Christmas words/phrases that make you cringe

[EducatingArti]

Do you have any Christmas words or phrases that make you cringe.

Mine are:
Crimbo
The Big Day
Magical.

The latter two are partly because I think it puts too much pressure on people to do something that isn't attainable - too much emphasis on things being perfect during a particular 24 hour period.

Little children will be happy and excited (and probably get overwhelmed and overtired and have tantrums) if they have family who love them, some presents from family and Santa and some treats/special food and some decorations like a Christmas tree. Beyond this I'm not sure what "making it magical" really means. It will be what it will be and children will react however they react.

I had to Google "Crimbo".
Unbelievable 😳🤢😂

“Tis the season” makes me want to kill people

'Happy holidays' is inclusive. It wishes a lovely, joyful, peaceful time to people who might not celebrate Christmas per se.

With PP above on 'thoughtful'. Particularly the often-paired 'thought' and 'effort'. 'Effort' especially drives me mad - it makes the whole enterprise of gift-buying sound as if it has to be exhausting hard labour to be done 'right'. It's also extremely subjective.

Happy holidays excludes those who work and want to celebrate Christmas though

And ALL the Trimmings....

'Hit me with your parsnip tips...go'

And asking on forums how to cook a sprout/carrot. What do people eat the rest of the year...

I hate shortened words for veg/salad:

Cherry toms
Cauli
Spuds
Yorkies

Etc..

Oh and 'snuggling up' gives me the rage.

Not quite Christmas but I hate it when people say ‘New Year’s’
I also hate all the trimmings and the Xmas decs

‘The boy done good.’ accompanied by a pic of the ugliest, tackiest heart necklace or gaudy ring.

Father Christmas gives me the creeps, always been Santa in our house. First time went to in-laws and they spoke about Father Christmas just envisaged a weird old bloke.

On another post someone referred to an 'extravagant hot chocolate'

"The boy done good"
Social media posts with lots of tacky designer crap

Crimbo.
Also - it's not Santa, it's Father Christmas 😂

Over exaggerated cosiness, 'snuggling under a blanket with a hot choccie to watch a Christmas film with my 5 year old/teen/DP'

This comes into play when people can't be bothered with having their family over at any point on Christmas: "I just want my little family all cozy on the sofa".

Who knew it was such a luxury to throw a blanket over yourself? And so time consuming as well!😂Poor old mum can just heat up some soup and sit by herself...we're fucking cozy! Happy Christmas!

The usual -

Chocs
Veggies
Chrimbo
Picky bits

But I've got a new one I've reads loads of times this year - 'on Christmas'. Not 'on Christmas day', just 'on Christmas'

'On Christmas we'll be going to my brothers'. Vom.

'Xmas box'
'Making memories'
Anything that I judge to be over-Americanising and general overkill - so quite a lot, now I think about it!

@maxelly I know it's mental isn't it - is it folks who live on Maccy Ds and pizza or something? I do way more fiddly meals than Xmas dinner as do many mumsnetters I'm sure

@maxelly and I have never snuggled under blankets indoors unless in bed - I either wear enough clothes or switch the heating up a tad

Pigs in blankets 🤢
Trimmings
Roasties
Prep
Plate up
Sides
Mains
Gifts
Bits

Every photo in early December of people's decorations captioned 'it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas..'

Christmas is older than Christ (Yule, Saturnalias) and for many it is a secular holiday. Let us enjoy our chocolate filled Crimbo and overly Americanized Xmas in peace and matching PJs.

Yours truly, Heathens

Yes, yes. I hate it!

I was going to say "on Christmas". DS1 has started saying it the last couple of years and I hate it. I correct him every time.

I was going to say "on Christmas". DS1 has started saying it the last couple of years and I hate it. I correct him every time.

Why is it a thing?!

The magic the magic the fucking magic usually gone on about by parents who have given themselves an aneurysm and a divorce with the stress they've imposed on themselves!