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Christmas time is not just mistletoe and wine, but also a great source of funny fails and the absolute best Christmas jokes. Do you wonder why that is?
Well, let's start with the fact that you will most likely meet some weird relatives you only see once a year. The other, more obvious thing is that people tend to relax from all the worries at this time, and, inspired by the Christmas spirit, let themselves go a bit loose. And that is where the best Christmas memes come from.
The Christmas season is in the air; the usual holiday songs permeate the airwaves, decorated trees have been set up, and shoppers have begun to flood the shops and malls.
Depending on you, this time of year can be the best or incredibly stressful, so take a break from trimming the tree and check out some funny memes.
These Christmas memes collected by Bored Panda are sure to put you in the holiday spirit or at least give you a good laugh.
From not being able to afford that perfect present to the inevitable holiday weight, these funny jokes remind us it wouldn’t be the holidays without some bumps in the road. So put on the hot cocoa, scroll down, and don't forget to upvote your favorites!
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#1
Toy Meets The Real Deal
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#2
Roof-Defying Holiday Hack
#3
Holiday Parenting Hacks
GenXandEarnedItAll 2 years ago
I think this the best (most traumatic) joke one can play on their kids!
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Mike 7 years ago
Yeah. Usually if there's a fire, it's not just in the fire place.
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Liz Roberts 5 years ago
It’d be even funnier (and more evil) if the first present they opened under the tree was also empty! I’d just love to see their face!
Candace Lombardo 5 years ago
God loves prepositional phrases.... that's why he made so many of them. Add "of the boxes" between "one" and "in". Otherwise you are going to run out of children pretty quickly./
#4
Crash Course in Creativity
Malcontent 7 years ago
'life-hack'? People need to stop using that expression to describe everything.
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Lenka Smetanová 7 years ago
I broke a car model of my father once... Blame the dragon instead :D drak-5bff1...0b2cf5.jpg 
T Rex King 6 years ago
WHAT I DIDN'T DO ANYTHI- oh you ment the one eating the gingerbread
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#5
Oops, Did It Again
Dian Ella Lillie 7 years ago
This dog has much more understanding of guilt than does the president of the USA. If there can be only one pardon, this fellow gets it.
donna duncan 4 years ago
Just the look my dog would have, if he EVER came near my decorations!
Susann Campbell 7 years ago
The cat was chasing a mouse and then asked for help from me and I guess I pushed a little to hard...what do you mean we don't have a cat?
#6
Unintentional Decorations
Dian Ella Lillie 7 years ago
The trunks are bad enough, but the fronds are just a touch too far...
LUISANGEL ANAYA 7 years ago
This is definitely a California thing. Who else has seen these around? I can't be the only one
#7
Paws and Reflect
Aileen Cawlfield 7 years ago
I just... I just can’t right now, it’s too cute for me!😍😭🐶
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Marta Puig 7 years ago
oh m y G o d ... this is the best I have seen today, melting heart in progress
Jo Johannsen 7 years ago
How did you get them all to stay toweled-up long enough to take the picture?
#8
When Stars Aren’t Enough
#9
Wrapped to the Beat
Vlad Horobet 7 years ago
Are you people blind or you have no sense of perception? It's clearly a BICYCLE!
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Bob Beltcher 7 years ago
Woooow. You have good parents. Most people don't know that drum sets are sold al a carte. When you buy a "drum set" all you get is the drums. When you buy cymbals you do t get a stand. Everything is separate. Hope you where really good this year.
#10
Last-Minute Wrapping Hacks
Bob Beltcher 7 years ago
I did this a few years ago as a joke. No one thought it was funny. My family doesn't get my humor lol.
BusLady 7 years ago
Tell Linda and the kids to get a sense of humour. Lol
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Daizal Steer 3 years ago
it is not my birthday it is one of my go to a randome site today day's
#11
Wrapped In Irony
Andrej Troha 7 years ago
Should be read in Darrell Hammond's Sean Connery voice from SNL's Celebrity Jeopardy!
Kelly Horrigan 7 years ago
Great Idea! And I will borrow it for all the men's gifts. Heck it won't even matter what is inside!
#12
Vacation Budget Mysteries
Ryo Bakura 7 years ago
No, he was the head of a mob family. Don't you ever read the internet?
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Liesa Yopp 7 years ago
That was going to be my answer to a drug dealer :)
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#13
Effort Level: Expert
#14
Santa’s Toughest Request
Bron 7 years ago
Elf is holding a condom :) Took me a little to work out what the picture was of.
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#15
Holiday Gains Unwrapped
#16
Social Media Struggles
Night Owl 7 years ago (edited)
Oooh, so many people could use that (me too sometimes). There already are so many dictionaries online, if only more people would use them...
Vionne Nicks 6 years ago
(Night Owl) Or be smart enough to use one, either or, take your pick
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Brenda Pereira 7 years ago
It's not just that they use the wrong words or misspell them, it's the total lack of any knowledge of punctuation! It drives me crazy! I'm thinking of applying to the internet as a proof reader, but don't know where to send the application.
#17
Then and Now Christmas Mood
Kiki 7 years ago
Some woman a few years ago posted that pic. She got her kids a whole bunch of presents. To be fair, she said most of them are either clothes or dollar store gifts.
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April Garcia Andrade 7 years ago
hey at least ur car will smell fresh...la la lalala (see what I did there?if u didn't tell me i will explain)
#18
Gift Gatekeeper Mode Activated
Hugo Raible 7 years ago
Yeah, had to read twice. Then, I thought that's the new style with gender neutral pronouns.
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Zenozenobee 7 years ago
My companion and I, next Xmas when my son will unpack the Playmobil Ghostbusters fire headquarter...
#19
Unintended Festive Cheer
BusLady 7 years ago
They need to get him back. How about "pimp" by his pic?
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#20
Festive Vibes Activated
Kathy Baylis 7 years ago
My puppet gets happy and excited the same way. Scruffy absolutely L. O. V. E. S. Christmas!
#21
Budget Versus Dreams
Hendra Lim 7 years ago
you're still a good person if you gift your mother a presents. some people don't
Bored Fox 7 years ago
As an unemployed person it always feels awkward to ask some money from my parents so I could buy them some Xmas gifts and buy train tickets to visit them...
LOttawa 7 years ago
And I'm sure your parents don't mind at all. Christmas wouldnt be Christmas without you. Their gift is to have you with them, not what ever you wrap for them.
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GenXandEarnedItAll 2 years ago
As I mom, I would cherish the candle....sell the house and leave no forwarding address for the kids. 🙃
deanna woods 6 years ago
My mom doesn't mind receiving small gifts, but I sure do wish that I could do more for her. My mom is awesome.
#22
Santa’s Closest Bodyguard
Daria B 7 years ago
The film La banda dei Babbi Natale pulls off that joke. Kinda. It was funny.
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donna duncan 4 years ago
If the middle wicket came down the chimney first, I'm surprised there's a bobble hat in his jaws!
#23
Holiday or snack time?
Aileen Cawlfield 7 years ago
My dog’s first Christmas, he was scared of the tree. He would bark at it and would not go anywhere near it... until he got used to it and then...
And Peggy 4 years ago
.... chomp ( I actually don’t kno what but I assume)
Load More Replies... Emma 7 years ago
As soon as my mom would take out the Christmas decorations, my dog's favorite place was under the tree. He looked like a Christmas postcard. Now we miss seeing him there. <3
Sage Jay 7 years ago
My cat sits under the tree for legit a week straight, only comes out for food and to attack us if we look under the tree.
Tracy Moorhead 7 years ago
That's my girl, if it ain't moving she's eating it! Thank goodness I know how to finger sweep her mouth!
#24
Winter Diva Vibes
Aisha La Gatta Pelirroja 7 years ago (edited)
Mariah Carey? True, but for me it's Wham and "Last Christmas" - radio stations in my country play it ten times a day since the beginning of November.
Mr. Re-in-act-ment 7 years ago
All I want for Christmas is youuuuu. You sure u don't want a MacBook from Saint Nick
#25
Unexpected Party Crashers
minerva15 7 years ago
At the place I work at, I don't know WHOS in charge of the music, but there's only like 5 songs, on repeat all day. Coming up to Christmas...it's going to be even worse...
Kiki 7 years ago
I HATE modern Christmas songs. Give me "Carol of the Bells" "Silent Night" "O Holy Night" "We Three Kings" and "Little Drummer Boy" any day. Sung by actual choirs. I regard Christmas songs like many people would the Star-Spangled Banner. It has to be sung in the traditional manner without some ridiculous spin on it.
BusLady 7 years ago
My favorite is "Carol of the Bells." There are so many versions. I've never heard one I didn't like.
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MagicalUnicorn 7 years ago
it's nearly month before Christmas and i'm already too scared to go shopping
Charcoal Kitten 6 years ago
It’s not even a bad song. It just gets stuck in your head and it’s annoying
#26
Not The Party I Wanted
Sharon Attwood 7 years ago
And HE’S gotta be a couple of thousand years old...and still working?
rhyan lumilay 7 years ago
I bet employer can't question him if his wrong, they can't curse him, they can't look at him straight in the eyes, they can't resist what he demands and they can't give him tons of work.
#27
Caught in the Act Again
Matt Richardson 7 years ago (edited)
You would be too if you were outsmarted by some punk kid
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Ryo Bakura 7 years ago
Building The Donald's wall, as well. Does that mean they're now the "Wet Cement Bandits"?
#28
Sprinkled With Suspicion
CCL_2018 7 years ago
My dog once ate 2 dozen chocolate Christmas cookies and lived to tell the tale.
#29
Expectation vs Reality Gifts
Bill 7 years ago
But you give one tiny bottle of scotch to your 12 you nephew and suddenly you're worse than the Grinch
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Matt Richardson 7 years ago
True, socks and underwear are great. The irony is people tell me now "No we want to get you something cool, tell us what you really want!"
Bored Fox 7 years ago
As a child and teenager I hated that I usually got very ugly clothes as Xmas presents from my parents. I still get ugly clothes as Xmas presents from my parents but now I always use those clothes at home. For example now I am wearing socks that look awful but at least those are very warm and comfy. :)
#30
Santa’s Secret Side Hustle
April Garcia Andrade 7 years ago
I'm just wondering when did we let a guy spy on us? Kidding ly santa
In_the_gorge 2 years ago
If you consider that he also helps organize the elves’ toy-making, it seems Santa might be a Virgo.
Kennethia Whitley 5 years ago
HE IS A STALKER HE KNOWS WHAT YOU DO EVERY DAY EVEN GETTING DRESSED
#31
Holiday Spirits Only
LOttawa 7 years ago (edited)
On the first day of Christmas my stocking gave to me, a cup of rhum on iiiice... on the second day of Christmas my stocking gave to me, 2cups of vodka and a cup of rhum on iiiice...
Antoine Gagnon 7 years ago
Above the fire place... that wine will get warm and undrinkable.. hehe
#32
Wrapped Up and Confused
#33
Holiday Surveillance Upgrade
Dian Ella Lillie 7 years ago
I thought that it was going to end with "so we slapped a restraining order on him."
April Garcia Andrade 7 years ago
I thought it was going to end with someone yelling "CREEP!"
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Maci Wilcox 7 years ago
My little sister and I made a song as well: "He sees you when you're sleeping, he knows when you're awake, he is a creepy stalker so you should keep your children safe!" XD
Analyn Lahr 7 years ago
Then he needs to produce irrefutable evidence of just how bad Trump is and send his a*s to prison. Hey maybe someone should dump a truck load of coal in front of the White House.
Tracy Moorhead 7 years ago
He won't be there to see it, we're flying his family of 20+ people and SS Agents somewhere I'm sure!!!
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Santa’s Side Hustle
deanna woods 6 years ago
Unless you're Michael Bluth and burn down the banana stand.
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Katherine Bartlette 7 years ago
It’s a banana on a stick that’s dipped in delicious toppings then frozen.
Load More Replies... rhyan lumilay 7 years ago
wonder what Santa's frozen bananas tastes like? do kids eat it on holiday or can also be everyday?
#35
Pure Wrapping Bliss
WhiteMoonStar 7 years ago
How can you possibly cut wrapping paper into the direction of your groin?
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SirWriteALot 7 years ago
... and give you a massive paper cut because you held the scissors wrong
#36
Holiday Honesty, Imperial Edition
Charlie Hyduk 4 years ago (edited)
Forget the past You can't change it Forget the future You don't know whats coming Forget the present I didnt get ya one
#37
Holiday Lights Overload
Sharon Attwood 7 years ago
This house can be seen from the International Space Station at night.
#38
Santa’s Selective Shopping
KT Trondsen 7 years ago
That is very sad. I have memories thinking Santa loved me less and I couldn't understand why, it broke my heart. As an adult I only give the cheaper gifts to my kids from him, the big stuff from mom and dad. I don't want to cause heart ache to other children, and I hope my parents follow this mantra.
Kelly Horrigan 7 years ago
my little girl broke down in tears and asked why her cousin who is always in trouble gets so much more from Santa. Ugh my heart broke, some of my friends stepped up and the next year got her what I could no way afford and say it was from Santa. Santa Friends :)
Load More Replies... Analyn Lahr 7 years ago
He works on a sliding scale. The more money your parents make the better presents you get. Not fair if you ask me.
Sharon Attwood 7 years ago
So true...I only get socks and underwear...if I’m lucky, a sweater.
LUISANGEL ANAYA 7 years ago (edited)
YOU CHEAP A$$ BASTARD, i CLEARLY JUST WANTED A NINTENDO DS
Kelly Horrigan 7 years ago
Yep - how do you explain that to your little one. "Well honey Santa does not want to out do what the moms and dads can afford- he works on a sliding scale"
Kiki 7 years ago
Or tell them that rich kids don't get anything from Santa and their parents are forced to buy them?
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Sweet But Shattered
DonkoTheBronco 7 years ago
My sister stabbed my brother with one when he was seven. He still has the scar.
Patti 7 years ago
I was just telling my granddaughter that my sister and I used to do this and stab each other. I probably shouldn't have told her, lol
Load More Replies... Freya the Wanderer 7 years ago
Makes me wonder how none of my family's Christmas/Winter Holiday gatherings ever led to a trip to the emergency room.
Aileen Cawlfield 7 years ago
I remember always loving to suck on a little bit of the candy cane so it gets pretty small, then pulling back the wrapper ad sucking on a little more until that gets small, and eventually I was left with a tiny staircase.
#40
Bread Gone Literal
donna duncan 4 years ago
This is the very reason why one must order your fruit cake soaked in sherry in June!
#41
Wrapped Up Reality
The Girl on Fire 7 years ago
Ah yes, my parent's favorite excuse. That and "We provide you a roof over your heads, and money for food and clothes." You LEGALLY have to do that as I am a minor and your child...that is not a "gift'... you would be trouble with the law if you didn't. Sigh...
Paul Dixon 7 years ago
Considering this is a university dorm room and a student prank (they wrapped traffic cone gives it away, plus the generic layout of the room)
Annabeth Chase 7 years ago
that is an actual prank, my mom did it to her roommates in college.
Elena Adams 7 years ago
My dad used to give me and my sisters money on Christmas, when I started college, he would still give me money and say "pay the semester with this" BRUH THIS AINT NO GIFT THEN.
#42
Cozy Essentials Only
Freya the Wanderer 7 years ago
Actually, socks and blankets are great donations to homeless shelters and advocacy groups.
BusLady 7 years ago (edited)
And hats and gloves and coats. My Church does this every Christmas.👍
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Desiré Yen 7 years ago
Nah way too hot for us southern hemisphere ppl. Give me seaside, sea shells, sea life instead!!!
#43
Holiday Mood Swings
athornedrose 7 years ago
where do you live that they wait until after halloween?! i wish they waited that long!!
Meowton Mewsk 7 years ago
In the US, it’s like that. Everything is spooky Halloween stuff and then bam, Christmas. It wasn’t always this way.
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Todorokie-dokie 5 years ago
It sucks because Thanksgiving gets almost no celebration until it’s coming up in one day.
Alicia Hawkins 6 years ago
Lmao nice try. Local stores around here had their Christmas stuff up and radios tuned to Christmas music within two weeks of October STARTING.
Ruth Beaty 7 years ago
Day after, candy wasn't even old, and Walmart was putting up big a*s outdoor trees. And the damn smelly pine cones had been in Lawn and Garden for two weeks already...
#44
Choco Coins and Budget Woes
#45
Expectation vs Reality
#46
Holiday Glow Up
Kyana Winter 7 years ago
That's not nice! Don't forget the Wentworth Miller meme...look it up if you do not know
#47
Gift Wrap Everything
Hans 7 years ago
This is actually just the attiude of the parents who claim that their children should be grateful for being born. The above things are no gifts; if you deprive your children of them you are conducting abuse and deprivation, and it is unlawful on top of that. so, get off you "it's my house" high horse.
Ans Pardons 7 years ago
True for basics like electricity. Still, I'd be happy to put bows on their PlayStation, LegoCollection etc. Just to remind them to be - at least once a year - to be grateful for them.
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Taryn Wallace 7 years ago
Are we seriously gonna get all snooty about a meme? It's a joke... kids ARE super disrespectful and ungrateful (not all of them I'm just speaking in general). No one CHOSE to be born but that doesn't mean that we need to treat them like little precious artifacts that can be wounded super easily...who do you think raised all the kids that people call snowflakes and entitled? How about we all pull the stick out realize that some things are actually kinda funny and also stop putting our children on a peristalsis that makes them all self important!!!
Lola DM 7 years ago
Spoiled children have been a thing since the mass culture and consumption started showing interest in them. Or maybe earlier, when sociologists started studying childhood and teens. Let's keep 1948 as a milestone, it's the year Toys R Us was founded. So boomers and gen X-ers are also a generation of spoiled children. And they are still so entitled that they now deny the next generations, Y and Z, what themselves received as kids or young adults.
Load More Replies... Gryffindor4ever 7 years ago
The kids getting all hyped up about how parents have a duty to buy them things in this comment section... calm down it's a meme...
Lola DM 7 years ago
It's not about the parents' duty to buy gifts, it's about the young generations being called entitled and blamed for their ungratefulness when the previous ones got as much from their parents and society, while the present youth is more qualified, innovative, entrepreneurial and yet is struggling to find decent jobs and living conditions.
Load More Replies... KT Trondsen 7 years ago
This is kinda stupid, providing basic necessities of life shouldn't be portrayed like this. As a parent it is your job to provide. Don't be a grinch!
Ellisa 7 years ago
I agree. Having children is a choice and with that choice comes responsibility (e.g. feeding them). If you ask your kids to be oh-so-thankful that you provided them the basics like food, heat and water, that's not being a good parent...unless of course, your kids are 25+ years old and still living at home... ;-)
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Gerry Higgins 7 years ago
I wish my boy would move back in just so I could do this .... he's 31
Tiny Dancer 7 years ago
Who hurt you, Hans? A virtual hug for your inner child, I think he needs it.
Enea 3 years ago
I really like that he's sticking up for kids. Think how sad it is that there ARE in fact many kids for whom basic necessities are a gift. This meme is either heartless and cynic or totally oblivious to the fact that childhood poverty is an everyday occurrence even in rich countries. Sure, it's just a meme, but really quite tasteless.
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Roberto Durante 7 years ago
OMG, love your kids, don't make them feel guilty because you can afford to have the material life you wish to
#48
Grinch’s Playlist Rebellion
Chyppa Homer 7 years ago
Grinch driving a Bentley and throwing you out of a Jeep. It's a Christmas miracle ! :D
Kyana Winter 7 years ago
He stole that tire from someone's Christmas present
Load More Replies... London River 7 years ago
Merry Christmas, you have a few broken bones, bad bruising and a damaged ego. *satanic voice* YOU WILL EMBRACE THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT
Freya the Wanderer 7 years ago
One time at work I had to share a cubicle with a lady, who insisted on listening to a radio station that played NOTHING but Christmas music. By the end of the day, I had decided that particular station was the epitome of evil. Gimme an iPod loaded with Tangerine Dream!
#49
Budgeting Friendship Goals
Carole Dose 7 years ago
Plus tax. I'm a $Tree cashier and know that 75 to 90% of what's bought is sent on elsewhere in glorious generosity.
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Frozengeckolover 6 years ago
Bake them some cookies. Unless you suck at baking, then give them a card telling them you DIDN'T bake them cookies and THAT'S your present to them. Lol
#50
Seasonal Priorities Shift
Person2638 7 years ago
My mom HATES Christmas because it starts in November. I like to sing Christmas songs on Black Friday to annoy her.
rhyan lumilay 7 years ago
Your mom will definitely hates to have her vacation here in my country we start Christmas on September until half January. You'll hear Christmas songs when ber months arrives.
Load More Replies... Potato fries 4 years ago (edited)
I dont celebrate thanksgiving so the girl is Xmas and the santa is my birthday since its on the 1st lol
Freya the Wanderer 7 years ago
I can tolerate Xmas decor after Thanksgiving. Problem is, I'm sick and tired of seeing that sh*t by Halloween.
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Maci Wilcox 7 years ago
Am I the only one who absolutely loves to start celebrating Christmas early??? I've been ready for Christmas since November! (But that might just be because where I'm from, it started snowing in October XD)
Alia G. 7 years ago
I'm an early celebrater too, ha ha. It's hard not to be when the day after Halloween there's already Xmas decorations everywhere
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Tiny Dancer 7 years ago
It's officially December first, let the seasonal Christmas magic and wonderment begin! Bring on the carols both old (jingle those bells and deck those halls!) and new (I'm looking at you, Mariah and Wham!), the cheesy movies and TV specials (my old buddy Rudolph! Frosty! Jimmy Stewart!), and let the tinsel and LED icicles rain down! But, come the morning of January 1st, I want it all to cease and desist until the following December. That's the only way I can stay sane. Well, that and a little rum in my eggnog.
Miriam Hirsch 7 years ago
I worked in retail for 45 years and Christmas is not fun or funny. You wouldn't believe!
Ryo Bakura 7 years ago
I don't care how many memes you put up, I'm still not interested in having a holly, jolly, Christmas.
Maci Wilcox 7 years ago
Am I the only one who absolutely loves to start celebrating Christmas early??? I've been ready for Christmas since November! (But that might just be because where I'm from, it started snowing in October XD)
Alia G. 7 years ago
I'm an early celebrater too, ha ha. It's hard not to be when the day after Halloween there's already Xmas decorations everywhere
Load More Replies... Tiny Dancer 7 years ago
It's officially December first, let the seasonal Christmas magic and wonderment begin! Bring on the carols both old (jingle those bells and deck those halls!) and new (I'm looking at you, Mariah and Wham!), the cheesy movies and TV specials (my old buddy Rudolph! Frosty! Jimmy Stewart!), and let the tinsel and LED icicles rain down! But, come the morning of January 1st, I want it all to cease and desist until the following December. That's the only way I can stay sane. Well, that and a little rum in my eggnog.
Miriam Hirsch 7 years ago
I worked in retail for 45 years and Christmas is not fun or funny. You wouldn't believe!
Ryo Bakura 7 years ago
I don't care how many memes you put up, I'm still not interested in having a holly, jolly, Christmas.
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