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my brother in law is homeless but we are merging Thankgiving and Christmas for a few weeks to visit, its going to be a tough to find him, I wish there is a homeless check in now.
The Everything Christmas Thread 2012/13
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My daughter says we need to kick start Christmas sooner rather than later because Thanksgiving is very late this year. I'm thinking she may be right. 
Instead of waiting until after Thanksgiving, I am going to start decorating the weekend before. Of course, I don't know how much I will be able to do with the two new monsters, Bratt and Joon. 
Instead of waiting until after Thanksgiving, I am going to start decorating the weekend before. Of course, I don't know how much I will be able to do with the two new monsters, Bratt and Joon. I'm on another forum where people are talking about putting up a tree and decorations straight after Halloween! They have started the Christmas 24 movie channel too.
I'm on another forum where people are talking about putting up a tree and decorations straight after Halloween! They have started the Christmas 24 movie channel too.
Molls, you beat me to it but I was just going to say that there is the Christmas Movie channel , christimas 24 and Christimas 24 + since October.
I think that I'm already Christmasted out with the movies. I really think that you have to have a certain Christmassy atmosphere to enjoy them, especially as it is snowing in all of the films.
I'm guessing your Christmas 24 is the equivalent of our Hallmark Channel. I am trying to steer clear of watching the Christmas films now because I don't want to be tired of them by December 21. They repeat them over and over again anyway so there's no chance I will miss any of the new 12 that they will be showing.
Christmas is a sad time for a lot of people. Homless, people with very to little money, kids from family with too much alcoholsproblems, lonley people etc.
I didn't like Christmas before. It was just a reminder for me that we had a very small family, and not much money. I'm very happy I wasn't a greedy kid, and I was always happy with whatever I got. But it was a bit strange hearing classmates complaning that they only got the driving licence payd by the parents for Christmas, and not several other expencive things too.
The first Christmas I worked, I found a man that had taken a overdose of drug. He died when the ambulance tried to save him, and I was standig there and looking at it. It was the 25th or 26th December. When I got home and online, I found this thread on a forum of both young people and grown ups complaining about how cheap they presents was, and that they didn't get enough. It made me a bid sad and angry. The Christmas is so much about things, presents and money, and not about the people you love. And one family had got the message that their lost one of their own.
So I started to change things after that. Each Christmas I've given something to charity, either money or things. My friend gets very cheap presents (but I try to give them things they really need), and mostly things we can to together. Like going to the movies example. Were all passed 30 years old, and we have more or less everything we need. One year I got them to give everything to charity, but only one was happy with that.
It's not about how expencive the presents are, or how many you get. And I don't want to be a part of the "putting all your love in one present" thingy.
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We are doing something different this year because not everyone in my family is getting along at holidays now and I have to visit them at different times and at different places. So I am just giving basic gifts to people this year those that I see in person when we go visit for Thanksgiving and all.
I have never seen Hallmark but we have channels on satelitte where you have films by themes. I really don't know why I started watching them as you really need to be in the mood.
One of my favourite modern Chritsmas films is Borrowed Hearts. I love the story and the actors :
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If I only see three Christmas movies this year I will be happy.
A Christmas Story
The Santa Clause
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
Those are my 3 favoritest.
A Christmas Story
The Santa Clause
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
Those are my 3 favoritest.
You're a nice person, Mikkel.Christmas is a sad time for a lot of people. Homless, people with very to little money, kids from family with too much alcoholsproblems, lonley people etc.
I didn't like Christmas before. It was just a reminder for me that we had a very small family, and not much money. I'm very happy I wasn't a greedy kid, and I was always happy with whatever I got. But it was a bit strange hearing classmates complaning that they only got the driving licence payd by the parents for Christmas, and not several other expencive things too.
The first Christmas I worked, I found a man that had taken a overdose of drug. He died when the ambulance tried to save him, and I was standig there and looking at it. It was the 25th or 26th December. When I got home and online, I found this thread on a forum of both young people and grown ups complaining about how cheap they presents was, and that they didn't get enough. It made me a bid sad and angry. The Christmas is so much about things, presents and money, and not about the people you love. And one family had got the message that their lost one of their own.
So I started to change things after that. Each Christmas I've given something to charity, either money or things. My friend gets very cheap presents (but I try to give them things they really need), and mostly things we can to together. Like going to the movies example. Were all passed 30 years old, and we have more or less everything we need. One year I got them to give everything to charity, but only one was happy with that.
And you are right, some people put way too much emphasis on presents. Presents are fun and a nice way to let people know we are thinking of them but it's really up to each one of us to make sure we keep with the spirit of the season and not let the material side of it get out of hand.
I think the holidays can be very difficult for people who are not particularly close with their family or who have ongoing family problems, too.
I still like "A Charlie Brown Christmas". The music is just perfect for it.... the main theme (Christmas Time Is Here) fits the story so perfectly... Charlie Brown wants to be happy but has a hard time getting into the spirit of the day, and the theme song is beautiful but a little melancholy too.
You're a nice person, Mikkel.
And you are right, some people put way too much emphasis on presents. Presents are fun and a nice way to let people know we are thinking of them but it's really up to each one of us to make sure we keep with the spirit of the season and not let the material side of it get out of hand.
I think the holidays can be very difficult for people who are not particularly close with their family or who have ongoing family problems, too.
Thanks.
I guess there is a lot of people struggling in the holidays in different ways. Last year, an old lady put an advertisement in the paper after a place to stay at Christmas, as she was lonley. It was really brave! And if everyone made one person happy, the world would be a happier place. I get really emotional around Christmas.
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