Christmas

Is it getting even earlier this year

I went to London for my birthday, 6th Sept about 40yrs ago and Selfridges already had their Christmas dept open!

How can it be happening so soon when there is so much austerity, hardship and poverty now in our country?

I think the idea is, owd codger , is that families who are struggling can spread the cost over the coming weeks. So they say!

Are they moving it from 25th of December?

Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat,
Please to put a penny in the old man's hat.
If you haven't got a penny a ha'penny will doo.
If you haven't got a ha'penny, then God bless yoo .....

Why should Christmas 'cost'? That's not what it's about! It follows that the true reason for Christmas has been forgotten. I wonder how many atheists, who deny Christianity, celebrate Christmas for their own reason?
We all know it's true purpose is to celebrate the birth of Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer!

I know Muslims who celebrate Christmas, but not in a religious sense

Let's keep it in December...where it's always been.