So what puts YOU in the Christmas spirit?
 

Lights?
Snow?
Tunes?
Carollers?
trees?
eggnog?


...presents?

Or is it more like seeing it through your kids eyes that does it for you?

Some years I have trouble getting into the spirit of it all, especially with all the commercial bullshit that comes with it. There are times when I could honestly be okay with Christmas coming every 2 years instead of every year. It's become a bit repetitive for me I guess.

The only thing that really preserves the spirit for me is the giving. Nothing like giving someone you care about a present and watching their face light up when they open it. Oh, and I made a cash donation to the local homeless mission the other day (the Siloam mission), felt pretty good to do that.

What about you?

what are Carollers?

watching muppets christmas carol, i know its christmas once i've watched that with a few beers :)

Main Entry: 2carol
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): car·oled or car·olled; car·ol·ing or car·ol·ling
Date: 14th century
intransitive verb
1: to sing especially in a joyful manner
2: to sing carols; specifically : to go about outdoors in a group singing Christmas carols
transitive verb
1: to praise in or as if in song
2: to sing especially in a cheerful manner : warble
? car·ol·er or car·ol·ler \-ə-lər\ noun

when they start playing that movie on tv "you'll shoot your eye out!!!".

i forget the name of it.

"A Christmas Stroy"

I like the Trailer Park Boys Christmas Special.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085334/quotes

A CHRISTMAS STORY
Ralphie: I want an official Red Ryder, carbine action, two-hundred shot range model air rifle!
Mrs. Parker: No, you'll shoot your eye out.

Christmas Songs played everywhere and the kids excitement for that Occasion to arrive :)

I love Christmas.

Merry Christmas everyone

oh yah, :thumbsup

This year, it's a sense of family.
It's really hard to explain but I've always just felt that my wife and I were parents, we had a kid. But that was it. We just had a kid.

Now that I have my second boy here, even though he's only 5 days old, I really feel like we have a solid family now. It's complete.

And as such, having my very own honest to goodness family for the holidays, it really brings a whole new meaning and feeling that I have never felt before.

I fucking hate Christmas.

Lots of the other kind of spirits usually.....

Most of my family and myself have worked one or another in Hospitals - we never managed to have great family christmases so I am not really into it.

Nice guy, Congrats.:thumbsup

I know what you mean. I worked in a hospital for 15 years, and can't count how many Christmases I spent working the nightshift, evenings, double shifts etc. Lots.

I think Stu's on the right track, as you get older family is key.

Even those little Japanese "christmas" oranges?

I just ate 3 of them.

what IS the christmas spirit, anyway.

but my kids have been COUNTING it down by the millisecond.

the snow and skiing makes me feel the Christmas spirit

Presents wrapped in RED BOWS!:pimp

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/35/73...d7a1c74d_b.jpg

I'm having issues with the whole Christmas thing this year. Usually as soon as the first Christmas movie hits the tv I'm all over it though. Decorating the house, shopping, putting up the tree and occasionally even baking. So far I haven't even gotten the decorations out of the closet. Sounds like some thing to put on the to do list for this weekend.

^^ That right girl is Linni Meister right?

Anyway, christmas music/songs makes me in the right mood now before christmas!

^^ That right girl is Linni Meister right?

Anyway, christmas music/songs makes me in the right mood now before christmas!

Bah humbug..Christmas is for kids

When it's over.


:)

Okay, finding one of those under the tree would go a long way toward putting me in
the right frame of mind.

:D

Alcohol.

Going to the mall and shopping (for myself).

this works

snow bunnies

Presents and money!!:thumbsup:2 cents:

A big bag o reefer and a 24 of imported beer

The older I get, its just a pain in the ass.

I hear you on that.

Watching Die Hard II.

Each year the 22th of december. Really puts you in the mood at the very end

"Merry Christmas mother fuckers"

ahh this is so great !

That's the one at the airport right?

Yeah that one was good.



I like "Trading Places", that flick always has a shot of getting me at least a little in the Christmas spirit.


I've been putting eggnog in my coffee all week. It's the little things that add up.