Christmas build-up or lack of more accurately blues

[frozendaisy]

I know it's trivial.

But all my fun (yes being selfish I try not to be but we all have our moments) but all my pre-christmas build-up is cancelled this year.

Panto (of course), local theatre, cinema blockbuster, mulled wine at local fayre, cosy pub with fairy lights. Bah humbug!

I know it's so fucking trivial but I am like a deflated balloon. Will try and find the festive mojo some other way.

Saving some money yay!

I think lots of us feel the same.
In all honesty, what I love about Christmas is all the things I do in the run up - Carol Concerts, watching children's nativities, Carol singing to raise money for the local Hospice, learning new music for Christmas, getting together for 'Christmas drinks' with friends, midnight service.
None of that will happen.
It can't happen this year - I get that - just don't get all the shouts of 'Christmas is saved'.

Same here it’s utter shit. This is the worst I have felt since March I just feel so low. We had our pre Christmas break and our new year break cancelled today and I actually cried. Our new year break is my very favourite part of the year and this would have been our 10th year. I just feel like there is nothing to look forward to, just relentless work and school. I m not fussed about xmas day for me it’s all about the build up which now isn’t happening. I have looked for alternative things to do but my two are 11 and 13 so don’t want to see Santa anymore. We like zoos and theme parks and all the ones we had booked are out of the county so we can’t go as we are tier 3. All I have left is a light trail and drive in cinema which were just filler evening activities. I know I m lucky to still have a job and our health but it doesn’t stop me feeling sad right now. I ve cracked on all year with minimal moaning (5 cancelled holidays) but I ve had enough now.

It's pretty crap. Some things are still on if you are in tier 2 though? And in the xmas period church services are going ahead I believe? I'm going to Christmas at Kew in a couple of weeks. I guess since it is outside they can still do it although I'm assuming it will be much quieter than normal!

We’ve been put in Tier 3 and our numbers are still climbing and I can’t see us being out of it by Christmas.

Back in October I was backwards and forwards about booking Father Christmas and ice skating for DD (usually go the Saturday before Christmas) anyway I didn’t book it in the end which I’m glad about now as she’d have been gutted.

This year’s local Panto was never even planned.

We’re still waiting here from the rotary club about the Christmas Sleigh, they’re hoping to set up online donations rather than chucking into a bucket this year. That will be Christmas Eve and then we go for a walk around the local neighbourhood to look at the lights - and that’s about the only thing Christmassy we’ve got planned.