Life with Nat - EP182: Nat's Nieces #39 - Christmas schedules!

Episode Date: December 22, 2025

This ep contains a little Christmas Magic spoiler, avoid listening with kids. There's Christmas planning to be done, but will we get showered? Will we even get out of our pyjamas? Who's having breakfast? Also... some "xmas" debate, is Kylie wrong? Enjoy! xx Please subscribe, follow, and leave a review. xxx You can find us in all places here; ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podfollow.com/lifewithnat/view⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ We're on Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/lifewithnatpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get the merch!: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.lifewithnat.shop/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Nat's insta: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@natcass1⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Neice's insta: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@natsnieces⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Tony's insta: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@tonycass68⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Linny's insta: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@auntielinny.lwn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ THE BIG CHRISTMAS LIVE SHOW 7th December ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠- claphamgrand.com/event/live-with-nat-at-christmas/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Book Club: November's book - All Together for Christmas by Sarah Morgan & December's book (optional extra for the speedy readers) - A Heart for Christmas: Advent Romance by Sophie Jomain Nat’s solo chats - any rants always welcome!  Scraping the Barrel - SCAN AND SHOP VIRGIN NO LONGER! Bonce vs list! - Are you a list maker? Always collecting for Nostalgia Fest! What’s brewing with the Nieces - are we all skipping the end of summer, all of autumn and going straight to Christmas - Nat’s door is! Group chat ettiquette & pranks. Nice Lorraines… get in touch! Advent calendars & gift recommendations v. welcome! Things we’re nagging with Linny about - More lateness stories and some cleaning questions, please! The Tony talks chatter - Keep your DIY questions coming, also open to some saucy two paragraph stories for Tony to read out at the Southend show - think cheeky postcards (both in tone and length)! Can we make Tony an influencer and get him any freebies?  TBC Cultural differences ep - inspired by Linny’s Mediterranean heritage and her & Ellia's Italian trip, we'd love to hear about the cultural differences you've noticed between the UK and basically ANYWHERE else!  A 'Keep It Light Media' Production Sales, advertising, and general enquiries: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[e-mail]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hi everybody, just to let you know that this episode contains lots of chat about Christmas and Father Christmas, so be warned for the little ones. Cheers. It was the week before Christmas. It's not really, is it? Yeah, it is. It's a week before. Yeah, it is, yeah. But if we're talking in pod terms, it's Christmas in a few days. Not long to go.

Don't feel very festive today. Well, that's not my problem. You were out all day yesterday. Well, no, I've walked in here and it's like a morgue. But what odd does she want from people? When you say in here, where you're going down to, in your home, in my house. There was no sort of Christmas music on. I've been up since 8 o'clock, rapping.

I've done three hours of wrapping I'm exhausted I've been up all night coughing I've been I haven't heard you cough once I've been it's when I lay down It's one of those When you go to sleep

And it doesn't allow you Every time you lay down You can say I've been up since 8 o'clock rapping And that's I'm confused Why? Why does that make you exhausted

Doing a bit of wrapping That's what everyone's doing It's when you've not slept very well When you got a little cough I feel like I've got jet lag I feel like I've got a new baby. Lucky you're not working, hon. Working my knaps off.

Why is there a roast dinner in prepared? Very well prepared. It's a strange one, isn't it? Yeah. People do it. I would never ever cook a roast during the week. Yeah, I can. I can do a little Thursday.

But not on Monday. But because we're in the season, tis the season to be jolly, I feel like any food goes now. Well, I mean, it's just, yeah, having the time to cook a roast on a Monday. Well, I didn't have any time yesterday. So I bought it to do yesterday. Spent the whole day in my pyjamas wrapping presents, stinking. Got to about 5 o'clock and I thought, I can't cook a roast now.

I haven't got it in me. And Mark was getting home at 7. So the kids was going to eat. I was going to save his. I thought, what am I doing? We're all home tomorrow. Lovely. And we can eat at a reasonable hour.

But also most of you are at home. It's only Joan. So it feels like a Sunday. Yeah. Yeah, a little bit. What did you eat yesterday? We had chorizo and pea pasta. Trita.

Chavarita. I went to Batalona and had some paella. Thickage. Yeah. Just call it Torexo. We had some chorizo pasta and Joan had some, Nuggets because Florence was over So they just had a little bit of dinner

Yeah, it was like a boring Monday evening We'll just switch dates Yeah, funnily enough I've got some lamb cutlets in the fridge That I bought for Saturday Which we didn't end up eating Why is that? Because I wasn't hungry

So I just had a little bit of cheese Yes Made jack a steak So I sort of was thinking Am I doing the cutlicks tonight But that's not really a Monday dinner As I say, I think it's festive season now. If you want to have a cheeseball on a Tuesday, do it.

If you want to roast, it doesn't matter, does it now? A roast is weird. That is weird. I feel like you can't have a roast. Sorry. Sorry, I'm going to keep you. I can't stop yawning. I feel like a roast now.

You can't really have a thing. I would not have a roast now. Anyone that has a roast this Sunday is fucked. If there is anyone cooking a roast. Roast on Sunday the 21st. Mad. Mental. Yeah.

Like even we went for a lunch, my team, and people had the turkey roast dinner. No. I find it weird. I've never in my life had a turkey roast dinner out. No. But I've never had it other than Christmas Day. No.

No. Yeah, I don't. No, but I know what you mean. Like when there's a festive menu, you know. Yeah, no, I would never. Ever. Have a Christmas dinner. No, thank you.

It's weird, isn't it? I don't even have a roast dinner if I go out to a pub. No, I had mash with, like, some beef. Yes, like a slow-cooked beef, exactly. Like an osso-bosca. Who mash and kale? It was really nice, actually. That sounds good.

And I stole the Brussels off my assistant's plate. She didn't like them. We went to a lovely hotel yesterday for some lunch, and Cat was, ever so alarmed that there was no mashed potato offering for the roast buffet. She was fuming. I guess a buffet you'd expect to see a couple of options. What, just roast?

No, everything. They had like an Asian station, pasta. I'm saying, did they do any other potato? Was it just roast? Yeah, no, just roast. But I was like, absolutely not. No. Also, I've got a story.

Oh, yeah. So we had our lunch. We had some beverages. We then went and sat in the bar. Lovely. We then ordered a drink. And this young, someone served us. Then this young girl came over, very pleasant.

And she said, can I get you another drink? Can I get you a champagne? We've got a lovely champagne. But really, we were like, and it weren't like it was the first drink, you know. It was a couple of drinks in. So it's not, you know, I get it when you just arrived. like a champagne. So we were like, um, no. And then we said, well, we're just going to wait for our friends to get back from the toilet. So she came back. She said, so the champagne, I said,

what is this champagne? So she went to tell us and we were like, do you know what? No, we don't want it. And then she went, oh, well, the reason that I wanted you to have it is because we've got a competition and who can sell the most champagne and we win a trip to France. Oh, I'll have five bottles, please. I was like, I was really confused. Now, you see, what I would do with that information is she played it all wrong. Yeah, I should have said, how are you all? Yeah.

Listen, there's a competition on. No, no, no. No, no, no. No, you don't tell people. That is weird. You're trying, you've tried to sell me this lovely champagne that you want me to have, but only to benefit you. so you're going round to everyone and it's this particular bottle

I think that's mental no but obviously they're all the stuff it's like yeah whoever can sell them yeah of course don't fucking tell me oh no I disagree no I think if she was kind of like a bit young you said not overly

I'm not I just thought if she hadn't been overly experienced perhaps no she was second she told me who was winning she pointed her out But what she could have done has been like, oh guys, what are you after drinks-wise? If you're unsure, there's a bit of a competition going on.

No, no, no. I'm sorry, you are in a restaurant. You are paying for a drink. But I'm saying, if you, just say you were a bit, I'm in an R in what to have. She has a bit of a joke. She could have said, look, there's a competition going on, whoever sells this champagne.

So if you fancy a glass of champagne, you'd be doing me a favourite. Yes, that's what I'm saying. Yes, but it's weird. It's weird. Also, are they trying to get rid of. of it, it's probably out of date or something. What was it?

Lauren Perrier Heritage. So like the next bottle up. How much a glass? Oh, for the bottle was 1,35. I don't know by the glass. I just found it very odd. Fair enough. I just thought you're in a, you know, you're in a lovely hotel.

Clancy establishment. You know, I just think, what a weird thing to say to someone. You can't be trying to get me to. No, I'm sure her manager, if they knew that she was going around telling everyone, I don't really think that's the idea. You know, I don't think that's... Do you know where she came in the end? No, it's over a period.

It's still going on. Fine. How funny. Wow. Yeah, mental. Absolutely mental. So I thought I'd share that because I couldn't quite believe it. Well, it's very good.

Joe from Harrogate said, Maria's saying, what do you mean with such feeling has become a saying in our house. Delivered with the same feeling. She needs to trademark it. Thank you. That's from Joe. How do I do that? Funny, that's like I sent Maria and Mel a meme this morning.

Have you seen it? Oh, I haven't. But it's like this woman saying there's just certain things that go on in our house and nobody questions it. Yes. Like when we play Monopoly and we pick a chance card up and I say, tick a chance, tick a chance, tick chance. Yeah, no one back to my eyelids.

The children just have grown up knowing that's what you do and that's what we do. And then there was like some other things like, oh, I can't remember, but I was like, it's so true. It is true. Any others? I'd have to have a think about that. But that's a very, very good one. Do you do that? What things do you do in your household that people on the outside would think we're crazy?

No, no, no. Not necessarily crazy, but for example, if somebody mentions salad, we say, there's your salad. That is not, that's a non-negotiable. And if somebody didn't say that, you would be concerned. It's true. If I rung you and said, I've just got to pop to M&S to grab my salad.

And I didn't say, there's your salad. Then, yeah, that's true. It's things like that, you know. Very good. I like that. 07,000, 28, 2019, 19. What are yours? Yeah, very good.

The thing is, it's like we do all the friends. It's different when I guess you watch stuff and you do those. Yeah, that's some of it. Take a chuck. That's the song, isn't it? Yeah, but some people might not know that song. No, I know what I'm saying. That is a bit obscure, I think.

And we do do that. So it's interesting that she doesn't. Everyone watched Gavin and Stacey or, you know. No, but they don't. No, but a lot of people do. A lot of people know that do. I know, but I can't imagine as many people when they play Monopoly. It's true that go, tick, tick, chick, chit, chich, chit.

Yeah, like, I can't imagine that. Oh, there was another one about Kevin. Pass that to Kevin? What's that from? What's that from? I don't know, but it made me laugh. But yeah, she was like, it's just a, the kids just know. Brilliant.

I'm like, it's great. Yeah, really good. It's really good. I have a question. I'm going to come and ask him for you. Why? So now, obviously, because we can ask people. So you know when you see things and you think them.

I mean, what is she talking? I don't know. You can ask people. She goes, the explanation is wild. Our listeners, before there's things I would see and just wonder, wonder why. Now I can ask because someone might give me the answer. I see, yeah.

Okay. Fucking hell. Because now she can ask people. Yeah, so excellent. Not that I have anything against it. Yeah. But what's with the inflatables? Christmas inflatables.

Father Christmas, snowman. What possesses? What, outside of the home? Yeah, on the roof. People just like them and they're festive. Really? On the route to Eliza's school, there is an absolutely fantastic inflatable scene going on.

Really inflatable, though. Yes. I mean, yeah, it's not my vibe. People like it for fun and children like to watch and see. So that's what I'm wondering. In my head, I'm thinking, we don't do that. I wouldn't do that. I just wouldn't do it.

So people that do do it, is it because it's something they grew up with? Probably that they did for their children. I was driving to mum's yesterday and there's a house and they've all done it and they've still doing it now. Yes, I know the one. So I'm like, yeah. Well, how about the one? Down near the train station, Rye House, isn't it?

The one which all lights. Yeah, I don't know. No, you do know. I mean, I've travelled with my children to see it. I just find it, yeah. I think that's a really bizarre question. I think it's just what I don't get. It's like saying,

why do people have a berry reef on their door? No, but I'm saying inflatable. It's quite an old thing, isn't it? Now everyone's trying to do. things a little bit more Yeah, it's a really good story. Do you know what I mean? But you don't, it's an old-fashioned thing.

You're driving through and you see inflatables. You don't think, what, why, like, how comes? I know what you mean. Yeah. I do know what you mean. That's what I just understand. Like, will there be a time, like a generation thing, in a few years or 10, 20 years' time, will we not see them anymore?

Yeah. Do you know what I mean? Because we don't do it. No, but I think there are people Of our age that would put them up Well, let's find out Thanks, let me know Don't send that you're about to send the number again

Yeah, I'm not doing it again Well, the email, the email, do you get any emails, have any emails I haven't even checked it But yeah, I think I do get quite a lot of emails I will have a look She hasn't even checked it We had a brilliant message It's only because I've been busy rapping and stuff

It's just been a very busy week No, no, it's very busy Sorry, just to ask what you about rapping Yes Because I, my mind is blown. I'm never buying paper from B&M ever again. Well, what happened? It's shit.

Oh. And next. It's unbelievable. Next level. Next level. Is it? It's unreal. Oh, that's good to know.

And I went in there yesterday because I had to pick something up. But Sainsbury's all of theirs. Not as good as next, Elia. It's thick. Well, my one from home sense is you can't. That's good as well. It does make a difference. Oh, it does, yeah.

Even Tesco, when you compare it, very thin. And it's, yeah, I can't glide the scissors through. No, exactly that, exactly that. And I must say next year I'm going to just... I like the greed inside so I can count one, two, three. I know what you mean. It's a fold. No, it's very good.

What about my bows? I've still not watched a video. I'm so sorry. Are you going to pop it on Instagram for everyone to see? I was going to, she said I weren't allowed. Oh, maybe. Someone sent it to me. So did you watch that and teach yourself how to do it?

I will watch it, I promise. Really good. Yeah, it looks time-consuming. No, I literally made like another four just so I've got them in the bag. Get it in your bag. That's good. Get it in your Christmas bag. There we go.

It's another one. Do you say that? There you go. That is one. That's a non-negotiable. Very good. Hi, Natalie. I just wanted to say the whole Christmas paper Santa thing is not silly and you haven't

gone mental. It was actually through the Christmas paper that my mum engineered me finding out Santa wasn't real. Shocker. She thought I should find the truth out before I went to secondary school. I remember it so well from Verity. It's heartbreaking.

Yeah. I remember actually the paper reel that we grew up with. Yeah. Where was it? It's mad. I wish I could show you all because you wouldn't believe it. Really? It was bright green.

Yeah. We've read Merry Christmas on. Yeah. Very bit. And they must have just had about 15,000 rolls of the stuff. Right, so it went on and on and on. Not like every Christmas. I mean, I reckon they've still got some.

I would love it. I mean, it is, I can't believe that that's what we used to have our presents. It's wrapped in and mum used to put it under the tree. But it is so nostalgic. Yes, excellent. And I can't remember. I do actually sort of remember with that running out and mum being like, oh my God, no, run out. But it was just for, yeah, it was just a thing, wasn't it?

Yeah, it's great. I don't know where they got it from. they must have had. So much of the stuff. It was lovely. Yeah, funny. The oldies are the goodies. Natalie's got a question for us.

Can we talk about Christmas Day outfits? Because jumpers on Christmas Day, it's far too hot and I will get all bothered. Agreed. So, Nat, Christmas jumpers are not for Christmas Day. No, they're the lead-up. It's sweating. Too hot. Any jumper.

No, you can't. You cannot wear a jumper. For me, Nat. Does she want to be called Nat? Well, her name's Natalie. I'm sorry, I beg you, I'm assuming because I'm a Nat. My apologies, Natalie. For me, I like a blouse.

I like a blouse. You like a blouse every day. I like a blouse. I like a shirt or a dress. A thin dress, though. It's the tights. I love a tight. I just want to be comfortable.

I feel really stressed. because I've got nothing to wear this year. And every year, the same. I really struggle with it. I've got a brown, sparkly lounge wear. Perfect. So trousers, nice little top. So it's smart.

I can wear it in my slippers, but I'll be comfortable. I'm really excited about it. Yeah, that's good, actually. And then, yeah, boxing day, maybe because I'm leaving the house. I'll probably stick on a little skirt and a jumper. Jumper will have to come off. Yeah. But I stay in my pyjamas in the morning.

Loads and loads of people have asked about our Christmas traditions, lots and lots of messages from people saying, what do you do when you wake up? So I feel like we should go through it, because we have different ones. Pajamas is... They're going to get ready annoys me. We've spoken about this before.

Because it's time-consuming, but I'm like, I'm bang, bang, quick. Yeah, me too. No, you wash your hair! I do, but it doesn't take me long, but I probably won't do that this year. You wash your hair? I have done, yeah. That, I mean, she barely... fucking has a shower from one week to the next

on Christmas Day, she's washing her air. That's true. I don't have a shower at Christmas Day. No. No. I'm got time. Don't make out. I always do genuinely.

Can you stop picking your tone? I'm not. I can tell by your face. I did last year because we came here, so I got ready. Yeah, different. Yeah, it's different. But no, I'll shower the night before.

I'm not showering Christmas Day. Absolutely not. I'm running up. Quickly get changed. Throw some clothes on. Never have time, Christmas Eve, to have a shower. There is no zero time. I mean, that's ridiculous.

Before you get into bed. Yeah, possibly. Because for me... I'm usually quite inebriated. Throughout the day, I do a lot of cooking and drinking. It's my favourite. You know, I'm in the kitchen. Champagne's on ice.

I'm doing some prep. No, I get it. I get it. I'm a bit, ooh. And then I sit on the sofa and probably fall asleep till 3 o'clock in the morning. All right, yeah, we get up. We have our... We get up.

We get up. Get up. Get on up. We get up. Probably seven. Early doors with the kids. Yeah. And then we're in our pajamas, I'd say to about 11-ish.

Yeah, I'd say 11 is... I agree. Stockings, presents, and then run up, get changed. Would you have your fish course? No. In your pajamas? No, no, no, no. Oh, I just wonder.

Because even then, it's like you don't want it to drag on too much because then it gets later and you know you've got to get ready. You don't want to tell yourself away. It's quite hard because we've got all the kids and that as well. It is difficult. But yeah, I probably say. But it's a nice opportunity for them to sit and have a look at what they've got, play with a few bits.

Get them ready. You've got to get them ready as well. Yeah, got to get them ready. And that's the difference. Yeah, for me, again, that blows my mind a little bit. What? Because your kids are little. Yeah.

if you're not going out let them be comfortable just let them be in their jimmy jams no I know yeah no that's true to do the outfits yeah I know I'm sorry but staying in pyjamas a whole of Christmas day

no not all day no can't eat your roast dinner in your pyjamas no no people do though people love it though they can't do they just love it chilled out relaxed I get it but I just wouldn't be able to do it I think I would be able to but yeah

No, not for me. Boxing day I could do pyjamas all day this year because I've got a very quiet day. Fair enough. Yeah. I feel like I could get up and just have a really chilled one. See, mine's always the day after boxing day. That's the pyjama day. Yeah, that's a nice one.

But when we've been at mums on boxing day and then we stay and we end up slob in all day. Yes. Fish course, no, that would be, we would then, because breakfast on Christmas Day as well. We don't do, no. What's that all about? If people eat breakfast... I've done it before. You've had breakfast.

What sort of breakfast? Frosante, little bacon roll. Nah. Not, yes. Yeah, I know. Crazy. It's not, yeah, not my... But then also, I was having this conversation with Becky,

and, like, she, they might eat sort of five o'clock, therefore they need to have a snackette. No, I understand that, because I will do the same. So you are doing breakfast? No. No. About 11 or 12, I will do something, more of a starter-ish thing. Be that a prawn cocktail or the bacon and maple syrup stacks from M&S because I'm obsessed with them.

But people will not eat their dinner. However, I would like to eat a little bit later. I enjoy eating in the dark. Candlein. No, I do. I enjoy eating in the dark. There's not enough time. I think you need to be, I think for us, starters about one, dinner at two.

Oh. Oh, no. Earlier starter. Oh, yeah, half 12, 12, 12. But the kids will need to eat something for breakfast. They will still have their little breakfast. Yeah, of course. Yeah, of course. But then lunch needs to be two. Yeah.

That allows a nice stretch. Yeah. A bit of dessert. Yeah. About sort of five. And then you've got room for the Christmas sandwich. Eight, nine, ten. Christmas sandwich, cheese, pickles.

Yeah. It's important. If you're eating dinner at five o'clock, you're not, you're going to struggle. Yeah, no. But I'm happy. with that, is what I'm saying. We won't do a buffet in the evening. There's not a buffet. But even if we...

You don't have a turkey sandwich. No, but I haven't done that. Fucky buffet. No, but when Terry's come around, we used to eat lasagna. We used to eat lasagna at night. We used to eat it. Or pasta before dinner. Oh, yeah, I get that, though.

No, it was a waste. It was a nightmare. You just, yeah, it was ruin your dinner. I got you a little surprise. Do you want to know it? Do you want to know? Yeah. For Christmas morning.

Well, about 11 o'clock. With a little champagne. It's some oysters. Yeah. Ah. I mean, Dad's paid for them, but I have ordered them. Excellent. That'll be our breakfast, little oyster and champagne.

Oh, I need to learn how to make the little... Yeah. Fibrizzles. Yeah. The gubbins, some Tabasco, lovely. Oh, nice. A little bit of onion chopped. Yeah.

We've got spaghetti von Galae for Christmas Eve. Oh, that's nice. We've just with, yeah, clams, little white winery. That's lovely. That's what we're going to have Christmas Eve. Then I'm going to do prong cocktails to start. We're going to do. Oh, you're doing them?

Yeah. Oh, perfect. You can do them. Cracking. Got some nice crab meat, some nice prawns. Nice. And then, yeah, we normally do a platter, but we don't need it. No.

Just do a nice individual. I don't know what I'm doing yet, food-wise. Sorry. It's very, very late in the day, I know. But I don't really know. I have my head's not there yet. It's very odd. I need to get wrapped.

I need all my presents done, and then I can do food. What's, you? I mean, standard, you're doing a roast. What would be a starter? Prawns? Tony and that won't eat their dinner. They don't want that. They just want to eat their dinner and enjoy their dinner.

Oh, I'd be fair enough. I think James will have a little prawn cocktail with me. Yeah, we'll do your little... But that's where maybe you should do a little platter because it's saying if you just want to sort of taste. Some little canates. It's more about the fact that on Boxing Day, Eminesse is shut. All right.

Yeah. So I was kind of hoping to maybe just pop out to the shop at some point. Usually I have the 27th. It's different this year. I'm not doing anything Boxing Day. Yeah. And then I'm doing 27th, 28th. So when I go shopping on Christmas Eve, I need to get everything for three days.

You're doing 27th and 28th. Yeah, mentor. So I've got all the Mark's family here on the 27th. I thought they were here at Christmas, New Year's Eve? No. Oh. Oh, I didn't know. So you got a week.

You can go out and get everything for those three days and it does blow my brain a little bit. Oh, because you can't go out the Saturday morning. No. You could. When? Saturday morning, 27th, a.m. Not really.

Why not? Everyone will be arriving really early. Boxing day. There will be shops open though. Yeah, but she wants Marx's. What is Eminest closed? Yes, which I get, brilliant for the staff. Love it.

They never used to though, did they? No, they were open. Used to work. Didn't I have boxing day? Nip to Sainsbury's open? Possibly. You can nip there just to get, you know, some fresh bread or whatever you need. Yeah.

I think you'll be all right. I think you're overthinking it. And what you should have done is just done an online shop. Don't do for the basics for your gherkins. No, I don't need all that. I've got it all. So what do you need then? I'm just talking about things.

Well, you could have done the basics, the guaranteed things. On the 28th, though, you're definitely doing the spuds. Yep. So you're doing the potatoes. Not Elliot's though. No, but you're going to do. do. Sorry, Elliot.

That's all right. No, I'm doing Jamie's. That's no problem. But I will... What day is that? 28th. So, yeah, I'll prep them on the 27th. Do a load though, yeah?

Yeah. So you're doing potatoes. I've ordered them beef. What are you going to do? I'll pour the drinks. Fucking bring the drink. I thought you were going to do some cabbage for me. Why did you get down on the cabbage?

It looks so good. Because I feel like it's one of those things that she will make well. What is it? What is it? If I make it all look like a load of. I'll do it. Can you just send me the picture? Can I have any sort of No. Oh, okay.

How are you about your potatoes? Cabbage. We'll have a competition whose dish is the best. Okay, fine. What else can I do? I'm doing some more stuff. Really? Fantastic. I'm busy, I can't.

That's okay. No, you're not. No, then I'll do the cabbage. It's fine. No, let her do it. What does it involve, though? I'm not sure. Let's have a look. We'll have a look in a minute.

Otherwise, what else? I can do something else. Nat, you haven't really told us about your day. So my day is up about six, if I can keep Joni... Six? Oh, it's half five, she'll come in. Cracking, get up early doors. I might have to poke, James.

Oh, I'll just get up. Love it, yeah. So up really early. Not allowed downstairs till we're all awake and then Mark films them going down the stairs. Yeah, yeah, a traditional thing. And then we'll go into the lounge. Shame, though, because you need both angles.

Yeah, so we... I go in and then Maria films the down. That's good. Yeah. You do need both angles. Both ends. Double ender. I was just going to say that.

Yes. And then we'll sit down. Girls will get their stockings. But they're very good, my kids. Honestly, they are like me. Nothing is rushed. So everything comes out and then it will be, I'll go and make a buck.

No, they've always been like it. Really? I'll go and make a Bucs Fis. Yeah, Joanie on a birthday, fucking wants to open presents for four days. Yeah. So I will make a Bucks Fizz, early doors. Nice Bucs Fizz goes on, or maybe a Bailey's coffee, depending. Oh, no, never a coffee on Christmas Day.

Okay. I'm just sharing. I feel like we have had a coffee, no? No, I'm straight in on the hard stuff. Yeah. What the Bucks Fizzes? Well, champagne with a drop of orange. We had lovely bucks fees the other day, which was champagne with a drop of orange.

Pardon? In the fox? Yes, we did. It was very pleasant. And then, yeah, it's just very slow burning morning. Little few presents and I'm going in and out the kitchen. Which is nice. The music is on.

Yeah, ours is chaotic. Yeah. It's a lot of children. There's a lot of presents. That is completely different vibe. Yeah. It is chaos. Yeah.

Chaos. But that's why it's about. Yeah. I want to just try and I just want them to appreciate it. and they're going to be very excited. The girls are excited to wake up together. Yeah, it's going to be nice. It will be lovely with Dom's day in this year.

They'll all be together. It's special. Very, very special. It will be very special. I mean, just putting the presents out. It's going to be mental. I went to mum and dad yesterday to drop off with bits and bobs. Dad's already done.

So dad does like the drinks area. Yes. Well, dad actually messaged us saying the table cloths out. It's Christmas. He's got a white tablecloth, which I think, sorry, red, from Italy, is it? An Italy one? And that comes out and then all the drinks, as you know, go on top. And that's when it's...

But it was all set up yesterday when I got there. Oh, that's good. It's because he likes to get out all the old drinks that you can fire from the back of the car. No, it isn't. Be horrid. See if he can use them up. What was I just going to say? What did you say you've gotten a suggestion?

I had, yeah, just a little suggestion to make sure the kids, like you say, they're not overwhelmed, why don't you spread them out and not get them all out? Like for me, I feel like mine don't need to be visible, they can have them later. That's what, yeah, fine, you know, if we all try and you all just try, you haven't got to have everything at once and then they'll have something to look forward to a bit later. Because it is overwhelming to see. Yeah, it's far too much, it's insane. That's why I'm really excited about the 28th, because I feel like that's a few days later.

Yeah, and they'll really enjoy getting my bits, which is nice. But me, Christmas Eve, I want to wake up. Yeah. I'll try and have things packed from the day before. Yes. Get everything packed. Get in the car. Get to mum and dad's ASAP.

What's it going to put on? Driving home for Christmas? Yeah. And I love it. But I can't, that's the best thing. I just want to get there soon as possible. I went to church this morning. I don't know.

It made me feel really festive. Oh, it's lovely. It really is lovely. I'm going tomorrow evening for solving kids' cake. So I'm hosting their Carol Nights. It is lovely. It's sung a couple of carols. Marles at the village.

What's Monday? 22nd. Oh, next week. You're out. Where am I? Oh, I really want to go. Next Monday? What time?

I might be able to come. Half seven. And Tuesday in my church. Oh, I'm not sure. I can't remember what we're doing. I have to look at it. Oh, no, I think me and Mark are meant to be at the Panto. Oh, that's it.

Yeah, you said you were going somewhere. Yeah. I just want to really. part of this schedule for you. 8 o'clock, wake up in own houses, breakfast slash pre-opening. 10.45, guests begin to arrive and settling. 1130, champagne, sherry, canopays, chat with Christmas anagrams and famous faces for children. 1245, Christmas dinner, menu on demand.

2 o'clock, the present sorting with uncle and auntie. 2.15, present opening. 4 o'clock, half time. for refreshment. Quarter past four, Anymore for Anymore, presents, five o'clock,

parlour games, by requests, cards, magic writing, 5.30, children's tea, 6 o'clock, chill time, continue presents

until bath time, bedtime, bedtime for children, 8 o'clock, Christmas tea on a plate, someone leaving the premises. That is... A bath? Your bath in children?

That's our dear, my dear friend, I won't name her in case she doesn't want it... That is a... But every single year, they have a whole thing of who's doing what, what time. That's really cool. But I'm obsessed with it.

I like it. No, it's not for me, I'm afraid. Too regimented. No, no, no, no. But there's an element of now. It's a tradition. So they send it out. Obviously, well, I need to check.

I don't think at 2 o'clock. It's like, oh my God, it's to. But it just makes every time. But I like the way they're going, it's the children's tea. They've got the games for the kids. and I think that's good for children to have that routine because otherwise it can get a little bit all over the place and then they can get aggravating.

But it just cracks me up. Yeah, it's funny. That is bad. Every time I'm like, can you send it? Yes, I like it a lot. I love it. No, not for me, I'm afraid. That gives me anxiety.

It's the one day I don't need a routine, thank you very much. I mean, we probably need one because it will be chaos. No, I think it's the magic of what everyone wants to do. No, it's brilliant. I just love it. Let's have a listen to some of these. So just add the first picky bit buffet of the season. And it's reminded me that I don't actually like buffet picky bits.

I feel like I can just taste the same. I don't have a proper meal, I think. God, that sounds really bad, don't it? But I'll be doing it again. Probably Boxing Day, New Year's Eve, all the in-between bits where you just cook up in-up. But I think it's when you buy it all from like, I got the seven for ten pound from Mazda.

Brilliant deal. But even like the sausages taste the same as the Hulumi fries, which was, I don't know, strange. But anyway, yep, Merry Christmas. Oh, bless her. Isn't it brilliant? I do get it a little bit, though. I think if you go to like...

beige. Yeah, and deep fry, like everything's a bit deep fry. It can all taste a little bit, yeah. Have a listen to this one. But I love that. I've had my first picky bits, but actually I don't like. Bicky bits made me laugh. Hi, Nat.

Hope you're well and everybody your end as well. Quick voice note to have a bit of a rant and I'm interested to know what your opinion on the subject might be. Here we go. You may have seen recently that Kylie Minogue has got a new single out, Christmas single called XMAS. She's been promoting it quite a lot recently on social media and the one show and radio two and all the normal places.

Now, I'm a Kylie super fan. Me too. I have been for the majority of my life to give away my age. I was seven when I should be so lucky came out. And I've been obsessed ever since and bought into everything she's ever done. But the problem with the new Christmas single is that it's been released as an Amazon music exclusive. So it's not available on any other platform other than that. Now, I'm a Spotify girl. That's how I listen to you. That's how I listen to everything that I want to listen to. So I have no means by which to listen to her new song.

which has really upset me. And I'm quite annoyed about it because I'm not going to subscribe to Amazon music for the sake of one song. I'm going to stop it there. I mean, because it goes on for another one and a half minutes where she's so upset.

I mean, I would be happy that I couldn't listen to it because it's shocking. I don't mind it. I've heard it on the radio. I've not heard it. It's awful. It's just, what I thought she was going to say. Oh, it's awful.

X-Mess. Yeah. Oh, I know. That fucks me off. She does go. into that? Why does anybody need to... It's gross. And when people type it, Merry Christmas. No, May. Christmas. It's not hard.

Agreed. It's an awful song. I love Kylie. However... I watched it on the jingle bell ball. Fantastic. She's fantastic. But that song is not... However, if you are a fan, that is quite a large thing to do to only... You bet everyone's just making money. Yeah. Same as I listen to pods and then they're like, oh well...

Yeah, so this happened, but I'm not going to talk about it because you have to listen on Patreon. I know. Hey? But a lot of people do that. No, it's like, oh, she might be there in a few months. Well, no, I know. But then, what, I don't know? No, I agree with you.

I do agree with you. But it is a bit mad that you can't just go on spot. Every song should be available. But it's not. Well, it's not. She's done a deal. It's exclusive with Prime. Well, I would say, it is on the radio an awful lot.

So stick the radio off. I've never heard it. And go for it. Shit, just don't even worry about it. It's not her best work. No. Do you listen to a magic Christmas or heart Christmas? Both.

Yeah. because I had magic Christmas on this morning. What's a difference? Nothing. There is a difference. Is there? Yeah, magic's a little bit older stuff, sometimes. They go. And I feel like, carols.

A few carols. I listen to magic more than I do hot. I'm interesting. I'll give it a go. Nice to mix them up, I would say. It would be nice to listen to something other than K-pop demon hunters. All the best. You have Yorkshire pudding with your Christmas dinner?

I certainly do. We don't? No, that's weird. Always a Yorkshire on the table. No matter what roast it is. It's not Christmas. I'm afraid so. I've got too much to go through.

Yeah, no. I'm keeping it very simple this year though. What are you doing? I'm just not going crazy. Right. Turkey. Stuffing. Brussels.

Roast potatoes. Carrot and Parsons. Honey? Honey, yeah. Honeyed. Always. Not maple. Possibly. Maypole. Sorry. Friends, again. Maple. I had maple syrup. Oh, that's a good idea. They are good. I've done that before.

Yeah, I think that's better than honey. I'm going to tell dad, actually. Yeah, text him now. And I'm not going to go mad. But I think that's all you need. But you're not, you're going to do a cauliflower cheese, aren't you? I will, yeah. So she's fucking... I'm not doing it.

No, I'm not. I'm going to do what I've done today. I'm going to do a jug of cheese sauce for whoever wants it. That is weird. Just make the cauliflower cheese you morn on. No, and then I'm going to do baby. The baby cauliflowers are absolutely outstanding at this time of year. And they are beautiful.

Just cut in half and everyone has one of them. Then Joni will have the cauliflower because she doesn't like the cheese salt. Do you know what I mean? You can pour your cheese sauce on. So you're having cauliflower? I am. Brussels. Yes.

That's nice. Yeah. The cheese sauce. I mean, Dad said what about peas? No. I'd have. I'd eat peas all day long. But not with a Christmas dinner.

No, I'm sorry. I'd have your peas and onions all day long. Oh, no, not with a Christmas dinner. No, I would. I would. Not with a Christmas dinner. What are we having? Bustles.

Sweet mash. Jack's favourite. Carrot and parsnips. I like a sweet mash. I think we might be doing a broccoli and cauliflower combo cheese. We are. And I like a broccoli cheese more than a cauliflower cheese. Work that one out.

You're crazy. See, I would prefer to go for a cauliflower cheese and have some nice broccoli on the side because I think you can't beat a little florect. No, you don't need that. I don't need it anymore. What is all this noise? I did tell them.

Wow. Would you like to go and tell them, darling? Yep. The teenagers are off school and they are creating havoc, young listeners. Little rats. So I let them know. They love making noise, don't they?

Nice though, that they're all off. They're all excited. I'm so jealous. I know. I want to be a lot. Yesterday, Eliza... Yesterday, Eliza said to me, so bored.

I said, bored. I mean, give me a chance to be bored. I said, would you like to go online and do a few jobs for me? Not really. She shouldn't be bored? Would you like to help me rap? No, not really. Is that bored?

I've asked her to do rules. Where are they? Bored. She was bored. I said, oh, you wait till you're older. You don't get a chance to be bored once you have responsibilities. I'd love to be bored. I'd love to just be able to sit down and not have anything to do.

Never in my life have I done that. Although I do make myself to it. And my book's coming along lovely. I hope everyone's enjoying their Advent book. I am behind. I think I've just ripped open number seven. So I want to do a bit more reading tonight. How have you done two books this month?

Yeah, I'm really, I've just do a little bit each day. The Darts is back. Darts are on. So good. Fantastic. So I'm right now missing it. Did you see my message? No.

You said I can't see it. What is it? I sent Ellie a thing on Instagram. What was it? It was the GC. at PDC. Oh, really? Oh, really?

I bet she don't even like darts. Why's she going for? Everyone goes now, though. It's not the same. You've been going for years. It's the same. We need to go. I want to go.

I'd like to go one year. I've never been in my life. Just love it. I love for an evening, putting it on. Just excellent. Listen to this. You're like this because I love the, it blows my mind when it's people that are far away. Across the waters.

Nicola is in Florida. And she said, why have I never thought to add Bailies to my coffee? I heard you all talking about it the other day, and it's a cool night here in Florida. So I thought, why not? I finally got someone to bring your book over for me. So I'm reading that whilst I drink. Cheers. I love your pod and your wonderful family from Nicola.

That's lovely. It's lovely, isn't it? So lovely. Cat sent me a message, lovely cat, friend of Elia's friend of the pod. And she said, things you could discuss on the pod with Nat's Christmas Day and Boxing Day traditions. We've sort of done it. Tick. Have we got a boxing day tradition?

The football's on all day. Well, it's like, no, but it's like another Christmas day for us. Yeah, it's Christmas Day. We go again. I always find, oh, this is going to sound really awful. Boxing day. Just more, sometimes it's a bit more enjoyable. I just think there's less pressure on the day.

Yeah. No. Really? No, I do feel like, because when we're not at Mum's Christmas Day and you think, oh, it's boxing day, but actually it's the same. It doesn't matter. You know, that's what I mean. It's the same.

Jackie, you know, when we sort out who's going where and whatever, and she always says, my Christmas day is the day that we are all together. It doesn't matter when. She won't care when it is. It could be March the 3rd. I know, but I do think there is still, it's that thing, isn't it, Christmas Day, that pressure. Yes. But it's boxing day, the food, all right, you still might have a, but I don't know.

Everything just seems a little bit more relaxed and it just can be a bit more night, like a bit chill. I feel like mine's going to be quite chilled. I'm going to have a relaxed one. Yeah. I'm going to go crazy, panicking. just a normal roast dinner. It's only 10 of us. It's not even a lot of people.

What's that got to do with boxing day? Boxing day. Sorry, I'm going back to Christmas Day, Boxing Day. I'm going shopping. I'm doing all the prep for the next two days. But we don't have any traditions really. Oh, we do? What do you mean?

No, as in any sort of. Not sort of black and white traditions, I would say. For example, like they, Cat will play a certain, you know, every year there will be a game that they will play at a particular time in the day. You know, we don't really. Yeah, or some. people will sit down to watch the Christmas film that's on Channel 4 at 6 o'clock. Yeah, our tradition is making sure we've got a champagne at 8.30.

The latest. I'd say our tradition really is probably all staying at mum and dad. Yeah, we stay. I've never had, I've never woken up Christmas Day in my own home. It's mad, isn't it? Just, yeah, we're staying at mum. What's the point? What am I going to do that for?

Oh, it's lovely. I can't be there. But then we do, we like a game. And then we also, we are very much. We'd have a sing-song, don't we? Yeah. So we do, our thing is, by the end of the night when the kids are in bed, we'll sit around the table.

And everyone picks the songs. We'll go in a circle, yeah, that's nice. Lots of music. And we will always play a game. Always, yeah. Just depends. I'll be doing a few quizzes. Got Uncle Tony, aren't I?

Oh, yeah, you don't like board games. Can't be getting a ball game out. He'll be chucking it in the tip. I do think, again, sort of Christmas is more, you're not really getting out, Scrabble or what? It's more of a... I would have a game of...

10 o'clock at night if it was a chilled evening I would love to sit and have a game of scrabble. We would... No, it's more word game. Yeah, we might play articulate or tribal pursuit, but it's more word quiz-based games.

We do like sitting around the table and just like we'll talk about those box again. Yes, yes. Yeah, no, Tony likes those. Or a bit of chariot. Like, we'll... Yeah. We go more down that route

rather than getting out. Yeah. Like Jack was saying, about playing the traitors on Boxing Day with his family, but actually it's quite intense, it's quite a long game. That's not, what's that? What's that? The traitors.

Yeah, no, it's not a Christmas Day game. And again, if it's just adults, like before we all had children, our Christmas Day was very different. Oh, we'd be dancing. Yeah, we would be playing games early, yeah, we'd all have a drink, won't we? Yeah, the games would start early doors.

Of course. You can do that. But Christmas Day is about children. Well, it evolves, doesn't it? It evolves and it should be about playing with their toys. I know what I'm going to be doing Christmas Day. For a good couple of hours, I'm going to be putting together Joni's things.

I'll be sat with her and I will be doing that. Yeah. No, it's the evening, isn't it? Games come out. But that's why the quizzes are quite nice because you can. You haven't got to, I'll be in the kitchen and I'll just get me and dad. I'll get one out. Absolutely.

You get a couple out sometimes. That's a tradition of kids as well, isn't it? Very good. Anna Christopher sent us the best poem that I've ever read. I got so excited last night and I sent it to you. Oh, the merry best. What? Just because Maria writes loads of poems and you've said it's the best poem.

No, I cannot get over this. So Edward Lear, who wrote The Ow and the Pussy Cat, which is a very special poem to me because my dad loved it, granddad loved it, and Joni likes it, and she knows it off my heart. So Edward Lear, famous poet, he wrote, also, Anna, could you please tell me found this in an Advent book on my mum's kitchen table

don't just tell me there's an Advent book with dates and poems in I need to know what it is because I need one but on the 13th it says there was an old person Could you tell us and we can buy it for her for Christmas

thank you On the 13th there was an old person of where there was an old person of where who rode on the back of a bear when they asked does it trot he said certainly not

he's a mop his scorn flopper scorn bear. Do you think that's why they have the wear bear? It could be. Oh, that's really cute. That's amazing. But for me to know that Edward, Leah, knew where, you don't realize how...

Where? Do you reckon they did that back in the day? So it's like that. Whoever says where doesn't go where? They're all fucking knobs. Do you think they were on the courses and courages? Do you think they were? Yes.

It's an old historical town. Can we stop at well, please? Where? I used to do it, the joke. It's an old. Yeah, it's a lot of it. It's an old. Isn't it one of the oldest?

Don't start making things up. I'm telling you now. It's one of the oldest. There's tours. People do tours. No, I get that. It's very historical. We're town.

Let's have a listen to this. Morning night. Here's Claire here in Swanley Park. Nice. On my daily walk. Walking a voice note in so I'm a bit breathy. sorry. I thought I'd share with you a little Christmas miss have had this week. So I was all prepped and ready. First time in a few years I've actually been wrapped and ready well before the

event. I thought, right. Me too. I'll get all the family gifts out to the relevant cousins where they need to be. Did all that. Then get a text from one of my cousins. The gifts you've given us are not for us. Oh, God. That is a shock. I've had to go back. Pick up those gifts, because they were actually for my son and his girlfriend. And take the gifts that were for them. So it was really annoying. Yeah, it was me trying to be all ahead of myself. There you go.

That's what I'd say, Claire, trying to get ahead of the game and then doing that, that's annoying, isn't it? Why have they opened them? No, I think maybe just the tag. I think it was the tags. No apologies. I understand. Fucking hell. So, listen to this.

Go on. Where Priory was founded in 1338. Wow. That's amazing. That is long times ago. Yeah, it's a proper historical place. Prehistoric settlements of an ancient trackway, Ermine Street, a significant Roman town, then a Saxon centre.

Wow. Coming a crucial medieval stopping point with famous inns and the legendary Great Bed of Ware. And later England's Premier Morting Town. This is awful that we don't... I'm going to read up on that now. We should. It's very interesting.

I'm real, actually, is what it is. Edward Leigh and where was mind-blown for me. Sort of made part of my Christmas. I'm happy for you, babes. What I'm annoyed about is, you know, that lovely book that you bought for James with the, every day there's a song or a poem? We're not yet at Christmas.

No Christmas ones yet. Why, you're not just finding them? Because I'm doing it properly and I'm reading it date by date. And you're not got a Christmas one yet? No. Well, maybe they just do the 24th and 5th, perhaps. You'll have to us the night before Christmas, I'm sure.

I know, I just wanted it now. I wanted a few. There's Good King Wednesday, Slass, that's in there. But yeah. Shame. I must say the kids' advent calendars are a disgrace. Oh, that's a shame. No, I'm not happy about it.

Why? No, they're lightest, the contents, but they're fucking ripped apart. So they can just see everything. I can't bear it. It annoys me. It's really bad. It's not their fault, but they're opening the window and then the whole thing comes, do you know what I mean?

You do have to be very careful though with the pay-carboard. There's shit. They're shit and someone needs to make some new invention. It's bad. That's why it is better. I know that it's a ball lake. I know. Just do it yourself.

Do it yourself. And you get some fabric, canvas or the wooden train or whatever. Yeah, I've got stuff. I've got stuff. Oh, you have? I've got ones that they hang up and I usually do it. But it's too much. They've got this one that it's too much.

But I might actually do it because it has annoyed me this year. Yeah, I get it. And now they're not cheap, and they all just fall to shit. No, I agree. And then it just loses the whole... James has ripped his book one to be fair. Ripped it to shreds. Oh. But he enjoys it.

He likes it. I'm not going to keep it, am I? Oh, I know. I did all that. I know. I know. What for? I know. I keep the books, but I'm not like you keep yours. I don't.

Joni does. She's got her... We're doing the Mr. Mem one. each evening. Really? Absolutely. Last night was great, actually. It was Mr. Nonsense.

I was, Mr. I was like, wow. It's taking a turn. Very 20, 26. Wow. Mr. Forgetful, I've forgotten to buy a Christmas tree. Oh, sure.

And Mr. Nonsense had bought five in case they run out. So it was brilliant. There was a lot going on. The Mr. Men books, can I just say? They are absolutely brilliant. Oh, they? Let me have a couple.

They're really, really good. Really good stories. The Silent Night one's brilliant because you've got Mr. Quiet and Mr. Loud. And Mr. Quiet can't stand noise. And then you've got Mr. Loud. Mr. Loud moves in. No, they're excellent. Really good.

I watched, like, Sean the Sheep, Christmas one the other day. That's excellent. It's good. All of them are good. Really cute. It was a new one on the other day. Robin, Robin, Robin, Robin, something. Hood?

No, a new little animation thing. Oh, okay. I play. Jani will enjoy it. Oh, right, I'll have a look. Yeah, the kids liked it. We've got the Scarecrow's Marriage, haven't we? Oh, yes.

On Christmas Day. I saw that. Anything you're looking forward to for television at Christmas? Amanda Land. Amanda Land. We won't be watching it on Christmas Day. No. That's good.

Well, I might watch it before bed right at the end. Yeah. like a midnight after. I would say that's a big tradition. Sorry for everybody listening if you did want to know. It's very boring. But last night in bed,

I could see Mark. He gets the planner, the sky planner, comes up, all the storage, and he goes through from the whole year, clears it all,

gets it all ready. What do you want to watch? What don't you want to watch? Fuck, that is the room. Guys, make sure you had that tradition. to your list for Christmas. What I mean is, I just know it's coming.

And he's like, right, that's all done. And then the radio times is here. And then probably tonight we'll sit and look at the radio times and record everything together. Fuck it, it sounds really dry. I'm sorry. I mean, that is, I mean, also, you don't need to really record stuff anymore. Why?

Because it's all available. Yeah, no, but I like to. What a dickhead. We sit and delete the story, John. on our sky and I bet that Mark's, I'm going to go and ask him because I bet he's done that once and now

because you know he's going he's going to I mean like every year they're at 90% capacity it's always a lot on there but why are you doing it once a year because now before I tell you something now you get that you get your radio times out

you're like oh that looks good that looks good oh we'll take that we'll record that but what are you recording Amanda Land. Oh, I don't fuck those. There's so much stuff on there. Oh, we record loads. Oh, there's so much stuff on there.

What do you mean? Just stuff. Where you just want to watch one of them and then it continues because you've forgotten. Or like regularly. BBC news, like 412 BBC news. Oh, who's got time for it? Do you know what? Why does it do that?

Yeah, but do you know you could actually delete them all in one go? Yes. Oh, why don't you found out that the other day? Oh, sorry. Sorry, I thought my conversation was boring. Or I have about seven months worth of EastEnders. Like, mum says, do you not delete it every time you watch it? I watch it on eye player.

I don't even watch it on there. Me too. So why am I recording it? There you go. Oh, sorry. Sorry for the conversation starter. Fuck you both. What annoys me is I will go on to the recording and it's recorded like the most random thing that I've never watched.

I don't know why it's recording. I'm sure they do that. They're just like, oh, let's see if she'll like this. Really? It's weird. Agreed. There's some stuff I'm like, I've never watched. that always

but earlier then goes it's like babe station there's some sort of I don't know what who's doing it maybe it will be like no I know what you mean I don't know just something

you don't even I know it's like science of Egypt I know what you mean I know what you mean I know very good I might have a clear out of the TV guy when I get home actually oh good

okay you can ask him in a minute I'm gonna I'm gonna ask how many years Is this tradition been going on? Also, there are some things where I'm like, oh, I should delete. Well, I'm not going to delete it. But why am I not deleting it? I know.

That's right. I know there's loads of things or like films. Channel 5 at the moment, guys. I know it's a bit, it is what it is, isn't it? Some of the documentary styles are a little bit. Do you know what I mean? They can be. I don't watch Channel 5.

Okay, all right. But at the moment, this time of year, they'll have, I don't know, Christmas in Castle, do-do-do-do. And they're preparing stuff. or it'll be the perfect 70's Christmas and it'll be a documentary on 70's Christmas lights and they do some really good festive stuff. Yeah, a bit boring.

I think. No, no, no. Okay. Well, have a lovely Christmas, won't you? Enjoy yourselves. See you on the 28th. Guys, I've not opened my calendar, I think, since the seventh. What calendar?

My Ferreira Roche one. I just, it's really bad. I've got two windows of my picture calendar to open. I'm behind as well. Sorry, I'm saying the seventh. Yeah, yeah, about the seventh. But why? This is what I mean.

A novelty wears off. It doesn't. That's why I don't have a chocolate one. I don't have one. Do the 12 days of Christmas. Someone bought me a chocolate advent, one of my friends and colleagues. It's very, very kind.

But the girls are opening it and they're just eating it because I don't like a chocolate advent calendar. That sounds really rude now. So probably listen. But no, lovely. It's on the side. People are eating it. That's lovely.

But I must say now we are moving into the 15th of December that we're recording this today. We're moving into at least three cherry chocolate liqueurs a day. So why don't you get that bent with them in? Because there isn't any. Are you sure? Oh, Eli's calling us. That's all right. It's time to go.

James is awake. So that's it. That's it. Merry Christmas. Merry Christmas, guys. Merry Christmas. Christmas one and all. I have a wonderful time.

Obviously, we'll put some bits on socials, won't we? Yes. I won't be on my phone a lot. I'm going to let everybody know now that I'm enjoying my Christmas. Yeah, absolutely. But we'll do a little bit just to wish you all Merry Christmas. Oh, good for you. It still feels like a long time away.

It is. It's 10 days. 10 days for us, yeah. But even when this comes out. No, three days. Yeah. What, do you think that's a long time away? No, I don't know.

Christmas starts, Christmas Eve, Bosch. I don't know why you say that, because you've got to get festive now. Oh, this weekend. Sunday, we've got a lovely day Sunday. Yes, we have. This weekend. Yeah. And I really, really, I cannot wait to spend the 28th review.

I love the fact that we have that to look forward to. So excited. And that is another, I feel like that's Christmas. Well, of course it is. We're very lucky. We do that free Christmases. This is our Christmas Day. Yeah.

Beautiful. stunning. That is a tradition that you all come to me. Yeah, that is a Christmas thing, isn't it? She was like, do you want to host this year? Absolutely not. No, so it's our thing, isn't it? Yeah, it's lovely.

But, yeah, hopefully we'll get a night in as well before that, little game's night. Fingers crossed. We do need a little game. Sunday, I'm going to say it to you, I'm throwing it out there again. I'm up for it. I think Sunday's good, because we're out till late. The kids see we can put straight to bed.

Absolutely. And we can have a little game. Sounds cracking. Super. But yeah, Merry Christmas. Merry Christmas all. I can't believe. We're here again.

Unbelievable. Overall, our second Christmas doing the pod is crazy our time goes like that. I know. But there we go. We haven't done a little quiz or nothing. Thank you for listening. Thank you for all your messages over the year.

Absolutely brilliant. And don't stress, guys. Just enjoy Christmas. Just try and enjoy it. It'll be over. Be over in the blink of an eye. Enjoy all that hard work that you've put in. Yeah, absolutely.

Have a cracker. Have a lovely time. Love you all. See you later. See you later. See you later. Talk to you on Christmas Day, guys. Bye.

Bye.