Christmas Countdown - 2016

[silva]

@PTree15 - I love your tree!
I'm going to put up some lights-no tree anymore. My cats will have to be happy with their boxes. Maybe I'll put some wrapping paper and ribbon on them!

 

[PTree15]

Thank you, silva!

 

[shyvas]

I wanted to believe you made those!

No, but somebody did.

 

[shyvas]

 

[PTree15]

I am happy to report that my Christmas shopping is almost complete. I think I have three or four things left to get.

 

[Moll Flanders]

The White Envelope

Quite sad, but nice.

 

[Moll Flanders]

I started to watch It's a Wonderful Life the other day and didn't really like it. It's weird as I remember thinking it was good when I was younger. I know it is considered a classic, oh well.

 

[KLS52]

The White Envelope

Quite sad, but nice.

Omg...made me cry.

 

[shyvas]

I started to watch It's a Wonderful Life the other day and didn't really like it. It's weird as I remember thinking it was good when I was younger. I know it is considered a classic, oh well.

Snap.

 

[PTree15]

I started to watch It's a Wonderful Life the other day and didn't really like it. It's weird as I remember thinking it was good when I was younger. I know it is considered a classic, oh well.

That is tied for my favorite Christmas movie. I always watch it on Christmas Eve.

 

[PTree15]

The sun hitting one of the crystal ornaments on my tree.

 

[shyvas]

Afternoon tea at The Ritz in London during the Christmas season.

This is on my Must Do Things.

 

[Second Summer]

Hundreds of excited people braved the cold weather at 6pm this evening to witness the unveiling of the world famous tree at a lighting ceremony.

But for many the experience was an underwhelming one, with some saying the tree, which is donated every year by Norway, looked more like a vegetable than a spruce.

More: Trafalgar Square Christmas tree slammed by disappointed Londoners

Also check out the comments to the article One says the lights are worse than traffic lights!

 

[KLS52]

More: Trafalgar Square Christmas tree slammed by disappointed Londoners

Also check out the comments to the article One says the lights are worse than traffic lights!

Well, and here you have it. The essence of Christmas Spirit, lol. Apparently no one listens to the nice words given in the speech just before the lighting.

So, I decided to do a little research via YouTube and checked out the tree from past years. They all look pretty much the same. This year's might be a little thin but it seems to be indicative of what a Norwegian spruce looks like.

Maybe they could change up the direction of the lights so that it doesn't look quite so straight/up and down.

 

[shyvas]

More: Trafalgar Square Christmas tree slammed by disappointed Londoners

Also check out the comments to the article One says the lights are worse than traffic lights!

Oh well, London does have some other spectacular Christmas trees:

Friday Photos: London Christmas Trees 2015

 

[KLS52]

This is ours.

 

[Moll Flanders]

The Trafalgar Square tree does look a little like a cucumber.

 

[PTree15]

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Afternoon tea at The Ritz in London during the Christmas season.

This is on my Must Do Things.

I would love to join you.

 

[shyvas]

I would love to join you.

Yes, that's what I was also thinking ; a VV meet up at the Ritz in London.

 

[MadamSarcastra]