Anyone sad that Christmas will be over in a week?

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Anyone sad that Christmas will be over in a week?

God no.
If it was already over I’d be thrilled.

Now that's worth celebrating.

Bit of a depressing way to live....enjoy the here and now rather than being sad about it being over before it's begun!

Doesn't bother me
It's over by the 28th for me as I'm back to work

Christmas isn't over until Twelfth Night (at least). For us it starts on the Saturday after Bonfire Night, when we have a sort of mini Christmas dinner to launch the season, and it ends on the first Saturday after TN when we have another special meal/little party type thing to close it.

Lots of stuff is still happening until TN - pantos don't usually finish until then and winter wonderland type events usually go on until New Year at least. And you don't have to rely on events anyway - you can have festive film evenings, walks to look at lights, Christmassy meals, etc. Don't take the decorations down until TN and buy some new ones for next year in the sales.

I know it sounds like a cliché but it's not called the festive season for nothing - Christmas isn't just one day!

Not for us. 12 days of Christmas where my family come from - we keep the Christmas spirit strong until January 6th.

I am! I love Christmas and although I will have between Christmas and NY off that always feels like a limbo period and not as much fun as the build up to Christmas itself. I cant belive how quickly it has come around this year. Having said that we have a small family and are quite firm about not over committing to social stuff or it just gets exhausting - appreciate that's not possible for everyone and that's why many will probably be glad when it's over!

I cannot wait for it to be over.

No. We have only put our Christmas tree up today and I'm just back from a carol service, so Christmas is just getting going as far as I'm concerned. I won't feel that's over until the tree comes down on 6 Jan.

Yes because so far the whole of December has just been one illness after the other in this house so we have missed so much of the build up. I haven't done any Christmas baking yet or even managed a christmas coffee it's all been so shit and I can't believe it will be Christmas day this time next week.

This this this. Why are people so ready to rob themselves of Christmas?

Nope. Wish it was already over.

Goodness me! We haven't really got started yet. I'm excited! And there's new year too (not that I have any plans for that this year)

Cant wait for it to be over
The best bit is after Christmas and before NYE

Same...the winter solstice has happened so days are only going to get longer. I'm looking forward to January

@Comedycook the 21st is the solstice

No.

Yes..I meant in January the solstice will have happened not that it's happened already! But anyway, I feel happier as soon as that's happened as I know days get longer.

Me too.

It will have started in a week. It won’t be over. That week between Christmas and new year is the best bit, along with the week before. I love it all.

We’ve been in London today with the family. Bars were rammed. The restaurant we went to was completely packed. The atmosphere was lovely.

Me too @Comedycook

Crikey, we don’t even have our tree up yet! It’s over on the 3rd when I go back to work.

💚

NO! It starts in September. Isn't that long enough?

I am op. The last few weeks have been non-stop work and diy with builders here and no time for anything festive. Today was meant to mark the start of fun and relaxing and I tested positive for Covid yesterday so I'm now isolating in a room by myself for the next week in the hope that I won't pass it on and will at least be able to visit family on Christmas Day. I feel thoroughly robbed of the December festivities. Somehow it never feels the same for me after the day itself.