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donoreo · Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 4:06 pm Post subject: All Christmas, all the time?

When does it pick up there in the UK? This year stores had stuff out before Halloween in Canada. Any radio stations start playing Christmas music 24/7 over there? Here the ones that do start on or about Dec 1 for that.
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M-Saunders · Moderator Joined: Mon Apr 11, 2005 1:14 pm Posts: 2883

Our local Sainsbury's has had a Christmas aisle running from late-Oct...

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Rhakios · Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 6:08 pm Post subject: RE: All Christmas, all the time?

The garden centre by the Three Crowns pub has had cmas lights up for the last couple of weeks. Where's my air pistol?
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donoreo · Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 6:12 pm Post subject: RE: All Christmas, all the time?

Are the LED lights getting popular over there yet? Here they have really dropped in price so lots of people are starting to use them. You cannot go wrong, LEDs use so little electricity comparied to regular lights.
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M0PHP · Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 6:36 pm Post subject: RE: All Christmas, all the time?

Yeah, we really pushed the boat out last year and got our first set of outdoor lights - green LEDs encased in a christmas tree-shaped rubber. 9 different flashing sequences, too Very Happy

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donoreo

Yeah, why suck all the power for lights when it could power your computer. Only one? Hell, I have 6 running at home right now (at least one on suspend) - 1 Mac, 1 Windows tower, 1 Windows laptop (both for wife), 2 Linux towers and 1 Linux laptop. I guess I may use some power Smile

Anyway, I like the LED lights. This year they have some clear ones that they are calling "warm white" since one complaint people had was the the "white" ones looked blueish. I think my wife wants to get some of these this year.
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Steogede · LXF regular Joined: Thu May 04, 2006 6:39 pm Posts: 146

Past few years most UK supermarkets have taken to selling Christmas goods from the 25/09, after all it is the holiday Season and we all know seasons last for 3 months. I didn't notice the exact start this year, but last year it was bang on September 25.

BTW, the LED lights sound a bit too reliable for me. Christmas isn't the same if you don't spend atleast 5 hours diagnosing a string of Christmas lights which worked fine last year (I wonder why I like Linux).

Decorating the outside of houses with giga-watts of lighting has become very popular where I live - over the past few years.

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Seemingly Cardiff has avoided jumping on the bandwagon that makes you go nuts. I haven't seen Christmas mentioned once on Queens Street yet. It's strange because usually in Wales we never stop Christmas and just go on all year round.

nordle · LXF regular Joined: Fri Apr 08, 2005 10:56 pm Posts: 1497

Since about 2003 we no longer have those cheesy xmas tunes playing in the shops......and strangely, I miss them. Its synonymous with Chirstmas, Christ, Mary, Inn Keeper, three wise men and Slade!
Its just not the same, doing crimbo shopping with a little Girls Aloud Playing in the background.

Who am I kidding, of course I haven't started xmas shopping, its no the 24th December yet, but if I had, I'd find it a more crappy experience.
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kilikopele · LXF regular Joined: Wed Aug 09, 2006 4:35 pm Posts: 298

Mall of America officially brought in Santa today and the Macy's in downtown St Paul has officially launched their Christmas "Joy of Excess". So at least in the state of Minnesota, the Christmas season started today.

Thanks be to God that I shop exclusively online. There's only one thing I hate worse than crowds: it's crowds of grumpy, rude people. Seriously, when was the last time you talked to a NICE person during the holiday season? Even Santa carries a switch these days. Sad