Christmas wouldn't be Christmas without....

[yawning801]

For me it's....
Blackadder's Christmas Carol,
Miranda's christmas episode,
Brandy butter...

I'll think of more soon enough, give me some more ideas please!

Love

Being made acutely aware that you have zero extended family and 10 long days of seeing no one and doing nothing stretches ahead

A massive family row.
Stomach ache
Bubble and Squeak

I'm sorry to hear that Random

Watching Nigella for the whole week before
Yorkshire puddings
My sons beaming little face as he opens his gifts

On Christmas morning, Mum hovering with the bin bag for wrapping paper.
A nap after dinner.
One of the toys being faulty or impossible to work out.

Someone crying over monopoly

Lebkuchen
Something Nick Park (e.g. Wallace and Gromit)
Chocolate coins and a tangerine at the bottom of a sock

My parents, (who have been divorced 25 years), deciding now is the best time to have a big fucking row and stick their kids in the middle of it.

the cat trying to eat tinsel or bat baubles lol

seeing relatives

daughter tearing through wrapping paper lol

WellGosh Same here, 40 yrs divorced and still they can't stop sniping at each other.

new pyjamas on Christmas eve
watching The Muppet Christmas Carol
nuts

Squirty cream
The annual row
Trying to find the mini screwdriver
The wrong batteries

Advocaat......oh and family ha ha

Crying through Silent Night! For different reasons every year and always because of the beauty of it!

The darts!

Yes cp

Oh and everyone come join in the Darts thread in Telly Addicts

Carols from King's, with mulled wine and mince pies.

The smell of spicy glazed gammon cooking on Christnas Eve.
Going on a late night walk with dh on Chr. Eve, with secateurs in my pocket, to nick a bit of holly from a huge hedge nearby, to stick in the Christmas pud next day.

Flaming said pud with plenty of brandy and vodka 50/50 for a good blaze
Brandy butter
The Snowman
The Nutcracker ballet DVD at some point.
Lots of lovely leftovers to eat up for the next few days.
The smell of turkey cooking on Chr. Day
Gallons of Buck's Fizz

Family
All my children together
Scrooged 80s movie
The xmas tv guide
Turkey
Xmas music