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Let's make Christmas fun

Let's make Christmas fun

Good morning Forum Land,
Just in case you didn't know, it is two weeks until Christmas. I'm super excited!!! Christmas can be SUCH a hard time of the year. As many of you know, I have no family or friends, and consequently I will be spending Christmas day alone, just like I spend every other day of the year alone. However, this will be the twentieth Christmas that I have spent by myself and I kind-of have the hang of it now. It used to be excruciating, but over the years I have developed my own way of navigating the day. I have created family Christmas traditions...just without the family bit.

To all those Forumites who superly duperly struggle with Christmas, I get it. I really do. For many years it was a truly horrendous time of the year for me. But now I've learnt to make it a fun time in my own quirky way.

This is my first Christmas in Forum Land and I am super looking forward to counting down the days to Christmas here. I totally understand that this thread will not suit everyone. There are threads here and here, which focus on the challenging aspects of this time of year. My hope is that this thread can be a space where those of us who want to enjoy the fun parts of Christmas can do so. Christmas can be oh-so-hard...but despite my muddles and my social isolation, I choose to make Christmas fun. I superly duperly hope you will join me.

https://www.jibjab.com/view/make/beginning_to_look_like_christmas/e43c952f-be6e-49de-b9b9-f5d283c90242

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Maybe not 'fun' but 'real'

Found this beautiful Christian Song For those missing someone at Christmas:

https://youtu.be/0yFXfAGl17M

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@MegMaggie, you might like to read some of this thread

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@Phoenix_Risingfound this and thought of you as I know how much you like the eve of the eve!!

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so if tonight is the eve of the eve before christmas eve.....

wait for it....

is the eve of boxing day the eve after the night of christmas after the eve of christmas and the eve of the eve of christmas eve?

could this leave a trail all the way up to the eve of the eve of New Year?

over to you @Phoenix_Rising

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I Remember seeing b@w footage old broadcast of 'Stille Nacht' ok the original of Silent Night

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OMG @CheerBear

Awesome picture!

Today is a good day!

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@CheerBear @Phoenix_Rising @Former-Member @Sans911 @Maggie @Faith-and-Hope @Shaz51 @Queenie @outlander @utopia @Former-Member @soul @Former-Member @Teej @MDT and everyone interested, I like this music. I'm feeling ok about Christmas this year, for the first time in years

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@Phoenix_Rising

I've laughed out loud so many times catching up on the past few pages! How lovely..

While I read (each and every post), it's a little like being with you all as you share your thoughts. I need that sorely. Thankyou to all who've posted funny, beautiful and endearing attachments. It's made my day!

To those who are doing it tough; I send season's blessings and a heartfelt prayer.

Hope xo

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So pleased to hear you feel different about Christmas this year @frog.

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@Former-Member {giggle}. Yesterday was the eve of the eve of Christmas eve. Today is the eve of Christmas eve.

You asked the following: is the eve of boxing day the eve after the night of christmas after the eve of christmas and the eve of the eve of christmas eve? Um, nope, the eve of boxing day is Christmas night.

Christmas night also happens to be the eve of the eve of the eve of the eve of the eve of the eve of New Year's Eve.

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