Lee_R21Turbo

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I sure as hell am.....dont know what it is but I'm really not fussed this year at all!!!

Aint got any presents yet, aint really got the motivation to get any, its more of a chore than a pleasure going out & buying them, aint got any ideas what to get people, aint put my tree or decorations up - infact I'd be quite happy if christmas didnt happen this year!! LOL!!

Perhaps its cos I'm getting older....fook knows!!!

Bah humbug!!!

Matt Lewis

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Feeling the same mate, im very busy aswell and missing my brother!!

carlo

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Im all sorted present wise ect but when you watch the news you are nearly going for the rope with the financial state of the place & worry what next year is going to be like

Mrs T

ive done my presents tree up and everything else, but im not into it this year at all

danvisteon

I am not looking forward to it first year without my dad as he passed away in august

Big Will_

Know exactly where you're coming from Lee.

Not bought a single present, written a single card or anything yet...

Bah humbug

Lee_R21Turbo

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Matt.....feel for you fella - cant be easy!

Carlo - perhaps thats it mate, I'm definately not as well off as I have been for the past couple of Christmas', money worries definately doesnt help the good feeling. Suppose I'm better just being thankful that I do still have work coming in (touch wood) which is more than what can be said for others!!

Cossie Helen

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I'm all sorted for Xmas, but i'm got getting into it yet at all, starting to feel ill with a cold too, which makes me just not want to bother at all


Might feel different when i get up to Durham on Monday, looking forward to seeing my parents and all my friends to have a catch up !

Christian and Beccy

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More and more families are adopting the approach where they come to an agreement to only buy for their own kids etc, which means that extended families don't get in touch with each other over Xmas atall. Also, there isn't as much need to buy presents, so the Xmas spirit is gradually being lost.

In some ways, whats the point in buying for someone that is buying for you, you might just aswell buy yourself something of your own choice and be done with it. OK, so that's a real stick-in-the-mud opinion, but thats the way things seem to be heading and the reason that Xmas as a whole doesn't feel like Xmas if you ask me.

Big Will_

Argos vouchers for all!

Sticky.

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Lee , cheer up you old git. Im in town on Monday for an all day sesh (starting 8am) Feel free to come along.

Matt Lewis

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i think Xmas has lost its approach, years ago the shops were shut for a week, me mom used to do the shopping with 3 trolleys, 28 loafs of bread in the freezer and the milkman used to drop 3 crates of milk and pop off, because he would be off for a week, fookin boxing day now is back to normal!! waste of time now for 1 day IMO!!

Rick Astley

I haven't done Xmas for the last 7 years... It doesn't mean anything to me at all and even less this year as it's only me and my mum left now. Dad, Brother and Sister have all gone due to various reasons.

I am pretending not to be a complete miserable fucker for my girlfriends sake! I can tell she likes pressies and stuff. So I'm just about to make a payment on the credit card so I can entertain her in some way.

I haven't got a clue what to buy her! I was going to get her a Wii and Wii Fit but she'll only think the worse.

Tim

Shorty

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No not really.

Got all my prezzies sorted a week or so ago, just need to get into the spirit now.

natehall

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I have no christmas spirit at all this year - to much financial worry!

think most of the nation is in the same state - just wont say it and buy everything they can to make it look like its business as normal!

RS SHAUN

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im in the same boat mate my dad passed away in september

Rick Astley

Santa can suck my dick.

AlexD

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I agree ! The only real reason were are bothering is because its our lil Girl's 1st Xmas..

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Rick Astley

If it wasn't for Xmas we would not have such videos as:

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=yt-K5w1PFMo

cosworth007

lot of xmas spirt in here

SassyRS

Jesus!

BigErn

Fucking hate the overrated commercialised shit. All the sponging bastards coming round to see what they can eat, break, interfere with. Would happily not bother at all, no tree, decorations, cards etc. The lot can fuck off as far as Im concerned. Xmas is no more, in my eyes.


Bitter? Who me?

**Claire**

Feel exactly the same way, if it wasn't for having the kids I wouldn't be bothering with it at all.

Christmas causes more arguments than any other time of the year and to be honest I can't wait for Jan 1st 2009 I'd quite happily skip Christmas, Boxing Day and New Year

Matt Evans

I actually laughed out loud at that.

My sentiments exactly. Vastly over-rated commercial shafting session in my eyes.

(i thought it was just me being a grumpy sod but it appears not!)

blacky.

I'm not feeling it this year

no cash

no job

&

i got everyone Woolworth's vouchers

xrsi

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na cant be arsed with xmas this year at all, i supposi its cos i dont know how safe the company i work for is what with the car industry being as crap as it is at the mo with the economy...

the misses has been pestering me for a couple of weeks about what i want for xmas, said there is nothing i want or need so dont know and dont really care about it...

Same went for xmas cards at work, said i want sendi any as we dont send any if a person is having any other day of the year off....

have hated xmas for quite a few years now, its over rated.. suppose it would be ok if i had kids etc as it would be bit special for them but as i dont cant see the point in it apart from the nice goose we always have for diner and the xmas puds... part from that....

BAH HUMBUG!

neilm

I know what you guys are saying, it has been totally over commercialised and completely lost its appeal.

Even simple things like people seem to be sending less and less Christmas cards

Everyone is working their bollocks off right up to Christmas Eve all just to go back to work a couple of days later.

As Matt says back in the 70's everything shut down for days on end and people were holed up at home watching TV or out visiting rellys

Now, its all over on one day then its off to SCS to buy a new sofa on Boxing Day.

Sad reflection of the times we live in.

Andy_R

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I'm the opposite - enthusiastic,excited and I've really got into the spirit of Christmas for the 1st time in years. Sure there will be tough times ahead but we've got much to celebrate in comparison to some.
Happy Christmas everyone.

Lee_R21Turbo

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Good to know its not just me then guys - thats made me feel better!!!

Andy.....shut up!!!

olic1

I was finding it hard to get into the festive spirit!

But, I have just over three weeks holiday starting today

Suddenly feel a whole lot more festive!

Paul_RS

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Christmas started at halloween, that ruins it for me

Gets to the point i just don't want to hear anymore about it

Big G

Dont buy a lass Wii Fit, you would get a better response if you told her that youve played doubles with her mam and sister

Turbosystems

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the response you will get is "so you think I'm fat then"

GARETH T

its my brothers birthday on the 25th, so im really not feeling it at all this year (i dont like it normally anyway)
so im going to work as much as i can this year

Daveyboy

pretty much bang on for me as well. Other than the weekend that conveniently falls after christmas, the only time i have off is christmas day, boxing day and new years day - even have to work xmas eve and NYE - just not enough time to relax and even attempt to get into the spirit of thngs anymore, no matter how much I want to.


For all those that have lost someone near and dear - you have my sympathies and my thoughts over Christmas - make the best of it you can, im sure your loved ones would want it that way

Big G

Swap ya, our lot want us in Boxing Day and New Years Day
Told em that being a driver they are in effect telling me I cant drink Xmas Day and NYE, fucking Joke

Daveyboy

Thats wank mate! I realise there are also lots of others, ie emergency aservices that have to work on the actual holidays - but its still the same as others have said - its all about work now, work and money - no time for the true spirit of it all like when i was a kid

zedtechs

Merry Xmas everyone................

Sit down tonight and watch Home alone, Home alone 2 and National Lampoons Christmas Vacation. If that don't get you in the spirit nothing will!!!!!

Turbosystems

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christmas is a time for family reunion so you can have a good punch up with all those family and friends you hate and then star on the Jeremy Kyle show.
Christmas appears to be a time for domestic violence
I unfortunately do not have this pleasure just be me and the kids for the 6th year running,shame the x wife doesn't come over

rs18sam

I'm not feeling it at all this year, been a bad year so want it out the way and 2009 to be better!!!

I have my presents and tree sorted but just not feeling like its xmas at all x