what makes you feel christmassey?

[sparklypoo]

Hi everyone :smile:

I'm a newbie here and just love christmas and was wondering what makes you all feel christmassey? Is it seeing the christmas lights in town, wrapping up your gifts, a certain tradition each year, playing christmas carols that does it?... Share what gets you in the christmas spirit!

For me it's walking down Oxford St (London) after work, listening to carols on my mp3 player and looking at all the deerations, lights and the hurried shoppers whizzing by.. x

[dvdguy]

I like listening to music, online or on my ipod. I like to see lights
I cant wait!

[HolyNight7]

The whole kit n kabootle. Music, movies, lights decorations, smells, sounds and sites.

[mrshfromjersey]

The Macy's Day Parade is a big kick-off for me. When I watch the parade and finally see the Rockettes and Santa...I feel Christmasy. Also, the first time I spot a Christmas display in the stores or malls, I feel the need to decorate!

[ChristmasBroadband]

For me it's the cumulative effect of everything: the shows on TV, the lights, the tree in my house, the shopping for family's gifts. But one prerequisite that I haven't had in about 14 years is colder weather. I know alot of you who have always lived where it's cold may not appreciate it, but try having Christmas in Arizona when it's in the 70's. Arizonans actually wear jackets when it's 70 out, and look at me like I'm crazy when I say I wish it was colder. They say, "The 115 degree summers are worth enduring, for the 70 degree winters." I disagree. Oct, Nov, and Dec aren't the same to me when it's still warm. The average high doesn't dip below 80 until Nov 8th. So it's 80 and above till Nov 7th.

So my answer would be colder weather before anything else. Which is why I'm sending out resumes as we speak.
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[elfworks]

i am NEVER unchristmas-y!!!

xo

[caseydbell]

everything - lights, hot coco, decorations, music, movies, cold, everything :-)

[ReineV]

the things that make me feel especially christmasy.....hmmm, I think when the weather gets cooler, listening to christmas music, drinking hot tea and hot cocoa, lights!

[sheepsnot]

I hear you, CBroadband. I actually own a house and 40 acres in PA but live in Nashville in an apartment because there aren't any jobs up home anymore. I miss the snow, though in Tennessee you'll get one or two a year. The arrival of my Swiss Colony catalog generally sets me off for Christmas.

[candycanemartini]

i am NEVER unchristmas-y!!!

xo


I love that...me too, lol! Snow and cool weather definitely get me in the spirit! Plus Pumpkin Spice Lattes, Gingerbread Hot Chocolate and anything that smells like cinnamon or candy canes (peppermint cream)!

[MarthaK]

I feel all "Christmasy" when I encounter the "firsts" of the season:

The first Christmas catalog in the mailbox.
The first sign of Christmas decorations going up in the stores.
The first Christmas TV commercial.
Watching (via webcam) the tree being delivered to Rockefeller Center.
Taking deliveries of new Christmas decorations for my display.


Other than that, give me a hot beverage in a Christmas mug, Frank Sinatra's Christmas album on the CD player, and pine-scented candle and I'm good to go!

[sheepsnot]

Other than that, give me a hot beverage in a Christmas mug, Frank Sinatra's Christmas album on the CD player, and pine-scented candle and I'm good to go!

Ever smelled a pine car air freshener and got in the mood? For Christmas, I mean.

[MarthaK]

yes...I think that has happened at least once or twice.


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[sndgrdn]

Listening to Christmasbroadband gets me in the mood all the time. :-)

[elfworks]

i put SKATING, from the charlie brown cd, on and i can feel the temperature dropping!!


xo

[sheepsnot]

How does that song go again?

[elfworks]

da da da da da da dada daaaaaaaa daaaaaaaaa da dum.....



xo

[VeroniqueCouture]

I absolutely love Christmas. Lights, christmas music/movies and hot coco. :wiggy:

[elfworks]

hot cocoa is always a good thing.


xo

[sheepsnot]

I would drink it more often if I had the lowfat stuff. As much as I like it, it would kill me to drink it everyday.

[whitexmas]

I agree with everyone.....i love everything christmasy, so it all gets me in the mood. But if i had to pick a couple top 3 it would be:

1. the smells...the scent of nutmeg and cinnamon baking in the oven! o man thats the best feeling ever!

2. the music....i start listening to xmas music at the beginning of november becuase i love it so much. The memories it brings back, the feeling it bring up inside you. Makes me feel warm and cozy even on the coldest nights.

3. the decorations...all the garland, big tall trees, ornaments, people outside putting lights on their house, shiny silver and gold tinsel, holly berries, big red bows....everything!

[Ervserver]

I'm always CHRISTMASSY however a half foot of snow just after Halloween puts me into high Christmas gear BWAHAHAHAHAHA 8-)

[sheepsnot]

A half foot of snow would shut Nashville down for several days. I'd love it! 8)

[joyful]

After Thanksgiving I start decorating my house and I decorate the tree; watching my favorite Christmas moves; I love to watch the old comedy sitcoms Christmas shows; (I miss the Christmas specials the networks use to show when I was growing up);
baking Christmas cookies with my grandchildren and of course playing my Christmas cds.

:wiggy:

[Ervserver]

A half foot of snow would shut Nashville down for several days. I'd love it! 8)

aww c'mon you would still make it into work

[sheepsnot]

Yes, I would, but I'd pass upside down 4x4s on the way. There were guys stuck in Hummers during a 5" snow a few years ago. I saw a 4x4 Grand Cherokee nose first in a ditch so deep the back wheels were off the ground (guess that makes it a 2x4). Folks are crazy!

[Ervserver]

I had a Ford F250 4x4 for several years and don't recall having to use the 4x4 at all. My front wheel drive car I have now goes thru the snow quite well until the drifts get higher than the hood. At that point nobody should be driving anyhoo.

[dvdguy]

2 ft of snow on the road & folks are driving like nascar. Nitwits

[Ervserver]

yea...yea what you said !

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[sheepsnot]

The faster you get there the less time you spend on icy roads. It makes perfect sense.

[dvdguy]

quiet you

[sheepsnot]

You'd better be talking to the wife or I'll.....be quiet.

[dvdguy]

lol

[ChristmasAngel84]

I am new here too!

It's a number of things seeing the lights,listening to carols,seeing the store displays,cold weather,unpacking the boxes & getting all our recipes together!

I am "Christmassey"all year 'round! :???:

[sheepsnot]

Nice to see another Pennsylvanian. I've been lost in Pittsburgh many times. Went to college in Beaver Falls back in 78-81. Best friend went to Carnegie Mellon and another went to Pitt. Are you anywhere near cold yet?

[ChristmasAngel84]

Hi there... I know where all those places are!

I have lived here all my life.

Actually we have had cool weather for awhile now...not actually cold yet but close to it.....I am awaiting snow lol! :-D

[sheepsnot]

Well, you're in luck! The 10 day forecast calls for snow showers next Tuesday. We'll see how accurate they are.

[ChristmasAngel84]

Well, you're in luck! The 10 day forecast calls for snow showers next Tuesday. We'll see how accurate they are.

I would love that!

Sometimes they get it right.....sometimes they don't lol :grin:

[Ervserver]

as long as I can remember my grandpa had blow mold candles and a blow mold snowman. I think of them often and wish I had some.

[CountryAngel]

For me it would have to be when the park near our home puts up all thier decorations and lights and then you take a ride through the park on a horse drawn carriage ride. It's absolutely beautiful. Then when you are finished seeing the sights from the ride you can walk around on foot and enjoy a nice steaming cup of hot apple cider. Christmas carols and big flakes of snow also spark that Christmas feeling.

[Ervserver]

horse drawn carriage ride would be awesome

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[ChristmasFanatic]

I was feeling very Christmasy, yesterday. :cool: We went and paid on some Christmas layaways, window shopped and listened and sang along to Christmas CDs all the way up and back. Helped that it was quite chilly, as well! :D

[Ervserver]

went to Goodwill this morning and they have tons of Christmas stuff out, came home with candles, lights, ornaments, etc.

[ChristmasAngel84]

horse drawn carriage ride would be awesome



Oh I have always wanted to go on one! :???:

[silver bells]

horse drawn carriage ride would be awesome

I live about 20 minutes from Kansas City and there is a big area of shopping and restaurants called The Plaza just south of the city. They have horse drawn carriage rides. I've been down there several times to take a spin in the carriage. Plus they do this huge Christmas lighting ceremony on Thanksgiving night so you get to enjoy all of the lights and the ride at the same time!!

[Ervserver]

sounds wonderful, I need to visit there

[Christy Carol]

horse drawn carriage ride would be awesome

I live about 20 minutes from Kansas City and there is a big area of shopping and restaurants called The Plaza just south of the city. They have horse drawn carriage rides. I've been down there several times to take a spin in the carriage. Plus they do this huge Christmas lighting ceremony on Thanksgiving night so you get to enjoy all of the lights and the ride at the same time!!


Yeah, RIGHT. The one time I did this with her and the family the horse rared up and the carriage starting tipping over. Needless to say we didnt finish that ride and demanded the money back.

[Ervserver]

ok that would be scary

[gold fever]

The things that make me feel christmasy. I think when the weather turns cold, listening to christmas music, and having a nice hot fire in the fireplace while drinking hot lemonade. Yes - Hot Lemonade try it you will LOVE it. :???:

Thanks for your Time Gold Fever

[sheepsnot]

horse drawn carriage ride would be awesome
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d145/dandsf480/GP_154_09-5Bweb5D.jpg

[Ervserver]

not quite the carriage I had in mind but that scene looks wonderful

[Mat Laz]

So many things get me into the spirit!! Here are a few listening to Christmas music and carols, putting the Christmas tree up, Watching Christmas Carols and Movies on T.V and so much more!!

God Bless,

Matt

[Snow is falling...]

Well.....

For me it is the decorating day! Normally the first weekend of December, we get the box down, put on the carols for the first time, and watch our house transform!

My perfect Christmas scene, is sitting in front of the fire, reading a Christmassy book, looking at the tree, and listening to the dog snoring.

:-D

Snow is falling

[ChristmasFanatic]

I'm so looking forward to decorating, this year...I always get excited about the day, but this year, I'm really looking forward to the tree going up.

Last night my youngest brother, his wife and their baby came for a visit and my sister-in-law asked if we'd gotten some decorations out, already and I had to tell her they'd never been put back! 8) I told them they need to come down and see us more often, if she doesn't remember I keep some items out all year, it's been too long since their last visit and they live less than an hour away!

[ChristmasAngel84]

I just decorated the porch for Thanksgiving this morning & am in the process of packing all the Halloween stuff away.....the day after Thanksgiving I will decorate the porch for Christmas.....but next week I am gonna start on the inside of the house with the Christmas stuff so I am excited! :???:

[Ervserver]

what sort of decorations do you have for Thanksgiving?

[sheepsnot]

not quite the carriage I had in mind but that scene looks wonderful
Was it the bias ply tires?

[Ervserver]

Can you imagine those wonderful Budweiser holiday commercials if the Clydesdales were pulling that instead.

[mrshamm]

Does anyone know where I can find a nice Thanksgiving doorhanger? My family is coming for Thanksgiving and We'll be decorating for Christmas after we eat but I'd like to have something festive to greet them when they come to the door.

[Christy Carol]

Does anyone know where I can find a nice Thanksgiving doorhanger? My family is coming for Thanksgiving and We'll be decorating for Christmas after we eat but I'd like to have something festive to greet them when they come to the door.

I am not sure if you have them but try Hobby Lobby, Garden Ridge or Michaels. If you dont most craft type stores carry them. I got all of mine at Hobby Lobby and they do have a website if you dont have one locally.

[sheepsnot]

Can you imagine those wonderful Budweiser holiday commercials if the Clydesdales were pulling that instead.
No self respecting Clydesdale would pull that "tenament on wheels," to quote Clark Griswold.

[Ervserver]

Clark: Burn some dust here. Eat my rubber.
Rusty Griswold: Dad, I think you mean burn rubber and eat my dust.
Clark: Whatever, Russ. Whatever.

[sheepsnot]

Now that I'm Clark's age I hope I'm not that far out of touch. I don't say trendy things like, "Back in the day" because they don't usually make any sense. I'm primed to be a grouchy old geezer someday. It's my destiny.

[Ervserver]

Somebody has to be the crusty old geezer, I recall as a kid our neighborhood always had one

[caseydbell]

the things that get started in these topic sometimes :-o :-o :lol: :lol:

[dvdguy]

I say back in the day now!

[Hermeytheelf]

Well, my cousin and I every year we take Christmas seriously He is 17, I am 14, but every year we go to his house and sleep there and then its usually the night before the thanksgiving Parade. So we wake up the next morning watch the parade listen to Christmas music, dance ahah, and just talk. We love Christmas and I dunno what about itbut Christmas music just makes you so happy =]

[Ervserver]

TNT's 24 hours of A Christmas Story

[dominick]

TNT's 24 hours of A Christmas Story
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Even though I have had the special edition on DVD, I always have that playing in the backround for most of the marathon.

[Ervserver]

It was routine to wake up and find scattered tinsel and empty candy cane wrappers strewn throughout the house....and a guilty looking dog with an upset tummy and minty fresh breath

[dominick]

That reminds me of the Easter our Welsh Terrier got into all the chocolate bunnies and like three large boxes of egg shaped Easter SweetTarts. Never phased the dog a bit, though. That dog LOVES to get into chocolate, and never once got sick from it. Quite weird.

[Ervserver]

Dogs ( though not a good idea ) eat anything it seems. Iron digestive tract

[dominick]

But I was always under the impression the chocolate and oddly enough onions were poisonous to dogs.

She used to also have an affinity for chap stick and crayons. :lol:

[mrshamm]

chocolate will make a lot of dogs sick (or kill them), but not all.

[Ervserver]

there are foods not to feed pets and chocolate is one, will not always kill though. I could leave chocolate out all day and my cats ignore it....me on the other hand knows I would not be able to leave chocolate out all day...not in front of my face anyway. 8)

[ReineV]

when my dog was a puppy, he ate ONE tiny chocolate morsel and I called four vets and my sister to make sure he would be alright

[Ervserver]

Dogs are eating machines

[Christy Carol]

But I was always under the impression the chocolate and oddly enough onions were poisonous to dogs.



Onions will cause haemolytic anaemia which causes the dogs red blood cells to burst while circulating in its body.

[dominick]

Our dog looks and eats more like a pig with fur. You remember Arnold the pig from Green Acres? Not only does she kind of resemble him, she grunts when she wants something.

[Christy Carol]

Our dog looks and eats more like a pig with fur. You remember Arnold the pig from Green Acres? Not only does she kind of resemble him, she grunts when she wants something.

I have a black Shar Pei that my mother has custody of (long story) and she has fed her so much the UPS driver asked her one day if she was a pot bellied pig...and my mother got offended!!!!

[Ervserver]

Our dog looks and eats more like a pig with fur. You remember Arnold the pig from Green Acres? Not only does she kind of resemble him, she grunts when she wants something.

does she watch cowboy movies on tv?

[dominick]

Not that I'm aware of, but I think that's only because she enjoys sleeping more than watching TV. Maybe I ought to put in High Plains Drifter and see if she takes notice. She strikes me as more of a good cop/bad cop flick kinda dog, though. :lol:

[Christmas Angel]

anything and everything!!! lights,music, movies smells, cookies you name it doesn't take muchand I never need an excuse. The only thing I still need is the cold. It has been really warm lately and I am ready for a goood ol fashion New England winter!! :-D

[ChristmasRyan]

hm, here's my list.

i like christmas music, i like putting christmas podcasts on my ipod. Decorating is fun, the snow of course and the wonderful food. I like the joy it brings and the fun in the holiday.

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[Vegas Guy]

Baking my Christmas cookies always gets me going. Red, green & confetti sugars always work.

[HollyJells]

I always feel christmassy. When I feel down and blue I will watch a christmas movie just to boost my spirits. I do not know how I would have made it thorugh this college semester without my Christmas Story DVD

[Ervserver]

eggnog, fudge, and a Christmas movie

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[Christy Carol]

watching all these wonderful Christmas movies!!