Traditions on Christmas Eve

[Southminster Shrimper]

Morning all, I was just having a chat with one of my colleagues and we were talking about what traditions we do on Christmas eve.

We normally accumulate a lot of chocolate, nuts, biscuits etc. for a table which we cannot touch before Christmas eve.

I also watch the following films without fail: Jingle All the Way, Home alone 1&2, Santa Clause 1&2 and The Polar Express.

My family used to have cheese and biscuits to my annoyance for dinner?! So I normally cooked myself some pasta.

Do you have any weird or wonderful traditions for Christmas?

Oh and I have just realised it is not December yet, so apologies if it is a little early! I also have a malteser advent calendar. I thought I would just throw that in there.

 

[Up the Shrimpers]

Morning all, I was just having a chat with one of my colleagues and we were talking about what traditions we do on Christmas eve.

Start my Christmas shopping :smile:

 

[Uncle Leo]

I always watch Gremlins.

 

[Pubey]

Load up the Man Utd match on the laptop and watch it while having a bubble bath, and drinking from the keg of glory.

 

[Southminster Shrimper]

Oh yes, I forget to mention the beer drinking too. I normally go for Rosey Nosey, Bah Humbug and my local brewery - Wibblers - Santa's night Off and Polar Beer. All very nice.

Gremlins is also a great Christmas film DEAGLE! DEAGLE! I think I watched that last year actually.

 

[Uncle Leo]

Never really been too much of a Christmas Eve drinker - usually save the booze-up for the main day, and especially so these days as the children will no doubt be up before 6am...

 

[MK Shrimper]

I dance around a bonfire naked whilst chanting the name of Alan McCormack.

 

[Uncle Leo]

I dance around a bonfire naked whilst chanting the name of Alan McCormack.

Well....

 

[Ex-Member1]

For madam and I the real highlight of Christmas is Christmas Day and the 2 hours in the pub whilst the dinner ruins. Priceless.

 

[Blueronron]

My son now 30 always buys the family KFC on Christmas Eve, since he had a part/full time job, it's been his tradition to buy the KFC and we always go at 6.30 pm :smile:

 

[rigsby]

Well you did ask for weird as well as wonderful....When I was younger we used to dress up smart as a family and go and visit my Fathers grave....He was killed in a road accident on Christmas Eve morning....By an 18 year old on the wrong side of the road in a car that wasn't road worthy.

We did drop the 'guilt' trip as it wasn't doing any of us any good. Of course Christmas has never quite done it for me. Happy for everyone else and I would even swap shifts to let other married men have Christmas day of etc. I will be looking forward to the Boxing day game as I don't have to worry about shifts anymore.

I never really thought about it at the time but helping other families in a moment of crisis at that time of year was sort of therapeutic.

Have fun but stay safe. :thumbsup:

 

[Blueronron]

I dance around a bonfire naked whilst chanting the name of Alan McCormack.

Well....

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[Blueronron]

An here we have the evidence

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[MK Shrimper]

Haha, in your face BRR!

 

[Tommy2holes]

Work........

 

[RHB]

I dance around a bonfire naked whilst chanting the name of Alan McCormack.

Somebody had to come up with a picture that worked. Obviously it was a portable bonfire.

 

[MK Shrimper]

All together now....

Oh Alan,
Ron Martin couldn't see your worth,
But those NASA boys are getting worried,
How many balls are orbiting the earth?

And a Happy Christmas to one and all. :smile:

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

Morning all, I was just having a chat with one of my colleagues and we were talking about what traditions we do on Christmas eve.

We normally accumulate a lot of chocolate, nuts, biscuits etc. for a table which we cannot touch before Christmas eve.

I also watch the following films without fail: Jingle All the Way, Home alone 1&2, Santa Clause 1&2 and The Polar Express.

My family used to have cheese and biscuits to my annoyance for dinner?! So I normally cooked myself some pasta.

Do you have any weird or wonderful traditions for Christmas?

Oh and I have just realised it is not December yet, so apologies if it is a little early! I also have a malteser advent calendar. I thought I would just throw that in there.

Wouldn't that be about 10 hours in front of the television?

 

[Mad Cyril]

I deliver leaflets for Amnesty International and raise awareness about issues,

 

[Southminster Shrimper]

Wouldn't that be about 10 hours in front of the television?

It's quite a lot yes but what else is there to do apart from drink beer, watch films and one more thing...