oh my god. Its only fucking christmas. And its the first of december today which officaly means we can say its christmas. Im yet to get an advent callender but im planning on buying four. Im rediculously excited about christmas this year. Theres a whole pile of things im looking forward to. Im not overly bothered about presents cause all i will be recieveing is boxes of celebrations and money, and fingers crossed some mint pjs. Nah, theres so many things about christmas the are so much better than that. And with this i have produced my difinitive list of awsome things about christmas. I love christmas!
The smell
Say what you like about this one but the smell of christmas is undeniable. when i was little, for some reason, my dad would sit me and brothers down with aload of oranges and a bowl of those cloves things. we would stick them in the oranges and they would smell fucking amazing, all orangey and yummy. Im gonna do that this year and fill my brand spanking new house with the smell of christmas. I aslo have a friend whos mum loves glade. She would have ones for the apropriate seasons, and i tell you at christmas time she had the best one. Her house smelled so good.
Christmas TV
In my opinion christmas tv reigns over all other types of tv. Everything has christmas special and if not then they just play fuck loads of awsome christmas films like the railway children and all the home alones. Nothing makes you feel christmasier (im not sure thats a word) than sitting around the TV and watching The Good Life christmas special. It easily blows roasting chesnuts on an open fire out of the water. And seeing as it is now christmas i think its ok for me to show you this.
And come in very close behind the good life is the on slaught of christmas cooking shows. I could happily sit though hours of jamie and delia and nigella going on about their chirstmas themed crumble or whatever it is. Bliss
Switching lights on
It makes the whole nightmare that is christmas shopping a little bit easier when it hits around the time when it starts to get dim and the lights come one. All the pretty twinkly lights instantly sooth the frazzeled, shopped out brain and return you to normality.
Doing secret santa
Between the years of year 9 and 11 me and my friends did secret santa, but on an epic scale. and im gutted we dont do it still. There was about 13 of us and we would each fill a shoe box full of awsome things and presents and we would proper go to town. decorate the boxes and all shit. We would then all gather at my friends lovely smelling house and exchange them, eat chocolate and watch love actually. It was better than christmas day and was wonderful and i miss doing it very much.
Fuck loads of food
Chocolate, cream, brandy butter, mince pies, smoke salmon, sage and onion stuffing, turkey, roast parsnips, roast potatoes, pigs in blankets, yorkshire puddings, brussel sprouts, roast chesnuts, christmas pudding, crackers, cheese, turkey sandwhiches, chocolate santas, yule log, silly party food, trifle, bread sauce, full breakfast, oranges, sausage roles,clementines, porridge, jam, marmalade, crackling, cininmon, gravy, crackling, rasins, almonds, turkish delight, chocolate covered nuts. please, what have i missed.
Going to other peoples houses
At some point this christmas i will most likely be going to my boyfriends house for a big family meal, cousins grandparents the whole shebang. everyone squishes into a long table and theres loads of candels and food and everyone gets drunk and falls asleep in front of the tele. And coming from a world were christmas is an arkward, uncomfortable time, its a beautiful change to have people to talk to!
The cold
Christmas in australia must be laaaame. The point is that its cold and that you sit inside with a fire. Gawwwd.
Im awfully sorry about rambling on about wonderful christmas things but i just fucking love christmas.
And in honour of it being 25 days till the big day i have a lovely song for you.
(p.s im sorry, i know ive posted this song before. but its just perfect. This was filmed in manchester outside in the carpark of moho, my boyfriends heads in there somewhere)
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