Saaaaantaaaaaa! (Picture: New Line Cinema)

Ding Dong Merrily On High!

Yes, that’s right, there’s only 100 days until Christmas.

And while some Grinches will doubtless shake their heads and moan about shops selling tinsel three months early, some of us can’t wait to start counting down the days until the most wonderful time of the year.

So crack out the mulled wine and mince pies, it’s time to put summer behind us and look ahead to the season of goodwill to all men.


Here’s 15 reasons it’s ok to be excited about Christmas already.

1. Faaaaaaaamily

As they say in EastEnders.

If you live far from your loved ones the thought that you’ll soon be back together, even for a brief time, is truly a reason to celebrate.



2. Hot chocolate

Of course hot chocolate is perfection any time of the year, but it reaches stellar heights as Christmas approaches, with coffee shops branching out into exciting variations like Black Forrest Gateaux, Mint and Chocolate Orange.

MORE: 12 hot toddy cocktail recipes that will make you glad it’s turned cold

3. Summer was a waste of time

We can wave goodbye to the usual rubbish English summer and look ahead to the joyous season of wooly coats and knee high boots.

4. Christmas films

Great for Halloween too (Picture: Disney)

There’s something very comforting about re-watching your Christmas favourites on the run up to the big day.

And anyone thinking it’s far too soon clearly hasn’t considered how many classics there are, or how The Nightmare Before Christmas is one of the greatest Halloween films.

MORE: The top 10 Christmas films of all time – fact

5. Twinkly lights

It won’t be long before streets are transformed into glittering highways with tiny lights in the trees and colourful decorations to brighten the dark nights.

What’s not to love?

6. The optimist reason

Heard the saying ‘a positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort’?

Well, that. You’ve long stopped trying to convert the Christmas miseries and now take a perverse pleasure in telling them how many Christmas gifts you’ve already bought.

7. Christmas jumpers

So many fans (Picture: Getty)

The world is divided into two kinds of people – those who feel the cold and think ‘I wish I was in St Lucia’ and those who think ‘hooray, it’s nearly Christmas jumper season’.

8. The shops

Some people are happy to stick to online shopping and view and trip to a store as a chore.

But if you see it as a hobby rather than necessity, Christmas is the time the shops really shine.

From the day the big stores unveil their Christmas windows to the annual outing with the girls, they’re a big part of the run up.

9. Present planning

Because now is the time to start sneakily checking out friends’ Instagram to see what they love (even though you already have a note on your phone listing ideas throughout the year and may have bought some gifts back in February).



10. Slippers

Soooo warm.

11. The holidays

Feeling blue being back at work? Don’t worry, only 100 days (or less) til the next break!

12. Christmas is the main event

Halloween, Bonfire Night and St Andrew’s Day are all very well, but they’re simply starters to the main meal that is Yule.

13. Presents

It’s just what I wanted (Picture: Getty)

If you don’t start dropping hints now, you’ll only get last-minute socks and a candle.

14. The music

If you sing in a choir this is YOUR season – from now through til late December it’s rehearsals, socials and performances galore.

If you don’t then you still get the kitsch brilliance that is Christmas classics on your car radio and in shops.

You will either a) download your special seasonal playlist or b) take to wearing noise-cancelling headphones into every store.

MORE: 12 things you only know if you sing in a choir

15. The joy

There’s so many other things to look forward to – from getting the decorations down from the loft again and deciding how to design your homemade card this year, to midnight mass and crisp winter weather – but the thing to look forward to most is the way family, friends and strangers’ faces light up at simple things like a shining tree.

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