Christmas goes by many names – from the traditional shortening ‘Xmas’, to the French ‘noel’ and the Germanic ‘yule’, through to informal nicknames like ‘Crimbo’. But a new YouGov poll reveals that not all these terms fill everybody with festive cheer.
68% dislike hearing it called Crimble, 58% Yuletide, 57% The Festive Season', 55% Holiday Season, 48% Xmas and 40% dislike the term Crimbo.
89% of Britons celebrate Christmas with 34% saying they 'love it' 39% saying they like it but 9% say they dislike the whole thing.
The most acceptable time for shops to start putting up displays is late November, but for people’s own homes it is early December and 76% have an artificial tree and 18% a real one and 15% of Brits will forego the washing up and dine out on Christmas Day
Over half (53%) of parents will buy their kids clothes, shoes and accessories this year and 39% will buy Board games, card games and puzzles, books, journals and diaries. Only 14% of parents will be buying musical instruments.
62% say they watch at least 1 Christmas film and 57% will eat Turkey on the big day and 41% will have Christmas pudding for dessert,
Silent Night is the nation’s favourite Christmas carol, All I Want for Christmas Is You the favourite Christmas song, and Elf the favourite Christmas film.
The average spent is £550 and 40% say they are worried about the impact of Christmas on their personal finances and it is split 50/50 with whether to call the Jolly present bringer Santa Claus or Father Christmas.
Wednesday, 17 December 2025
Merry Crimble??
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Turkey for Christmas? I thought that was an American thing because that was the meat that was available in the New World...
Did Americans get "turkey for Christmas" from the UK or the other way around?
Also, I think of Christmas as being a "new" celebration starting in the US circa 1900. Need to research...
christmas became an official US event in 1870 (pretty close to 1900). but the US got its tradition of eating turkey from the uk. it seems in the uk, a large bird (turkey, goose, duck, etc.) was a common christmas meal, dating back to circa 1550.
in much of Texas, due to mexican influence, it is now very common to have pork tamales at christmas dinner. yummy. with a "big red" soda...
Henry VIiI started the turkey at Christmas is my history is correct.
why are you being stupid about venezuela? their oil is irrelevant to the US. that doesn't mean that the US energy companies that were robbed don't want their money back. but that is not the same as being strategic to the US. god, please read some real geopolitical analysts...
oh, and machado allegedly won the last election... got a nobel... remember... remember... remember...
i just read several bbc articles related to international/foreign affairs. you'd think an institution as old as the bbc would have good geopolitical reporting... but they don't.
Jesus Christ and you like to think you are an ‘expert’. Laughably poor even for you.
i admire your willingness to admit that you don't know much about any topic. you state more than your fair share of opinions, but for facts, you count on others that say things you like. that is laughably poor.
Rather ask and get it right than not ask and arrogantly assume i am right which is were you obviously go wrong, maybe you should ask people who know these things because you are sorely lacking in what is going on around you. Anyway, another strong contender for most ridiculous comment by Quentin Smith Of 2025 Award.
i'm very aware of what is going on around me. the fact that you are a leftist doesn't make you correct about your views regardless of who you get your opinions from... you little puppet
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