My Unpopular Christmas Opinions

 

Today I am going to be sharing with you guys some of my unpopular Christmas opinions. I am sure that you guys know by now that I adore Christmas. It is a magical time of the year. However, there are some things to do with the season of merriment that just wind me up. I already know that before I start typing this post, people will have an opinion and that is fine. However, this is my opinion and the things that I am not a fan of. I am in no way criticising other people for doing these things, this is my thoughts on the holiday. Anyway, without further ramblings and justifications, here are my unpopular Christmas opinions.

 

People go bat shit crazy with presents.

Ok, lets kick things off with a big one of my unpopular Christmas opinions and that is that people are fucking nuts with presents. Yes, the expletive was necessary because people take it to an extreme. Some people that I know incredibly well, but whole hampers of presents for everybody in their life. In my opinion, presents are for children. It is such a false economy. If I spend £50 getting my sister a present and she spends £50 getting me a present. We have both got items that we didn’t really want, when really we could have gone out and spent £50 on ourselves and got what we really wanted. I know that sounds grinchy, but come on guys, stop going overboard for adults.

 

Outside lights are pretty tacky.

This year, I have put very small lights around my oak porch and that is the maximum that I will ever do. However, I live on a newbuild estate which is packed with families. That means that it is like a little Whoseville. Don’t get me wrong, it is heart-warming, but oh my lord does it look tacky. One of the houses near mine have the whole shebang. Sleigh on the roof, every inch of their house covered, etc. It isn’t my vibe and not my aesthetic at all. The owner even stopped me the other day to ask me if I liked it and I just had to give him a sheepish grin and a nod.

 

Christmas markets are cute, but full of tatt.

My husband and I have tried Christmas markets multiple times. No matter where we go, they are always pretty crap. Don’t get me wrong, I love the gathering of people and the Christmassy buzz in the air. But, like £10 for mulled cider or a hot chocolate, are you kidding me? Plus, the stands are just poo. No, I do not want a snowy stuffed owl. Who does?! It baffles me that people buy so much. If it isn’t a food stand, it isn’t for me.

 

It forces me to see people that I don’t want to see.

This may be the very antisocial part of me, but I hate seeing people. Especially at Christmas, I have to see big groups of people, that I would otherwise not see. Not only that, but I have to be happy about it. For example, I always go out with my friends on Christmas Eve. Most of the world go out on Christmas Eve if you are childless and I constantly have to exchange pleasantries with people that I fucking hate. Like the bitches that bullied me in school, suddenly want to come up and chat to me like they didn’t make me cry every single day. Get the hell out of my Christmas!

 

Most Christmas movies are trash.

Don’t get me wrong, there are some Christmas movies that I love to watch. However, and I am sure some of you agree with me, some of them are just pure shit. For example, from November 1^st, Channel 5 plays nothing buy cheaply made and pretty horrendous holiday movies. Then there are companies like Netflix that churn out a couple each year. The sad thing is that none of them are turning into them classic Christmas movies that you want to watch each year. I could count the good Christmas films that I enjoy on one hand!

 

Christmas dinner is not the one.

I am sure that this will cause outrange, but I cannot stand Christmas dinners. I think that they are just big plates of boring foods. It doesn’t matter how you cook a turkey and what seasonings you put on it, it is still just a big bland bird. Plus, I don’t want to eat that much food in one sitting. Why on earth would you want to eat that you almost feel sick. Plus, I am from Yorkshire, we have big Sunday lunches (which I also don’t really like) on a weekly basis. Last year, I made shredded turkey sandwiches which had been slowly cooked through gravy with homemade bread rolls. Everybody said it was the best lunch that they had ever had, because it didn’t have all the faff!

 

This post really does make me sound like a grinch, but that isn’t the case. I adore Christmas, but these are just my unpopular Christmas opinions. I know that everybody will carry on doing these things and I think that is a good thing. People need to celebrate the holiday how they want to celebrate. Nobody should ever let somebody else’s opinion change their Christmas. These are just things that we as a household tend to stay away from. Especially the present giving, I simply cannot bring myself to go overboard with everybody!