Christmas is coming – but by this time next week ‘it ’will be all done bar the shouting'

Christmas is coming – but by this time next week ‘it ’will be all done bar the shouting’, as my mother-in law would say.
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Panic buying done, turkey cooked and half eaten.

As most things, I’ve always enjoyed the build up more than the event.

As soon as the calendar clicked over from November 30 to December 1, the Christmas juggernaut starts to roll and speed up.

This time next week the turkey will have been eaten and Christmas will be done for another year.This time next week the turkey will have been eaten and Christmas will be done for another year.
This time next week the turkey will have been eaten and Christmas will be done for another year.
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The more eager of us will have already started putting trees and decorations up.

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Decorating rules have definitely gone out the window due to the C word – ‘Covid.’

Christmas has always been a time of year where we at least try to evoke some cheer.

When I was at school Christmas was a magical time of the year. The first thing was the decorating of the classroom, this was a great signal it was on the way.

A postbox would appear somewhere in the school.

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My earliest memories were at Ellesmere Primary in the 70s.

Father Christmas actually came to our school and everyone in the school got a present.

We also had a day I think it, was the last day? We were allowed to bring a toy of your choice to school to play along with your friends. Great times.

When I entered the world of work things changed again. My earliest memory was as an apprentice at E.I.T.B on Petre Street.

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We finished early on the last day, around 12pm. I was 17 at the time. Some of the older boys went into town, we tagged along.

We went straight into Romeo and Juliets – a large night club in the city centre.

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When I left later I had to squint from the sunlight, and the streets were busy with Christmas shoppers and workers. Very strange.

We certainly will be having a different Christmas this year. So many rules and restrictions in and around the Christmas parties, nativity plays and visits to family either restricted or cancelled.

Hopefully next year, we go back to a more restriction free time of celebration, and therefore won’t take it for granted, as we may have done for years.

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