Christmas every four years only - who’s up for it?

[MuttsNutts]

Ok, so inspired by another thread but not wishing to hijack, I’ve decided it would be a great idea to have Christmas just once every four years.

Every year is just too much work, expense and forced jollity that leaves far too many people feeling inadequate, lonely and skint.

The ridiculous lead-up means that for over a quarter of the year, every single bloody year, we have it rammed down our throats at every turn.

So, as with the Olympics or World Cup, I’ve decided to campaign for it changing to just once every four years. I think even I could maybe get on board with it then.

Who’s with me?

#christmaseveryfouryearsismorethanenough

Wow! Some very strong opinions 😂 I was expecting disagreement from some of course but not sure the bile from some Christmas-lovers is in keeping with the jolly, goodwill to all (and Christian) narrative

You're surprised that people are vehemently opposed to you saying that the whole population should be stopped from doing once a year something which for many of them is important and a highlight of the year, just because you don't like it, when you could just choose not to celebrate it yourself? And you think it's 'unchristian' of them to robustly say so? Ok...

This.

@FamilyTreeBuilder

Because people who dislike Christmas want nothing more than to sit down and watch a Christmas movie, right @PurpleButterflyWings ? 🙄

Yeah - that's EXACTLY what I said. (NOT!!!) Have your eyeroll shit back >>> 🙄

It will be good to watch because it's about people who want to skip Christmas and understand (like I do) why some people aren't keen on Christmas.

That's what I meant, but then you KNEW that didn't you?

I swear some people will cause an argument in a fucking empty room.

You can do whatever you want and whatever suits your budget and schedule. There is no law that requires you to celebrate Christmas, spend money, eat turkey. Even if you work for a company that closes down over Christmas and forces you to take annual leave, that doesn’t mean you have to celebrate Christmas.

I’ve decided I don’t like Sundays. So I am going to call them “bonus Saturdays”. It’s as simple as that. You can ignore Christmas or call it what you like but the calendar is the calendar and equally the rest of the Sitka can choose to acknowledge Christmas. What you do in your home, what you call it, even if you completely ignore it, is entirely your choice.

I would prefer the build-up to be shorter (double VAT for any Christmas items on sale between January and the end of November would solve that, for example), and more emphasis on time off and if possible, together.

One thing I would like is all non-food shops to be closed on Boxing Day and New Year's Day as well as Christmas Day, so regardless of who they spend it with, those in retail can have some time off after the busy run-up.

Count me in.

Exactly. I think 'live and let live,' but there is something oh so smug and a kind of 'I am superior' vibe coming from the Christmas haters. Like they're BETTER somehow because they don't DO Christmas. Please yourself... IDGAF if you celebrate it or not. Makes fuck-all difference to MY life.

We don't see anyone for Christmas, the food is no more work than any other roast dinner and I love the decorations and buying presents for ds/dh. Literally the only good thing about winter for me is Christmas.

Humbug OP!

No fucking way! If anyone wants to propose we have it four times every year I would be on board though!

(well maybe twice would be enough…)

I’ve been suggesting this for years!

I'd be happy to ignore Christmas completely but it's a religious festival. If you don't like it, don't celebrate it!

Aw but the poor Christians! Let them have their celebration.

I totally get it! I've decided to make my Christmas mean more and be over quicker. I only buy about three presents anyway and this year I'm going to go to a nice church service and do some singing, & volunteer somewhere & generally spend nowt on it all. Midwinterfest.

Not for me thanks! Love looking at Christmas stuff .M and S lots of lovely trees ,lights ,and stockings .Makes me feel all warm inside .

This!

And me. Considering the amount of moaning that goes on here about it, it’s astonishing the way this thread’s gone.

Nope. Christmas is amazing and lots of fun wherever you live in the world. I LOV Christmas. Not sure why you find it so much hard work - just celebrate in the way that works best for you and your family.

I don't like the idea of work, expense and forced jollity either so I just avoid all of that and make the Christmas season into what suits me and my family. We all love it. It's my favourite time of the year.

You crack on and only celebrate Christmas every 4 years. Leave the rest of us to enjoy it every year 🎄

actually dont mark Christmas at all is better than that, but if not yes like the Olympics once a four years would be good.

Its so boring and pressurising and expensive every year.

The shops are only free of decs and chocolates etc for 8 months as the run up starts late August.

Due to my anxiety about figuring out presents and feeling pressure to decorate and be jolly, I agree. I also detest hearing Christmas music played everywhere starting right after Halloween; I say Christmas music is tolerable for perhaps one week before and then up to the Epiphany. That's it. Bah Humbug.

This is why I love Thanksgiving (American) because we eat great food but don't have to buy presents. It's relaxing, whereas Christmas is a big stressor for me.

I’ve been saying that for years. I would love for it to be that. Yearly just comes round too quickly. I feel I’ve only just put everything away when I’ve got to put it all up again - and the expense and the bother year in year out 🥴

I bought some new baubles for the tree yesterday....bloody love Christmas and even the family moaning and doing all the cooking doesn't spoil it for me 🤶 sod off with every 4 years!

No, I love Christmas and winter would feel so long without it. Trick is to just keep it simple - roast dinner, keep gift giving to a minimum, don’t start outlandish traditions that you can’t keep up with or afford in later years.