To ask for your unpopular Christmas opinions?

[GlummyMcGlummerson]

Mine is that a traditional Christmas dinner is horrible
Turkey - bleurgh, so dry
Sprouts - farts posing as leaves
Parsnips - how can anyone put them in their mouth?!
Stuffing - like eating sand
Christmas pudding - sour booze disguised as cake
Christmas cake - way too dry and that much fruit does not belong in a sponge

I'd honestly be happy with a plate of pigs in blankets, a jar of cranberry sauce and a spoon to eat the sauce straight from the jar.

I hate fairy tale in New York I just hate it, cards are just paper, but I love everything else.

I send cards because I feel guilty for receiving them and if I didn't bother I'd feel even worse. It's a vicious circle.
I've cut down over the years though so it does dry up eventually.. by the time I'm in my sixties I won't have to do any I hope!

Christmas is about giving not receiving. Hedonistic ripping open of unlimited presents is, at best, unnecessary.

Christmas for many falls flat/is hollow because there is no real reason for non Christians to celebrate,

@bpanther

Oh gosh I love this! I hate Christmas dinner here in the UK, the turkey is dry and tasteless, at least in our family. In Africa where I'm from we have a braai (bbq). We have pork, T-bone steak, sausages, rice, coleslaw, potato salad, cake and lots of alcohol. I married a British guy and moved here and we go to his family for Christmas and Oh my! The food is bland and I've therefore decided we will be going home to Africa every other Christmas

That sounds amazing, I'm hungry now

Silver birch without, I'm with you on that, not a Christian festival.

I do love the melting pot that is Christmas, I do like the nativity but it's simply the perfect time of year for a celebration to keep human spirits up in the depth of winter.

I adore the fairy tale of new York, I'm absolutely sick to death of Mrs browns boys.

I much preferred my own families Xmas growing up, presents were given but very slap dash from the dm but the house looked amazing!!
I hate how in laws suck every bit of joy from the Xmas.

@DdraigGoch

Christmas cake - way too dry and that much fruit does not belong in a sponge I've never baked a dry fruit cake. Yorkshire pudding has no place alongside a traditional Turkey Xmas dinner. What sort of weirdo would have Yorkshires with anything other than beef?

Whoever has a dry Christmas cake hasn't tried the Delia Creole cake, it almost needs a spoon and a dollop of cream. A dry turkey is the fault of the cook.

One house = one Christmas tree.

I think that there are several "bits" of Xmas that appeal to each "bit" of the family.

So for me I hate the shopping but I like the wrapping and putting stuff under the tree as I know the kids like to see it.

I LOVE the 23rd as that is my sisters work party and her husband is more than happy for me to go in his stead. As I work in hospitality we never get Xmas parties and I work most of the main dates (well I did, there has to be an upside to getting made redundant....except we are not allowed parties this year!) so I always book that off and its Xmas for me.

Xmas Eve I love as we watch Mupperts A Xmas Carol and eat crap (no boxes or matching pj's here!).

The kids love Xmas morning in the frenzy of unwrapping fever but they get very bored Xmas afternoon which I love as I spend it (usually) with my parents, DSis, BIL and adult children getting spannered!

My mother used to kick off saying that Xmas was just for the kids so one year we said "OK" and did nothing. Had dinner and said we would go home. Then she got it....and got drunk with us and played that "pooing potatoes" game. Coincidentally she had a migraine the next day...

Christmas should be like the Olympics, every four years and run by a special committee.

ITs funny though that people who claim to hate Xmas suddenly dont hate it this year.

Every single year Ma would threaten that her and Pa would go away. She hates the shopping, the cooking, "Why do you all want to come here?!" when she would turn down invites to ours and say it was easier for us to go to hers, she threatens to cancel Xmas every year.

This year she has cried on the phone to my sister and me so often as it wont be the chaotic mess it usually is. We all cook and bring a bit of dinner, we all help clear up, we laugh and joke and take the piss and it has caught up that all that stuff she claims to hate, she was actually taking for granted.

I am desperately worried for her MH and I think Xmas just her and him might put the tin lid on it :(

People who go to those winter wonderland places that pop up every year expecting it to be anything other than a shit experience are idiots of the first water.

That many turkeys / other animals slaughtered so that people can stuff their faces at this time of year . Shame on you all .

Christmas tv is crap every year the programs I want to watch gets less and less again this year it’s three.

@TreacleHart

That many turkeys / other animals slaughtered so that people can stuff their faces at this time of year . Shame on you all .

Not me

I like to run up to Xmas but hate Xmas day.
The stress of it, trying to please everyone, trying to make it the best day ever like you can schedule happiness. It’s Xmas day quick time for comfort and joy ! I’m always glad when Xmas day is over ! I swear I am not a miserable cow

@MrsSugar me too.I prefer Xmas eve

@UnderperformingSeal

People who go to those winter wonderland places that pop up every year expecting it to be anything other than a shit experience are idiots of the first water.

I am grimly fascinated by stories of muddy wastelands, pissed Santa, chain smoking elves and parents getting into fights.

@youvegottenminuteslynn

If turkey was that nice, more people would eat it more than once a year.

We smoke/BBQ turkey ALOT

That it's not remotely clever to say, 'oh but actually it's all of pagan origin.' Yes, we know, doesn't mean I'm trying to ward away evil spirits when I put up the Christmas tree.

Seeing pictures of everyone's decorations on social media is lovely and makes me feel happy, especially when people's decs mirror their own sense of style.

It is a bit of a relief to not be squeezing in a lot of events, meet ups and parties this Christmas.

@MrsSugar

I like to run up to Xmas but hate Xmas day. The stress of it, trying to please everyone, trying to make it the best day ever like you can schedule happiness. It’s Xmas day quick time for comfort and joy ! I’m always glad when Xmas day is over ! I swear I am not a miserable cow

I think most wives and moms feel that way deep down inside. We pit way too much pressure on ourselves all over the idea of a perfect holiday. We all need to realize its the imperfections that make it so special and memorable

Turkey - bleurgh, so dry Sprouts - farts posing as leaves Parsnips - how can anyone put them in their mouth?! Stuffing - like eating sand Christmas pudding - sour booze disguised as cake Christmas cake - way too dry and that much fruit does not belong in a sponge

Sorry, but you must have only eaten Christmas dinner cooked by really, really bad cooks. I don't recognise any of your descriptions. Who on earth makes dry fruitcake?

Organised “fun” is just awful, especially if you’re organising it.

@TreacleHart

That many turkeys / other animals slaughtered so that people can stuff their faces at this time of year . Shame on you all .

This time of year? We eat and slaughter meat every day. I'm slaughtering my turkey next week