Here are our family Christmas favourites for this week!
Favourite Christmas Tradition:
The Late Late Toy has been a Irish Christmas Tradition for me since I was a child
I remember being allowed to stay up late to watch it with lots of goodies, falling asleep half way through it! Then my Nanny video recording it so I could watch it all again on Sunday when having Sunday lunch in her house! I remember in my teenage years watching it and saying it was boring while I secretly still loved every minute of it! In my early twenties I was too busy going out on Friday night to watch it! Paul and I started to watch it together when we became a couple one of most memorable memories I have was a few years ago when I was pregnant on Oisìn and I began to get pains while watching! It signalled the start of slow labour pains I would have until I was intruded on the 26th December to finally have Oisìn!
This year we allowed Oisìn to say up late to watch it, we all had love treats, prosecco for Mammy and Daddy, with lots of special treats for Oisìn. He lasted well until 10.30pm and then told us it was time for his nap!!
It's a long tradition which we are looking forward to keep going for a long time!
Favourite Christmas Movie:
Oisìn loves Home Alone he likes the first one but his favourite is Home Alone 2
He had watched this one at least eight times this week and each time he watches it laughs at little louder! He calls Harry and Marv "the baddies" and tells Kevin to go get them! He dances along with the Christmas songs and cuddles me at the end when Kevin is finally reunited with his Mam
It also holds a special place in my heart as this was my brother favourite movie growing up I am happy that Oisìn loves it so much
Favourite Decoration:
This beautiful new Christmas Angel I got this week
One of our local stores where having half price sale on all Christmas items
Needless to say I am already planning another trip!
Favourite Christmas Song:
For me it's not Christmas until I hear Noddy Holder scream It's Christmas!
This song was always played loudly in our house at Christmas when I was growing up
My parents taste varied wildly we would have Perry Como mixed with 70's glam rock
I am sure they had every artist Christmas album on LP! Two songs I always remember being played while we put up our Christmas tree was Perry Como's version on Rudolf The Red Nose Reindeer and Slade's Merry Christmas!
Favourite Christmas TV Special:
The Vicar Of Dibley Christmas Lunch I love this show and the Christmas specials were always so funny. I love how the soft heart vicar agrees to go to all the Christmas dinners she is invited too!
We watched this yesterday after a lovely festive day out perfect end to a lovely day!
While the original is a beautiful movie in it's own right
It's the 1994 Cole's Store version that has a special place in my heart
As a family tradition my parents would take us into Dublin City Centre
for a day of festive treats (a tradition that I am keeping with my own little family)
We would go see Santa, finish our Christmas shopping, see whatever Christmas movie
was out at that year and finish with dinner out.
One year Miracle on 34th Street was the film that was out and we loved it
I would of been almost ten years old and my brother around eight
at the part of the film when there is a court case around Santa
My brother got very emotional and stood in the cinema and shouted
"He is Santa, he is the real Santa!"
Oisín's favourite this week is Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas
which he has been watching alot before bed!
Our Favourite Christmas Song This Week:
All I Want For Christmas has been playing alot in our house
also it was played at my SW Christmas party
so my friend and I had a good bob to that!
Oisín has been enjoying Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
He likes to try sing along! It is really very sweet Our Favourite Christmas Decoration This Week:
My parents bought me this crib the first
Christmas I moved out and I love it
but Oisín was trying to play with it
this year so my parents bought him
his very own one!
Our Favourite Christmas Tradition This Week:
Having our own festive day out in town
Went to see Santa Claus, visit the Christmas markets
and see the Christmas lights it was a lovely day out
Our Favourite Christmas TV Special This Week:
The Royle Family the new sofa I watched this last night curled up with a hot chocolate
We have a few festive traditions we always do over the next few weeks
here are the first of them!
The Late Late Toy Show
This tradition is with me since I was a child I remember
being allowed to stay up late with popcorn to watch this
My brother would fall asleep after a while but I always managed to
watch all of it! Of course as you get older it's less cold to watch it
but hubby and I always curl up with a hot chocolate to watch
and maybe next year Oisín will watch it too!
Putting our Christmas Decorations Up
I like to put our decorations up nearest to the 1st of December as I can
This year this meant putting them up the last week in November
We had a little helper this year Oisín was happy to help!
We waited to put up the tree until he was in bed
His face the next morning when he saw it was priceless
Console Concert
This was my third year at this beautiful concert
for families affected by suicide
It is a wonderful event that I always enjoy going to
It was also lovely that my Dad got to go this year too
So that's our traditions for this week
what are yours?
I enjoyed doing a blog post like this a couple of years ago
so thought I would re-do it this year
I am excited for Christmas this year although it will be a little different this year
as my parents are staying in a hotel over the Christmas time
It has been something my Mam has wanted to do for years she is finally getting a chance to relax over Christmas time!
Oisín seems to be enjoying the festive time so far, he loves the Christmas ads,
songs and lights. We sat down the past few days and have watched some nice Christmas movies which he seems to enjoyed!
Our Favourite Christmas Movie This Week:
Paul and I favourite this week is Trading Places
we enjoyed watching this on the weekend with a glass of Baileys
It tells the story of upper class snob and commodities broker Louis Winthorpe (Dan Aykroyd) and a homeless hustler Billy Ray Valentine (Eddie Murphy) who lives change and there paths intertwine when they are are unknowingly made part of an elaborate test and bet of nature versus nurture by wealthy elderly Duke brothers, Randolph and Mortimer.
It's a very funny movie with Eddie Murphy really on form one of our favourites!
Oisín's favourite is Disney's Mickey's Once Upon A Christmas
he loves Donald Duck and really enjoys these cute little Christmas stories
Our Favourite Christmas Song This Week:
It's Beginning To Look Alot Like Christmas....I have been playing this alot this week!!
I had it playing while we where putting up our Christmas decorations on Saturday!
It really gets me in the Christmas spirit!
Oisín is learning Jingle Bells in creche this week
so of course I have been playing the Michael Buble one for him!
Oisín love shouting BELLS at the top of his voice!! Our Favourite Christmas Decoration This Week:
This also seems to be Oisín's favourite he
keeps hugging and kissing him it's actually very sweet to see!
Our Favourite Christmas Tradition This Week:
This is an Irish tradition is almost every house hold
sitting down with a hot chocolate to enjoy this
cheesy funny show!
Going for a Christmas dinner/night out with friends and family
We done two of these last week
on Friday we went out with family and friends
for out Christmas night out but we also celebrated my
30th birthday it was great fun.
Then on Sunday I went out for a meal with
friends for my 30th birthday it was lovely
Bought Oisín a Christmas tree decoration
Never took a picture of the decoration
but Oisín liked a red reindeer with long legs
We are going to do this every year with Oisín
Get the TV guide and highlight everything I want to watch/record
*This picture is from last year!!
I love doing this! Cup of tea and highlighter in hand
I mark everything I want to watch or record of Christmas!
Each Thursday I am going to write about the
new and old Christmas traditions
we have done or are going to do that week
Here is week one:
Putting up our decorations
This week we put up our Christmas tree & decorations
I love doing this we waited till Oisín had gone to bed
to start on our tree
Our tree is rather large at 8ft so it's a bit of a big
job and takes around two hours from start to finish
We played soft Christmas carols and had a
glass of Baileys while we decorated.
Oisín's face Sunday morning seeing the
Christmas tree for the first time was classic
He laughed, smiled and then just sat there
looking at it!
This year we even decorated the bathroom
for a bit of fun!
Starting to write and post our Christmas cards
We send alot of Christmas cards we have family in
America, Sweden and the UK
so we have to start early to make sure everything gets
there on time
Watching Christmas movies
Christmas is not Christmas without the movies!
We love all Christmas movies but this year its
fun watching with Oisín and seeing which ones he
likes! So far he likes Elf, Polar Express, Arthur Christmas
and Home Alone!
