Tis The Season

[deird_lj]

The world is slowly getting into Christmas mode...

The Salvos have mini brass bands at every train station.

My decorations are up: big Christmas tree, and bits of tinsel that I keep accidentally pulling down from the ceiling.

There are mince pies being sold in every supermarket, and "Carols by Candlelight" posters on every street corner. (Do people overseas have Carols by Candlelight? Or is it just us?)

Work is getting more silly and excitable by the day.

Every dvd in JB HiFi has just dropped in price by $30. So tempting...

My church had a kids carols service on Saturday (with silly songs and mini dramas, but no puppets, weirdly).

And it's getting hotter. On Friday, I left for work at 6:45am, wearing jeans and a tshirt. First time I've been completely coatless in months.


I love December.

Comments

[padawanspider.livejournal.com]

Every dvd in JB HiFi has just dropped in price by $30. So tempting...

woah, woah, woah! What's the typical price of a DVD? ... what's the exchange for AUS dollars to US dollars?

[debris4spike]

Hi

It's funny, as I was reading this post I was thinking yes, that's me in England ... yes ... yes ...

Then you wrote it's getting hotter - I am wearing 3 jumpers!!!!

We have Carols by Candlelight in England.

[taiba.livejournal.com]

Meanwhile, I'm: telling buskers that I'll only give them money if they play something that isn't a Christmas carol; having bad dreams about working at Kmart during the busy season and hating how horrible parking is and how busy shopping centres are because we're all a bunch of consumer whores :-p

Also, the weather isn't nice enough for cycling now that I feel able :(

Woo for December!

[lavastar.livejournal.com]

What's Carols by Candlelight? (Which I suppose says that at least one overseas person hasn't heard of them.)

Oh, wacky Australia. With its upside-down seasons. *giggles* I kind of feel bad for you sorts, seeing as like every part of Christmas stuff is full of snow/reindeer/sleigh references.

And I may not be Christian, but dammit if I don't get my present-buying holiday, too! :P

[klme.livejournal.com]

oh I do so love Christmas.
We can handle a lot of fleeting snow references in carols, despite the hot weather. But what really gets my goat is when they insist on singing 'Winter Wonderland' at Carols by Candlelight. The stupid song doesn't even mention Christmas, for crying out loud! It has nothing at all to do with Australian Christmas!!!