Scrawling through UK commercial radio stations earlier this morning (don't know why I bothered as they are all pretty much shite) and Heart Radio were playing Band Aid - Do They Know It's Christmas. Well I've got news for them, of course they don't know because it's not fucking Xmas, its the 12th of fucking November and SIX weeks until Xmas.

Don't know if it is just me, but this habit of getting earlier and earlier in celebrating Xmas boils my piss, and I have plenty of that at my age.

We have houses close by where lights are up outside the house, Xmas trees up inside and decorated. 

Supermarkets have had boxes of sweets on display for weeks, Xmas card displays and playing Xmas music.

Get a fucking grip folks, I know I'll be coming across as Bah Humbug and Scrooge like to some but surely the calendar should at least be showing the month of December before we are subjected to this.

P.S For the avoidance of doubt, I actually like Xmas Day and love seeing my grandkids with their presents before they head home and I can set about the alcohol everyone knows to buy me as a present 

12 minutes ago, Jupiter said:

That goes back to Charles Dickens time when they had a lot of snowy winters.

That was ages ago. We need some more apt Christmas songs now.

"Outside it's pishing, and I'm wishing, you a happy holiday" or something like that.

56 minutes ago, RicoS321 said:

Jesus loved snow, which you'd know if you'd paid attention at school.

He was also a big fan of Mott The Hoople.

I have a feeling I might have to explain that one to many on here 😉

1 hour ago, BigAl said:

He was also a big fan of Mott The Hoople.

I have a feeling I might have to explain that one to many on here 😉

Only to the Young Dudes.

😀

I wasn't really planning to do Whamageddon this year, which is a good thing, because I was hit at 9 o'clock this morning in the supermarket with the seasonal dirge.

I don't mind the Wham xmas song at all.

Bet it has made them a pretty penny these past 40 years.

Pretty impossible to avoid when you’ve got young kids. Think as soon as it turned 1 November, it’s all I’ve heard in the shops here. 

Kylie Minogue is the Christmas number one with her song XMAS.

I haven't heard the song because I think it is only available on Amazon, but good on her. I like Kylie.

On 01/12/2025 at 17:31, TheDonbytheDee said:

I don't mind the Wham xmas song at all.

Bet it has made them a pretty penny these past 40 years.

Apparently everything goes to Andrew Ridgely.

George Michael gave up his share of the royalties after he left Wham

11 hours ago, swaddon said:

Kylie Minogue is the Christmas number one with her song XMAS.

I haven't heard the song because I think it is only available on Amazon, but good on her. I like Kylie.

Although didn’t she do some kind of deal with them so it always gets played first whenever anyone asks for Xmas music? 
I know record companies have been at that kind of thing since before Elvis, but demeaned her in my eyes.

A long way from being photographed on a bed with Bobbie Gillespie!

 

On 15/11/2025 at 19:22, BigAl said:

He was also a big fan of Mott The Hoople.

I have a feeling I might have to explain that one to many on here 😉

Sha la la la and indeed push push

16 hours ago, swaddon said:

Kylie Minogue is the Christmas number one with her song XMAS.

I haven't heard the song because I think it is only available on Amazon, but good on her. I like Kylie.

Like most pop stars, she can't actually sing.

Now it actually is Xmas Day

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