FabSwingers.com forum: Am I Just Being 'Scrooge'?

By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Seriously, am I the only person who finds it utterly ridiculous that TV channels such as True Movies and Movies 24 start showing Christmas films in October?

True, there are some brilliant 'Christmas' movies that I'd happily watch at any time of the year - Home Alone, It's A Wonderful Life, A Christmas Carol, Love Actually...

However, I have to ask if there's ANYONE who wants to be able to watch wall-to-wall Christmas films when we haven't even got past Halloween or - for our American friends - Thanksgiving?

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By *rumpyMcFuckNuggetMan
over a year ago

Den of Iniquity

100% agree . it's ridiculous

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Just get a kodi box and watch whatever you want to watch

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By *ranny-CrumpetWoman
over a year ago

The Town by The Cross

Remember Remember the 5th of November. Especially in September. BOOM!

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By *ranny-CrumpetWoman
over a year ago

The Town by The Cross

"Seriously, am I the only person who finds it utterly ridiculous that TV channels such as True Movies and Movies 24 start showing Christmas films in October?

True, there are some brilliant 'Christmas' movies that I'd happily watch at any time of the year - Home Alone, It's A Wonderful Life, A Christmas Carol, Love Actually...

However, I have to ask if there's ANYONE who wants to be able to watch wall-to-wall Christmas films when we haven't even got past Halloween or - for our American friends - Thanksgiving?"

Christmas films should be for Christmas EVE, DAY and BOXING DAY....... no more

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By *evil_u_knowMan
over a year ago

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It ruins the whole feel of christmas.

They are doing christmas stuff now and it's not even halloween. I dont like.

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By *rincess peachWoman
over a year ago

shits creek

Fuck it all.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Try the off switch

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

People rally watch those rubbish movie channels you get with sky?!

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By *aelawMan
over a year ago

Paisley

I think there is a dedicated channel for Christmas movies that usually pops up around this time of year. Don't tend yo watch the channels you mentioned above as definitely a kodi fab for movies. It is a bit silly but a lot of people enjoy it and like to get into the Christmas feeling as early as possible so that's awesome.

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By *oxic1998Woman
over a year ago

Belfast

Love a good christmas film but agree they start way too early

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Christmas films should be for Christmas EVE, DAY and BOXING DAY....... no more"

Totally agree.

As I say, I don't count Home Alone, It's A Wonderful Life, A Christmas Carol or Love Actually as explicitly 'Christmas' movies...

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By *eady and Willing 9Man
over a year ago

Wherever the party is @

It's a shame as surely you leave them films until the Xmas period. Hence why Xmas feel has been diluted over the years

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"I think there is a dedicated channel for Christmas movies that usually pops up around this time of year. Don't tend yo watch the channels you mentioned above"

Those ARE the 'Dedicatex Channels' of which you speak...

On or around October 21st, True Movies becomes Christmas Movies, and Movies 24 becomes Christmas 24

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

They do start way to early ....it gets silly even in the shops in August seeing Xmas stuff

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Seriously, am I the only person who finds it utterly ridiculous that TV channels such as True Movies and Movies 24 start showing Christmas films in October?

True, there are some brilliant 'Christmas' movies that I'd happily watch at any time of the year - Home Alone, It's A Wonderful Life, A Christmas Carol, Love Actually...

However, I have to ask if there's ANYONE who wants to be able to watch wall-to-wall Christmas films when we haven't even got past Halloween or - for our American friends - Thanksgiving?"

It is ridiculous I agree.I like watching the 9am thrillers on Ch32,Its my indulgence on my days off!Not some soppy xmas crap!Grrrh!!

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By *sGivesWoodWoman
over a year ago

ST. AUSTELL, CORNWALL

"Seriously, am I the only person who finds it utterly ridiculous that TV channels such as True Movies and Movies 24 start showing Christmas films in October?

True, there are some brilliant 'Christmas' movies that I'd happily watch at any time of the year - Home Alone, It's A Wonderful Life, A Christmas Carol, Love Actually...

However, I have to ask if there's ANYONE who wants to be able to watch wall-to-wall Christmas films when we haven't even got past Halloween or - for our American friends - Thanksgiving?

It is ridiculous I agree.I like watching the 9am thrillers on Ch32,Its my indulgence on my days off!Not some soppy xmas crap!Grrrh!!"
totally agree

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Try a different channel....your welcome

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By *elvet RopeMan
over a year ago

by the big field

I saw a christmas tree up in a shop last week

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The Christmas movie channels are brilliant. Movies made with budgets of £100's and a heavy dose of glitter and cheese.

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By *andybeachWoman
over a year ago

In the middle

It should be reserved for December only, people go mad and spend money they haven’t got just for the sake of one day

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Christmas should start on 18th December ... Bah humbug

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Sadly all about making money, rather than the spirit of the season. Films just part of the commercial cycle. It will only get worse from now..

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

How many people go to church at Xmas?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"How many people go to church at Xmas?

I used to go to my family's big Christmas eve party and we knew it was time to leave when all my extended family was getting ready to walk up to church for midnight mass. Ugh!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Anyway, yes, I think it ruins the feel of Christmas to have it all start so early. There is Halloween, Guy Fawkes day (which I've wholeheartedly embraced!), and Thanksgiving to get through first.

It especially annoys me because Thaksgiving is my all-time favorite holiday and I feel it's getting more and more overlooked because it's harder to commercialize.

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By *arnayguyMan
over a year ago

Durham Tees

Happy Easter everyone!!!

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By *ighland gentlemanMan
over a year ago

Ardgay

"Christmas should start on 18th December ... Bah humbug

That's too soon!

BAH HUMBUG

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Christmas should start on 18th December ... Bah humbug

That's too soon!

BAH HUMBUG "

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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

There used to be a permanent Christmas shop at London Bridge. I don't think it's there anymore but it was always busy, even in May.

I don't like doing Christmas stuff until around 18th, basically when schools close, and then I'm happy to wallow in it.

The local Catholic church has to hold two services on Christmas Eve to cope with the number of people wanting to go to church.

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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

"Anyway, yes, I think it ruins the feel of Christmas to have it all start so early. There is Halloween, Guy Fawkes day (which I've wholeheartedly embraced!), and Thanksgiving to get through first.

It especially annoys me because Thaksgiving is my all-time favorite holiday and I feel it's getting more and more overlooked because it's harder to commercialize.

I thought Black Friday was the way that Thanksgiving got commercialised. Plus, you have all the shopping for the feast of standard items.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Anyway, yes, I think it ruins the feel of Christmas to have it all start so early. There is Halloween, Guy Fawkes day (which I've wholeheartedly embraced!), and Thanksgiving to get through first.

It especially annoys me because Thaksgiving is my all-time favorite holiday and I feel it's getting more and more overlooked because it's harder to commercialize.

I thought Black Friday was the way that Thanksgiving got commercialised. Plus, you have all the shopping for the feast of standard items.

But black Friday is just more Christmas commercialization. It's supposed to be for Christmas shopping. That's a big argument that gets rehashed each year in the U.S. - that people shouldn't have to go to work on Thanksgiving so people can shop for Christmas.

I think the idea is that people can work on Christmas (and some do) because there are people of lots of faiths in the U.S. and not everyone celebrates Christmas, but Thanksgiving is like the 4th of July - it's supposed to be for everyone and Christmas commercialism is ruining it. That's my take on it, anyway. I want Thanksgiving back!

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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

"Anyway, yes, I think it ruins the feel of Christmas to have it all start so early. There is Halloween, Guy Fawkes day (which I've wholeheartedly embraced!), and Thanksgiving to get through first.

It especially annoys me because Thaksgiving is my all-time favorite holiday and I feel it's getting more and more overlooked because it's harder to commercialize.

I thought Black Friday was the way that Thanksgiving got commercialised. Plus, you have all the shopping for the feast of standard items.

I think it would be good to have a few days a year when shops and internet shopping are not available.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Just get a kodi box and watch whatever you want to watch

That's fine until you keep getting " No Stream found " makes me so mad

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

365 other channels of shite to watch quit moaning.

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By *homasP80Man
over a year ago

Linwood

Use your remote control and turn the tv channel if you don’t like what’s on.

Or switch the tv off.

Amazing I rarely have tv on in the morning.

If anything may pop tv on for like 30mins just to watch news.

I know my dad normally has sky news on a LOT of the time, anytime I visit him.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

You do know it’s not compulsory to watch them right?

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By *homasP80Man
over a year ago

Linwood

"365 other channels of shite to watch quit moaning. "

spot on.

We’re spoilt for choice when coming to tv channels.

Easily remember the days before we got sky installed

You want they days back mate.

When you only had 4 TV channels.

I even remember when channel 5 opened/launched by the spice girls

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Happy Easter everyone!!!

Literally just snorted coffee all over my iPad...

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