Christmas Decorations
Our annual foray into decorating our house (and garden) for Christmas began last weekend when my other half sent me and Son No. Two to B & Q for 2 metres of chicken wire for the palm tree...
Yes, of course we have palm trees in our front garden...
Typically we bought the wrong mesh and it had to be returned and a lighter net version purchased from Homebase. What followed was an afternoon of Son No Two standing freezing on a ladder at one side of the palm tree holding the net steady whilst my husband stood at the other side trying to decorate it with fairy lights.
Eventually after several hours, a couple of arguments and a severe case of frostbite, we ended up with flashing red, orange and green star shaped lights twined around the trunk and twinkling bright white stars on the top adorning the foliage and branches. It's a work of art without a bit of chicken mesh to be seen...
Comments from the neighbours included: 'The aliens have landed.' and 'It looks like a tutti frutti ready for blast off'.' Who cares, we think it's wonderful and at least no one else nearby has anything remotely like it...
Inside the house it's like Aladdin's Cave. In the porch we have flashing musical Christmas lights playing Christmas carols and inside we have a bowing Santa dressed entirely in white and an evil Santa (the kids have always said it's the eyes). Oh, and there's a musical waterfall, a dancing sleigh complete with reindeer, several
all singing/all dancing snowmen, glittering streamers floating from the ceiling and carved wooden figures strung all over the conservatory. Shame that the kids are grown up now...
We also have beautiful red cinnamon spiced candles and sparkly frosted white candles from a candle emporium in Canada. And a family favourite, a fabulous china Santa who sits centre stage on the mantelpiece hiding a secret. You see, no-one realises he once got knocked off his perch with a cricket bat and that he's now stuck together with super glue with a huge split up his middle...
The bird is in her element. Entranced by the bright colours, she attempts to swing from the tinsel and keeps giving herself a fright when she falls off. She also tries to eat the streamers. She has a little personalised green and gold stocking all to herself which will be of course be full on Christmas morning. She is obsessed with the battery operated Santa in the shape of a candy cane which twirls round and sings when the button is pressed.
A crowd of children has gathered in the front garden and a cacophony of sound erupts. Our first carol singers. Or are they simply gazing at our wonderful palm tree?
Happy decorating...
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Really enjoyed reading Christmas decorations, humorous but very true!! Look forward to reading more in the future.
This what christmas is all about giving visual splendour to young children your better half should be proud of himself and your son.
Your story resembles an event, or rather, a house party i attended 1 week ago. It seemed i not only broke her dancing santa but i also, unintentionally, broke her heart. Therefore, my advice to you is don't invite me or my mam round for even so much as a cup of tea tehe (they say these things run within the gene pool)and if you do so happen to invite us plan for the inevitable and buy plenty of super glue. I can never bring santa (that dances no more) back to life. However, i'm still very much alive and i can sing (very badly) and dance (sort of) and say Ho Ho Ho merry xmas, LOVED THE ARTICLE and all the best for the new year. I think wearing a beard is maybe going abit too far. Lou xx
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Ware more minimalist in our decorations as there are no kids in the house. We have a charity shop Christams tree which surprisingly came with lights and decorations. The beauty of this is that we can put it in the loft each year and just bring it out and plug it in. No trips for chicken wire for us. We also in the porch have an carved African crib scene with possibly the uglist Christ child in the C Christian world. I make cow pats each year to put behind the cattle using chocolate buttons. I put an authentic crust on the cow pats with a paperclip - how revolting is that? Happy Christmas Arlene to you and yours.
should it be a real tree or an artificial tree that is the question.
merry christmas everyone
The xmas decorations seem to be very festive just as they should be at this time of the year. Hope the planes going to Newcastle dont mistake the tree lights for landing lights.Hope you have a "delightful" xmas.
My visit to Pearson Palace this year was one to remember. Their Christmas decorations broke all previous records. Restraint is not a word that finds favour chez Pearson's. Outside the house a noble fir tree had been usurped by a SOFT SOUTHERN PALM TREE! It was cringing with embarrassment under its alien adornments. Inside, things were even worse. My elves are suffering from mini-migraines. They were assailed by flashing musical lights, singing snowmen, ghostly and evil apparitions, wailing waterfalls, a hyperactive, over-stimulated, avian creature who thought he was Tarzan and......WORST OF ALL......a huge, cracked effigy of YOURS TRULY took centre stage! Let me catch my breath....where's that Gluhwein! Perhaps they were hoping to win the 'Xmas Factor' or 'Strictly Christmas' with all those dancing snowmen?
I was a little concerned for Son No 2, caught up in this parallel universe. I gave him the best present he's ever had. He deserved it, having to live with this 24/7. Call it compensation if you like, boy! HO! HO! HO!