music, canapé and drinks. Christmas countdown at work which I'm in charge of. Zero.
We are hosting this year and I'm actively dreading it. I've not even thought about the food shop, which is so unlike me.
I feel like we are two weeks post Christmas and I'm late to take the decorations down.

This is when the over-anticipation of Christmas and planning it all months in advance comes home to roost. If nobody (including shops and businesses) thought about it at all before the beginning of December it would be much more fun.

I know how you feel.

For the first time eeevvvvveeeer the dcs turned off the Christmas music tv channels. This year doesn’t feel Slade or Shakey or East 17… Ds found Angel Radio which plays very old songs. Somehow it seems more in keeping with the current mood.

Last year felt, I don’t know, a bit Blitz Spirit (although I am loathe to make wartime comparisons) but this year it’s a general feeling of deflation.

A festive booster trip is planned for Saturday, though…..

Me! I just feel really tired

We’ve just had covid in the house which I didn’t get but let’s face it meant I had extra workload in home schooling/cleaning/being dame Vera lynn levels of cheery especially as DH suddenly had lots of work projects that week. Grrr.

I’ve got a party to prep for this week, still working on the menu and need to shop/prep - all with the spectre of omicron in the background (will people even come?)

And then finally yesterday my boss gave me the heads up that my type of job is being considered for redundancy next year so I’m being moved to a different team with a different title until the mega senior manager sees the errors of his ways and decides we do need my job type (probably after we’ve had a load of complaints and fuck ups) - I don’t want to be hidden and I don’t want the new job title.
He literally used the term “doing an Anne frank” yesterday - I should leave (for that alone) but I like my job and we had some great plans for next year, plus the money is good. Ugh.

Has anyone got any suggestions for invoking that Christmassy feeling?

@squashyhat exactly, the overhype in November means that by December people have peaked too soon and feel flat!

No cheer here at all. I've got my scrooge on.
Got all presents and cards out by end November and then decided to ignore Xmas completely. I haven't bothered to put any decorations up or anything. My ds is grown up and I cant see any relatives because of covid/work so just not bothering.

Nope, given we’ve lost many close relatives this year, we’re pissing off to the Caribbean for Christmas. I don’t have a plan B for if that doesn’t happen. The tree is up and I have a few small presents to take with us but that’s it. Not buying for anyone outside of my immediate family and not sending cards - bah humbug. Have eaten the pannetone already and DH took the Xmas cake I made in September into work. So that’s the end of the Xmas food too…

Yes but I have a near four year old

Near peak Christmas excitement