I love Christmas
It really is the most wonderful time of the year.
This year will be extra wonderful because of who we will be with and where we will be.
What I’m not a fan of is signs of Christmas appearing in the summer (a national greetings cards chain were selling Christmas cards in August …) or any time before early December, really. (I know I’m a hypocrite, having already waxed lyrically about the wrapping paper on sale in the Store of Utter Gorgeousness.)
So you can imagine my dismay at what has happened to our local shopping centre and seemingly overnight.
1) Tasteful? Um, no, I don’t think so.
2) The pop-up calendar store has appeared and is selling calendars featuring bands I’ve never heard of.
3) What on earth has Kermit got to do with Christmas? And what kind of people buy cards for their pets? To my mind, both are wrong, but I know that I am frequently considered old-fashioned.
4) The ubiquitous Christmas jumpers are available. Some are tasteful. Some are downright awful.
5) Choirs of school children singing Christmas Carols? No, thank you.
I love Christmas.
It really is the most wonderful time of the year.
But not in November.
Disclaimer: all opinions are my own and are no way intended to cause offence to anyone who happens to read this blog post.
This West London Life 
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