Your Christmas family traditions, customs and memories

Started by AustinPowers, December 01, 2024, 12:17:20 AM

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AustinPowers

Quote from: Captain Obvious on December 14, 2024, 10:40:25 PMThis tacky stuff on the ceilings



Ah that brings  me back. We used to put them up  in  school  every year.  We used to volunteer to help put them up to get an  hour out of class.

AustinPowers

Quote from: Aristo 60 on December 14, 2024, 10:15:12 AM
Quote from: AustinPowers on December 14, 2024, 01:38:33 AMAny  Christmas films/TV shows you or the  family would religiously watch at  Christmas?

I would have to watch  Scrooged and Home Alone if they were on. I can't help it . Watched  Nativity  the last few  years as well. Great wee film 

Oh and the Father Ted  Christmas special.  "And now, we  move on to liars...."  ;D

One thing about Scrooged that struck me recently is that the visions presented by the ghosts, and particularly the future ghost, are extremely short. The ghost of Christmas future shows the future in a sequence of no more than 1.5 mins.

Are you comparing  it with the book/ film?

And when I say film, I mean the Muppets  version

andoireabu

Quote from: weareros on December 14, 2024, 11:30:43 PM
Quote from: Substandard on December 14, 2024, 09:55:25 PMThe Christmas card game on Christmas night.  It felt like a real rite of passage being called to the table with the grandfathers and uncles, playing 25, a game that's sadly dying out, it would seem.
Jesus,  it was like a bear pit at first though- you'd be absolutely scalded if you played wrong!!😅
 I'm still not sure if it was character-building or traumatising!!

Oh yes you'd be eaten alive if you threw down the 5 of Trumps, thinking you were great, when someone else's card was already beating the person on 20.

The arguments over whether you can hold certain cards off others or if you have to follow suit, every house nearly has their own rules. A great game
Private Cowboy: Don't shit me, man!
Private Joker: I wouldn't shit you. You're my favorite turd!


ONeill

We all stick the Doors album on at 11am and then are stinking drunk by 3pm.

Riders On The Storm during the cracker pulling session is a good moment.
I wanna have my kicks before the whole shithouse goes up in flames.

square_ball

Quote from: ONeill on November 26, 2025, 11:53:06 PMWe all stick the Doors album on at 11am and then are stinking drunk by 3pm.

Riders On The Storm during the cracker pulling session is a good moment.

St Stephens Day for a re-run of the Derrytresk v Dromid match?

Tony Baloney

Quote from: square_ball on November 27, 2025, 08:34:01 AM
Quote from: ONeill on November 26, 2025, 11:53:06 PMWe all stick the Doors album on at 11am and then are stinking drunk by 3pm.

Riders On The Storm during the cracker pulling session is a good moment.

St Stephens Day for a re-run of the Derrytresk v Dromid match?
I wonder what happened the fella with the 6 foot long arms.

Armagh18

Quote from: AustinPowers on December 14, 2024, 01:38:33 AMAny  Christmas films/TV shows you or the  family would religiously watch at  Christmas?

I would have to watch  Scrooged and Home Alone if they were on. I can't help it . Watched  Nativity  the last few  years as well. Great wee film 

Oh and the Father Ted  Christmas special.  "And now, we  move on to liars...."  ;D

The Holy Grail, not Christmas without those lol.