Happy Christmas...

[Rob Del Monte]

It calls itself a 'Christmas Countdown Calendar', what is wrong with 'Advent Calendar'?

Advent is the 24 day countdown to christmas eve, your christmas countdown is not an advent as it goes onto new year.

Yeah, but this calendar is obviously a derivation of the Advent festival. What is wrong with 'Advent and New Year Countdown Calendar'?

If it ends on the new year it's not a christmas countdown either.

T.B.H., it actually said "Christmas and New Year Countdown Calendar", I just simplified it - sorry :s.

Yes but then if it's a New Year Countdown, then a vital part of the whole season is missed. I think that the whole Christmas and New Year time needs rebranding to avoid situations like this. From now on, anything between 16th December and 2nd January is to be referred to as Shirley. The Countdown can be referred to as the Shirley Schedule.

Problem solved.

So, what has everyone done for their Shirley holidays :p?

Though, perhaps in this instance, perhaps the companies have been more honest, under no delusions that this is not a commercialised celebration.

Yeah, but that's what Christmas is about - staying at home all day and drinking beers!

Err . . . erm. That quote stuck in my head, because I said to my twin, who was also watching, "Er, no it's not!"

Whilst I do object to the politically correct re-naming of things, because I think that it just covers up the issue of stigma, and puts a more permanent solution off - because it is easier than confronting the stigma in society, properly, in public service broadcasts &c.: increasingly this year, I do object to the commercialised activities, referring to themselves as part of the Christmas celebrations. To Tom, off of Hollyoaks, Father Christmas was almost the Jesus personality to him. Perhaps that is what he is, a secular Jesus, embodying goodwill, and giving, and his personality the concept of giving, and remaining true to principles.

[Pete]

oh just shut up.

[Nate J]

oh just shut up.

wow, you did the job for me, and you did it well. so congratuwelldone

[Pete]

you shut up too

[Lorns]

I fooking love TV at Christmas time. I've never spent so much time at home of an afternoon. The movie schedule is great. So far i've watched The Grinch, 101 dalmations, Stuart Little, Holes and next Wallace and Gromit. I take it afternnon television isn't normally this good throughout the year.