It wouldn't be Christmas without...

[KBear]

Cherryade - (that no one drinks . "It's tradition" I cry, when questioned as to why I have to buy it at Christmas. When we were kids (cue Hovis music!) we didn't have fizzy drinks very often but mum always bought cherryade and limeade from the Bilco drinks lorry at Christmas.

What wouldn't it be Christmas without in your house?

Me buying all the presents except my own and hearing 'but you're better at it than me'.

gscrim, snap! why does my DP know that the best way to shut me up is through flattery when moaning about 'my xmas shopping..burden'
wouldnt be christmas without a really big grin across DS's face when hes surrounded in prettily wrapped boxes, and my camera to capture the moment

Quality Street
Gold coins in a net bag
satsumas
Shloer (we were given it as children - told it was alcoholic and then the adults would laugh at us kids thinking we were drunk)
Radio Times
Rollmops!

Bucks fizz for breakfast.
Massive tin of Roses.
Baileys.
Far too much chocolate.
Sherry

Cointreau - our current bottle is about 10 yrs old and still 4/5s full. I do like it honest but just never as much as I think I will IYKWIM??? So one small glass with coffee after dinner and then I decide not to bother again until next year. A real christmas tradition. Even tried it with ice one year.....

And satsumas, and finding bits of nuts shell tucked down the side of the sofa and under the all the furniture for months.

the gas running out(every year for the last 4 years) will we do anything aboutit this year? Bound to forget.

Mandarine oranges( the smell IS Christmas to me)

Having a pounding hangover by 3.15

Ooh love cointreau and lemonade

Culdn't bear to let Dh do present shopping, always tell him I'll make him do it but is my control freak area!

cremolafoam - i've had two incidents of the gas running out.. must be a Xmas thing! Little man had to come out in his van with two red cannisters to empty into my big tank.

ooh ooh, Tia Maria! A bottle all for me me me!

children

terrys chocolate orange

Dry roasted nuts and yes most certainly bailys!

Warm Advocaat, cold pork fat and a Big Fight

weve had arguments, yes?

god i remember as a teenager drinking snowballs my best friends parents would buy it a xmas time and we would have them when they went out

peter and his brother getting into a verbal spat. [sighs]

Spagblogm that is genius with the Schloer, I am definitely doing that this year

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I'll tell you what has mercifully disappeared without trace from all Christmas days...

Noel's Bloody Christmas Presents.

Still, strangely nostalgic...

Anyway, a big greasy ham, that weird inability to eat even though you're completely stuffed, a satsuma and MIL's head doing a 360 degree turn- all sings that Christmas is well and truly upon us.

*signs

brandy cream and brandy butter

queueing for the toilet

Dates that also go uneaten until thrown away.

Sugared Almonds

Champagne

LOTS of mulled wine.