I had to check the date on my calendar today as almost every shop in London is selling Christmas merchandise; wrapping paper, stocking fillers, Christmas cards, decorations.. and yet its only October 25th - still two months to the Big Day.
Someone once told me that in the United States, that Christmas displays don't start appearing in retail outlets until the day after Thanksgiving, so around a month before Christmas. Isn't that so much more appealing that being bombarded by Christmas displays in your local supermarket in September, while its still UK Daylight Saving? Perhaps thats what the UK needs - an unofficial switch that lets everyone know its time to start thinking of Christmas, instead of having it foisted on us earlier and earlier every year. At this rate, we'll start getting Christmas displays up the day after Easter.
It has got me thinking though of the likelihood of a 'White Christmas', the ultimate dream, well unless you are dreaming of a fourteen day sunseekers holiday in the Dominican Republic. Currently the odds are 11/4 London and 3/1 Dublin. I've never had a white Christmas, and the idea of being able to build a snowman on Christmas Day is very appealing - Christmas is the perfect chance to act like a big kid!
Someone once told me that in the United States, that Christmas displays don't start appearing in retail outlets until the day after Thanksgiving, so around a month before Christmas. Isn't that so much more appealing that being bombarded by Christmas displays in your local supermarket in September, while its still UK Daylight Saving? Perhaps thats what the UK needs - an unofficial switch that lets everyone know its time to start thinking of Christmas, instead of having it foisted on us earlier and earlier every year. At this rate, we'll start getting Christmas displays up the day after Easter.
It has got me thinking though of the likelihood of a 'White Christmas', the ultimate dream, well unless you are dreaming of a fourteen day sunseekers holiday in the Dominican Republic. Currently the odds are 11/4 London and 3/1 Dublin. I've never had a white Christmas, and the idea of being able to build a snowman on Christmas Day is very appealing - Christmas is the perfect chance to act like a big kid!
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