A happy Season’s Greetings to you all.
I hope by the time everyone is reading this, you have finished (or almost finished) the school week and are settling down under a fluffy blanket and enjoying your tenth mince pie. Or, failing that, you simply escaped Parents’ evening alive.
Of course, it’s getting to that time of year once again, where you can’t walk down the street without humming along to ‘All I Want For Christmas’, so to get everyone in the mood, here are a few types of people who celebrate Christmas.
The Natural Born Santa
The type of person I know we wish we could all be. Perhaps you’ve even been lucky to know one of them. This person had all their Christmas presents bought by the end of November, and they are not only immaculately wrapped – curly ribbons and all – but are thoughtful and tap into something you didn’t even know you needed. You can’t help but love them for it, which just makes the rageful gift envy even worse.
And on the Other End – The Christmas Eve raider.
Much more common to see in the wild. This person delays and delays Christmas shopping until the very last minute. Occasionally they would have glanced at Amazon but failed to be inspired. By the time the 24th rolls around, they have sprinted into town and are feverishly picking up anything left on the shelves and will be wrapping (albeit sloppily) well into the night. If you know this person, you can be fairly sure that your Christmas presents will largely be novelty scented candles.
The Mariah-wannabe
Is there a limit to how much Christmas karaoke you can do over the month of December? The Mariah-wannabe says not. The second midnight hits on December 1st, you know that they will immediately start blasting their carefully curated Christmas playlist. They will often be situated in a common room or classroom during the school time, riffing on ‘Last Christmas.’ They may not be hitting the high notes, but their never-failing commitment will endure even longer than the whole-school rendition of the ‘Twelve days of Christmas.’
The one on the Moral High-ground.
“I think Christmas has become over-commercialised,” the Christmas high-grounder says, whilst thoughtfully sipping their special edition Starbucks gingerbread latte, blessed with the ability to believe that they are one of the first people to pick up on this fact. They may be right, but, gosh those lattes are delicious, and we all need our heartstrings well and truly pulled by the John Lewis Christmas advert.
The Frantic Baker
No matter what time it is, you can be assured that the frantic bakers are hard at work in the kitchen, working on their sixteenth batch of mince pies of the year. “But it’s fun,” they repeat, wiping a floury hand across their brow as they work through the seventh jar of mincemeat. Besides – if you make the food, it’s simply wrong to not eat it immediately.
The Decorator
In the Decorator’s mind, there is absolutely no limit to the number of Christmas decorations you can buy on Amazon. Why have one tree, when you can have two? And that tree can never be over-burdened with baubles, so you may as well buy that fourth set. No matter where they go, a string of lights, or a homemade paper chain (because they’re also eco-friendly of course) is never far behind. They make it their mission to bring the Christmas joy wherever they go, and we love them for it.
The Christmas Movie Connoisseur
“KEVIN!”
Because what’s better than a little kid restoring the spirit of Christmas in an overly jaded adult, who never questions how presents magically appear, as Santa Claus is, of course, very much real.
To everyone who celebrates Christmas and everyone who does not, I hope you have a lovely break, enjoy some good food and catch up on some sleep.
