When does Christmas start?

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When does Christmas start? Is it when the first snow falls like we had last week, or is it December first? For some it’s when they hear christmas songs on the radio for the first time, or for a few out there, it’s the second halloween ends. We’re here in Cardiff trying to get to the bottom of when the festive season truly begins.

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00:00I'd probably say the end of November, although I'm probably lying, all my Christmas decorations

00:08are up now, so probably now. I love Christmas, this is my favourite time of year. It's when

00:13all my family gets together and it's my sister's birthday, Christmas Eve, so we're all together.

00:17So probably now. I like Christmas now. I'm already wearing Christmas socks to work.

00:23I didn't feel very Christmassy recently. Now I'm getting into Christmassy mood, yeah, because

00:30I see the Christmas market, decorations, decorations really getting you in the mood, yeah, and

00:35Christmas songs. And I plan to do Christmas songs on the streets of Cardiff.

00:40Before, I absolutely loved Christmas. It would start really early for me and I'd really love

00:47it. I did, I love it. But I think, coming into Cardiff town, I live in Cardiff Bay,

00:55I've lived in Cardiff all my life, and I love to feel the atmosphere, certainly the lead-up

01:01to Christmas.

01:02No, not really. I think Christmas is every day. I love Christmas, so yeah, I like Christmas.

01:09And for you, what are the first things that kind of happen? Do you put a Christmas film

01:13on and then that's the start of it?

01:14I put a Christmas film on, get the chocolates out, and put my decorations up. Lovely. Good

01:20time of the year. My favourite.

01:23I think it starts too early because then you've got the whole of November to build up to Christmas

01:27and I'm like, now it's the first of December, I've got a whole other month until it's actually

01:31Christmas. I want to start, put my tree up December, got that month, end of December,

01:35it's Christmas.

01:37Well, I must confess, I've actually bought all my Christmas presents quite a while ago

01:42and the only thing I've got to do is wrap them up. I'm so organised.

01:49But I have bought something else that I've seen for a friend, so I just pick bits and

01:53pieces. I've just met a couple of friends for lunch, so we're just doing a bit of Christmas

01:56shopping and if I find something, I'll get it.

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