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Title: Christmas Customs: Share yours Post by: TightEnd on December 04, 2012, 10:17:43 AM OK so its that time of year.
Christmas Cards are sent. A couple of times in December cards arrive with "Round Robins" in them Round Robins being news sent to the entire christmas card list. They get my gander going. Here's one, a fine example in sheer mundanity and unintended humour, that a friend of a friend of a friend posted, having received it (http://sphotos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/29538_10152294710650459_369987892_n.jpg) It's the modern equivalent of being invited round to a neighbour's to view holiday slides with a bottle of blue nun and pineapple sticks. What Christmas Customs can you do without, and what about Christmas grinds your gears? Title: Re: Christmas Customs: Share yours Post by: kinboshi on December 04, 2012, 11:01:07 AM YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pv0hlbWpa1w
:) Title: Re: Christmas Customs: Share yours Post by: Graham C on December 04, 2012, 12:20:10 PM Never seen long letters like that being sent with cards but then I'm not particually close to my not-immediate family, maybe that's the point of the letter, but we don't keep in touch. I don't mind any of it, it's brilliant seeing my daughter get excited about it every year. I expect when she's not that fussed anymore I'll become less inclined to enjoy it and hopefully will get away with going on holiday over Christmas. We don't really have any traditions although I picked up my Christmas tree today, that seems to be becoming an increasingly more expensive tradition - £50 for a 7ft tree!!
Title: Re: Christmas Customs: Share yours Post by: Marky147 on December 04, 2012, 01:03:50 PM We have lots of functions, but the Daddy of them all is on Thursday. It kinda goes like this: 0630 - 0730 hrs - Gunfire: Commanding Officer, Regimental Sergeant Major, Squadron Officer Commandings', Squadron Sergeant Majors travel around the single soldiers accommodation waking them up. Soldiers are given a mug of 'gunfire' (tea with dark rum) from a big urn. There will probably also be a few bottles of port floating about too. *This is usually done on Xmas day when on Ops. 0700 - 0800 hrs - Breakfast: The Warrant Officers and Sergeants go to breakfast in the Mess. Accompanying breakfast will be champagne and port. Towards the end of breakfast the Officers Mess will send over their most junior officer to 'invite Sergeants Mess members to the Officers Mess' and also to challenge us to a football match*. Some messes play Rugby, but we are one of the best/most consistent rugby regiments in the army - so we play football! * This alternates, last year we invited them into our mess, At this point we effectively kidnap the young officer and spend the morning entertaining him and getting him drunk. The officer is also usually dressed up in some kind of fancy dress. Examples include Bomb Disposal suits, dressed in complete Officer regalia complete with sword etc etc . This year we are dressing him in a dog training suit: (http://dmn.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Chomp.jpg) We will also have a big Alsation on hand - but it will be one of the lads 'soft as muck' pets - but he'll be told its one of the war dogs (obviously left in their kennels!). 0900 - 1100 hrs Officers versus Sgts Mess Football. A tent is set up on either sideline and there is a makeshift bar in each. The match is played, with rolling subs, for the full 90 minutes. Although good natured, a few scores from the year are usually settled, and they are probably the 'most competitive games' you'll see. OK, so I've still got a deep 4 inch scar on my ankle from last year!!! To compound it all, our pitch is exposed to the elements and for the last few years there has been driving snow/hail. The regiment watches the match - and obviously the junior soldiers support us... 1100 - 1200 hrs Back to respective messes to get cleaned up and have a few beers/ports. 1200 - 1330 hrs Officers and seniors serve Xmas lunch to the junior soldiers. The junior soldiers are given a few gratis cans; there's alot of banter. The RSM always briefs how there is not to be any food fights and how pissed off he will be if there is one. There's nearly always a food fight on some level. 1330 - 1430 hrs More beer and wine in respective messes to get warmed up. 1430 hrs - 1900 hrs (or thrown out) We go to the Officers Mess. We 'deliver' our young officer back to them. We have to sing Xmas Carols to gain entry into the mess. This year there will be a mass Gangnam style variation performance along with a song taking the piss out of officers by name/appointment. We then usually have to complete some sort of trial/assault course to get into the mess. You normally get a beating of some sort on the way through and its to be expected you're getting a bloody nose. Couple of years ago we went through an assault course, up some stairs, were hooded and then took a 'confidence test' (off a balcony onto a crash mat). The evening is then made up of games between the messes - bushtucker trials, killer pool, co-ordination type games etc with a winner being declared at the end. Obviously its always rigged in favour of the hosts. Well, at least we always make sure the officers NEVER win. Theres then lots of drinking until a certain point where we will be asked to leave the mess. 1900 hrs - LATE We head back to our own mess and carry on the motion. I would never expect to finish before 0630 hrs; most years its about 0800 hrs I finish (we get a late start at 1000 hrs, when usually another function is close to beginning). Its good fun, but pretty emotional! Incred Title: Re: Christmas Customs: Share yours Post by: bobby1 on December 04, 2012, 01:06:34 PM We all gather around the TV to watch the Queens speech before we can eat, everyone throws a quid in and we draw for the order in which we all get to pick a colour of her outfit. Winner gets about a tenner every year.
Its become more about bragging rights than the actual cash tho, We should probably play for more but I think it's important not to over shadow the day by doing your dough in before lunch and the kids get the face on if their bets lose. Title: Re: Christmas Customs: Share yours Post by: Rod Paradise on December 04, 2012, 02:14:19 PM YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pv0hlbWpa1w :) This year's Irish anti-Xmas song..... YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FaFWkqz2pY Title: Re: Christmas Customs: Share yours Post by: kinboshi on December 04, 2012, 02:32:17 PM YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pv0hlbWpa1w :) This year's Irish anti-Xmas song..... YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FaFWkqz2pY It's brilliant and already up there as one of my favourite xmas songs. Going to see them in January in Nottingham :) Title: Re: Christmas Customs: Share yours Post by: celtic on December 04, 2012, 02:33:34 PM fkin hate christmas.
That is all. Title: Re: Christmas Customs: Share yours Post by: Laxie on December 04, 2012, 02:52:50 PM fkin hate christmas. That is all. Never thought I'd say this, but... agreed! Title: Re: Christmas Customs: Share yours Post by: millidonk on December 04, 2012, 04:11:08 PM Love Xmas, whole month of Dec is my fav time of year.
Anyone up for a Blonde rate my Xmas Decos thread? This is how I imagine Amatay's tree to look: (http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c335/lindapendant/CharlieBrownXmasTree001.jpg) Title: Re: Christmas Customs: Share yours Post by: Laxie on December 04, 2012, 04:17:32 PM Love Xmas, whole month of Dec is my fav time of year. Anyone up for a Blonde rate my Xmas Decos thread? This is how I imagine Amatay's tree to look: (http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c335/lindapendant/CharlieBrownXmasTree001.jpg) You're giving him far too much credit. Title: Re: Christmas Customs: Share yours Post by: bobAlike on December 04, 2012, 04:19:21 PM Love Xmas, whole month of Dec is my fav time of year. Anyone up for a Blonde rate my Xmas Decos thread? This is how I imagine Amatay's tree to look: (http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c335/lindapendant/CharlieBrownXmasTree001.jpg) Probs right but with 1 less ball Title: Re: Christmas Customs: Share yours Post by: gouty on December 04, 2012, 04:24:26 PM I absolutely love it. Always have to be honest.
It's like a whole month on the piss with mates I never spend enough time with throughout the year. This year is really good as there's 3 whole days of no horse racing. Can't wait! Mulled wine in our local on Christmas Eve after going around town with the same half dozen couples for 25 years now is also pretty cool. Blokes wearing real bad jumpers makes me laugh too. The whole thing is the nuts. Title: Re: Christmas Customs: Share yours Post by: gouty on December 04, 2012, 04:35:34 PM Oh and the best bit is watching a ten year old chocolate Labrador open his present every year. I swear it takes him twenty minutes just nibbling the corners and carefully takes the wrapping off. He is just mental. Spends 3 weeks staring at the presents under the tree working out which is his but never touches em.
Yet he nearly always destroys any chocolate advent calendars he find in the kids bedrooms. I never understand that. Title: Re: Christmas Customs: Share yours Post by: Geo the Sarge on December 04, 2012, 07:21:48 PM Love Xmas, whole month of Dec is my fav time of year. Anyone up for a Blonde rate my Xmas Decos thread? This is how I imagine Amatay's tree to look: (http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c335/lindapendant/CharlieBrownXmasTree001.jpg) too good Milly ;hattip; Geo Title: Re: Christmas Customs: Share yours Post by: redsimon on December 04, 2012, 10:11:05 PM Title: Re: Christmas Customs: Share yours Post by: Woodsey on December 04, 2012, 10:28:21 PM Fking off on holiday if possible!
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