Wishing everyone a very happy Christmas.

Just bumping this.

Sandy, wishing you the same, and everyone on here, and a happy 2007

Same here - hang on, it's only NOVEMBER - Christmas is starting TOO EARLY!

True, but better get used to it, its not going away now There's quite a few houses round our way now with lights/decs up

Well, I'm going to wait til mid December before I put up any lights or decorations. Though I have started Xmas shopping already.

I wont even think of lights or the tree untill two weeks before Christmas. Driving home last night, we saw three Christmas trees lit up. Thats much to early. anyway they would get dusty balls, and I hate dusty balls and continually dusting them before Christmas.

I usually put mine up the 2nd Sunday in December, and they stay up till 12th Night. I know a few pwople who take them all down on Boxing Day

I put ours up mid december and take them down usually 2nd jan........I really feel the real true meaning of christmas has gone.......I know people who "celebrate" Christmas and dont even believe in God or go to church

Well, that's probably true of most of the population these days Chaddy. Although I have a friend at work who doesn't believe but she always goes to Midnight Mass on Xmas Eve with her neighbour, so it works both ways.

I know Fatbird...and whats the first thing they do when in trouble.....ask God for help or say to people "say a wee prayer"......

Yes, that's true, but I suppose it means a lot of people still believe deep down.

I miss my dad, and he's been dead 26 years next March. Don't miss my mam though as I don't remember her.
Can't wait till I'm 65 and can retire, will be going to all the Xmas markets then, would love to see them, but not allowed to be off work in December unfortunately. SAH, when do they start? If they start in November we could go to one then, I'd love to go to Prague so that would be great if they have a market there.

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Originally posted by fatbird:
Can't wait till I'm 65 and can retire, will be going to all the Xmas markets then, would love to see them, but not allowed to be off work in December unfortunately. SAH, when do they start? If they start in November we could go to one then, I'd love to go to Prague so that would be great if they have a market there.

FB we went to Prague and Budapest for a Christmas holiday last year and there are definitely Christmas markets in Prague...there is a large one in Old Town Square and another large one in Wenceslas Square. I believe they only start at the beginning of December though, and carry on until the beginning of January.

Thanks Janni, we'll have to go elsewhere for a Xmas market then, will have to find out which places have markets starting in November. Still want to see Prague anyway.

This site gives lots of info about the German Christmas markets German Christmast markets

There is also a market in Bath if you can't get away Bath Christmas Market - also in Manchester and Southampton - just google Christmas Markets.

Thanks Carol I go to the Mcr Xmas market pretty often as I only live about 10 miles away,think we will try for one of the German Markets next year though.

here in Northern ireland we had a Contantental christmas market and it was great...not as good as the real ones like in germany i guess but better than nothing..lots of foreigh traders over with all sorts of merchandise.....

was planning to put up Christmas decorations on friday as hubby was off and eldest son also booked Friday as his day off..(He is an electrical engineer and great to have about).. well hubby was off today and his work rang to ask him to work overtime on fri so he said yes and we put the decorations up today instead and when son came home from work he finished off the electrical wiring /plug in bits!!!!! Hubby away playing tonight in an international badminton league and i am left to finish inside off!!!!!! just a quick hoover round and thats me done!!!...phew!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!