Christmas eve Midnight mass

[Alf]

So this year is the first time I'm doing Christmas alone. On Christmas eve my mate is coming around for a few bevy's until about 10:30 then I'm going to the church at the top of my street for midnight Mass.

It's the first time I'd have ever been to midnight mass. I plan on filling my hip flask full of whisky and going to sit at the back of the church and getting pissed while I listen and sing along to Christmas carols. The church is only a two minute walk from my house, so it's perfect.

[Kate!]

Aww Alf :hug: I will be on here Christmas day and that's for anyone at all who wants a chat.

Enjoy yourselves, however you spend the holiday. :love:

[Crimson Dynamo]

I will have Middle girl LT with me (smallest boy swaps on Christmas day) and we may go as the Kirk is just a walk away

[Alf]

Aww Alf :hug: I will be on here Christmas day and that's for anyone at all who wants a chat.

Enjoy yourselves, however you spend the holiday. :love:I'll be on here Christmas's day. I'll be getting drunk though Kate.

You're never alone with Tibb (unless you're banned)

[Alf]

I will have Middle girl LT with me (smallest boy swaps on Christmas day) and we may go as the Kirk is just a walk awayWhat's "The Kirk?"

[Crimson Dynamo]

ill be here on the day bringing my rapier wit and liberal politics to one and all

:love:

[Crimson Dynamo]

What's "The Kirk?"

The church

[Alf]

ill be here on the day bringing my rapier wit and liberal politics to one and all

:love:Happy days

[AnnieK]

Aw, you ok having it on your own Alf? There's room at my table if you wanna cross the Pennines :love:

[Niamh.]

Aw, you ok having it on your own Alf? There's room at my table if you wanna cross the Pennines :love:Aw :love:

[Kate!]

Aw, you ok having it on your own Alf? There's room at my table if you wanna cross the Pennines :love:

Aww Annie. Bless you :love:

[Alf]

Aw, you ok having it on your own Alf? There's room at my table if you wanna cross the Pennines :love:I'm fine. I'm alone by choice. My mother has asked me to go around to hers but I just fancied doing it alone. She has her husbands (not my dad) family there. And it's not my scene.

I usually just have my brother around and we do it together but he's gone to Thailand for Christmas this year (the dirty dog)

[Kate!]

I'll be on here Christmas's day. I'll be getting drunk though Kate.

You're never alone with Tibb (unless you're banned)

I'll be here doing my Christmas Day Advent Calendar speech and generally popping in and out.

[Beso]

Fancy a lodger?

[Alf]

Fancy a lodger?I've already got my turkey.

[Beso]

I've already got my turkey.

Oh, which one?
Megs or harry?

[Kate!]

Oh, which one?
Megs or harry?

More like Andrew. He's a proper turkey.

[Beso]

More like Andrew. He's a proper turkey.

Well yeah, but out the 3, which one would you eat.:smug:

[Kate!]

Well yeah, but out the 3, which one would you eat.:smug:

Megs

[Beso]

Megs

Same

[Kate!]

Same

The other two are too skinny.

[Beso]

I laugh and joke but I will be in prestonpans midnight mass with my sister, mother and niece and nephew.

[MTVN]

I've always quite wanted to do midnight mass and the hip flask is a great idea, wonder if that will be frowned upon lol

I did Christmas on my own last year thanks to Covid and actually I loved it. A nice bottle of Baileys, the pick of the television, and peace and quiet

[Kate!]

I've always quite wanted to do midnight mass and the hip flask is a great idea, wonder if that will be frowned upon lol

I did Christmas on my own last year thanks to Covid and actually I loved it. A nice bottle of Baileys, the pick of the television, and peace and quiet

Be discreet and nobody will notice.

[Alf]

Be discreet and nobody will notice.Jesus will know that I'm just having a drink to celebrate his birthday. He'll know that I'm doing it for him.

[Kate!]

Jesus will know that I'm just having a drink to celebrate his birthday. He'll know that I'm doing it for him.

:hee:

Here's to Jesus.

[bots]

i used to to do the midnight service on my way home from the pub every year as a youngster. Usually with a bag of pakora from the indian :laugh:

[Alf]

So I went down to the church and there was about 10 people maximum there so I thought F that and turned back around and came home.

[Vanessa]

I'd rather stay home. Nice and warm :hee:

[rusticgal]

So I went down to the church and there was about 10 people maximum there so I thought F that and turned back around and came home.

Maybe you were too early…its MIDNIGHT mass…:hee:

[Alf]

Maybe you were too early…its MIDNIGHT mass…:hee:It started at 10pm. Maybe some people would turn up later but when I got there it didn't look like a place where I could sit at the back and have a drink.

I think I'll leave midnight mass to the hardcore Christians in future.

[rusticgal]

It started at 10pm. Maybe some people would turn up later but when I got there it didn't look like a place where I could sit at the back and have a drink.

I think I'll leave midnight mass to the hardcore Christians in future.


Lol….I don’t think they let you drink in a church unless you are taking communion…

Happy Christmas Alf xxx

[Beso]

Well done alf my only option was a catholic church..I said no.

[Calderyon]

Catched most of it.

It was was watchable.