When do you start talking about Christmas with normal people?

[thelegohooverer]

I generally start planning Christmas in July to cope with heatwaves, and get a serious move on with the shopping in September.

But judging by the number of people who feel compelled to come over to the Christmas Board and give out to us for talking, this isn’t something most people do.

I’m curious when it becomes acceptable to mention the C word in your family?

With mine, September seems to be about right for a tentative “who’s hosting this year?” conversation.

My in-laws only wake up to Christmas in December and invariably throw spanners in my works.

I never mention it to my family until November lol. Only thing I have mentioned this year is eating out instead. I got most of my children's presents in June and I keep looking at Christmas decorations lol. But I have also looked at Halloween things too.

We just had a conversation about Christmas yesterday to decide if we’re going out for a meal or who is hosting.

If we’re going out we usually try and book around now or places get full up.

October.

We have a big family meal booked already for just before Xmas. But other than that being booked we don’t really plan or buy much til November unless it’s something for the kids that we need to get early.
I often lurk on this board but don’t post, I quite like reading about Xmas in summer.

I emailed my job share partner this week about Christmas- I then remembered last year I promised her I'd wait til at least September this year . She would happily plan who is off when right on the 6 week limit that we have for booking leave, but I like to be organised, and we can only have one if us off at a time.

The first rule of Christmas Club is...you do NOT talk about Christmas club.

Yeah this came up in active so expect to be launched upon. I migrate back to the Christmas boards come September when the kids go back, money stops being quite so tight and we can loosen our belts again!

I will mention to DH tentatively in around July/August most years (or he will mention having seen something for DD - but that's about all he worries about at that stage).

I don't talk to anyone else until at least October and usually November.

Unless we are making sure that MIL knows our plans and are attempting to avoid the guilt trip of "why are you not coming down this year?"....or "why are you staying in another house and not mine when you come down?" (we stay in hers every single other trip - I never get to stay with MY DPs 20 minutes away from her and 2.5 hours away from me - but if we travel for Christmas itself, we really try to rent a house for ourselves as otherwise it is too much racing between both houses and never getting any peace and downtime).

After halloween 🎃

I tentatively discussed going away for Christmas with dd yesterday. (she said we can't because Father Christmas and our elf wouldn't know where to go).

But other than that, November I think. I love summer and can't bear the thought of it ending - thinking about Christmas is just wishing the summer over.

About now.
My lovely winter cookbooks come down. I start taking advantage of the sales to stock up on presents.

I think we usually start really talking about it in September, but by then some of us will have already started/completed our shopping.

My DM has already bought for all the GC.
I usually get the bulk of my santa shopping in September but pick up things earlier if I spot good offers. Im on the hunt for an xbox this year so as soon as I see one come into stock near me Ill pick it up.
My DSis organises a big family trip to Santa every year, so thata usually booked in August.

@TheYearOfSmallThings

My mum asked me if I fancied going out for Christmas dinner this year yesterday, which I understand because that needs to be booked early. I said yes, and I suspect we won't talk about Christmas again until November.

The big decisions have to be made by now - MIL comes to us every year for a week, my parents come the 2nd weekend in December. If those things changed, ie, we decided to take a cottage or book lunch out, I imagine it would have to be booked by now but nothing does ever change.

I always have two weeks off before Xmas my boss has the two weeks after so we have that booked.

Aside from that after Guy Fawkes although I often buy the Xmas cards early. Present buying from end November but we are a very small family.

I start thinking about it from September, start buying after October half term but unlikely to talk to anyone else apart from DH till probably late November.

I loathe Christmas and my son's birthday is in November so I start on Christmas after that. I do discuss broad ' who is going wherr' with family around October time.

Taking about Christmas in August/ September makes me feel very depressed as it reminds me summer is nearly over and we will be going back to short days again soon - ugh!!

Discussed going to friends few weeks ago, and to give up buying presents to a couple of close friends, seems ok.

I've mentioned it to my family as it's a juggling act who's going where and when and also my sister in law for the same reasons and I'll be starting my Christmas shopping in September

Any mention of Christmas before 1st December should be punished by a bullet to the back of the head.

I work in posh food retail so we're talking about it all bloody year

My family don't do Christmas really, and as a barren spinster(!) I don't have any reason to go all out for Christmas. I like seeing other people's mad brilliant Christmases, so here I am, watching enviously!

We don't do anything elaborate for Christmas, and I think it normally gets mentioned for the first time in September-ish, but no definite plans made until November

ILs won't mention it until November.
DH won't discuss it at all before December 🙄
My mum actually brought it up in July - to try and get an invite in to everyone first because she missed hosting a big day last year I think. She works in retail though so tends to think about it early.
My best friend and I talk about it randomly as we try and book a day off together at some point in November or December just to mooch about the shops, have dinner somewhere nice and maybe see a show or something

I usually start planning and buying presents in September

@Unfashionable

Any mention of Christmas before 1st December should be punished by a bullet to the back of the head.

I think you may be on the wrong topic then...

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