Somebody asked for ‘Christmas Day horror stories’ and these 23 ways in which the festivities were quickly ruined do not disappoint
Well, that’s that for another year. You’re probably feeling fat, hungover and keen to be shot of the Christmas tree cluttering up your living room. However, hopefully you had a nice time, because some people’s festive season went a little bit wrong.
They’ve been chatting about this on the AskUK subreddit after user nategarrettshandler posted this on Christmas Day:
Whose Christmas is ruined already? I want your (comedy) horror stories. Partner forgotten the turkey? Presents left out and the dog ate them? Oven broken?
And since then people have been emerging from their booze-and-turkey stupors to regale fellow survivors with the things that almost ballsed it all up completely, like these…
1.
‘My mum called me a bitch. It’s not even 11am yet.’
–Spiritual_Ad4595
2.
‘My mum gave one of the presents I got her away already! To someone she doesn’t like from work?’
–ashycloudy
3.
‘Hid the wife’s main gift so well that I still can’t find the fucker. Luckily she found it hilarious. I, on the other hand, am becoming convinced that this is the onset of dementia, as this is how it started with my mum.’
–InstanceExcellent530
4.
‘Not sure our christmas is ruined, but I am confident we’ve ruined someone else’s, as the drum kit arrived before the sound proofing panels did.
Baby boy (not so baby, he’s 15) thought it was the best Christmas ever, next door neighbour came round to also have a go, as his wife has said no to drums for years. Both of them are like little kids! I love Christmas.’
–crgoodw
5.
‘Not ruined exactly, but the wind destroyed my fence last night, so that’s an expense to look forward to in the New Year. The kids think the reindeer did it, so that’s nice. Think I can bill Santa?’
–dazzlerdeej
6.
‘Well last night I opened the turkey to marinate it. THE TURKEY WAS ROTTEN. Luckily my partner managed to get one last minute and a back up chicken.’
–BarbiePeonies
7.
‘Knew I shouldn’t have booked a flight to see my parents for a whole week. They’ve been bickering constantly and I still have five days left with them. Love to see them but I’m over all the bickering already.’
–Proper_North_5382
8.
‘Living in Canada. Didn’t turn my phone off vibrate and my UK family started texting Merry Christmas in the group chat 50 times at 3am. Haven’t been back to sleep since!’
–EarFlapHat
9.
’11pm Christmas Eve, my dad broke a wee bit off his new hearing aid. Then went ahead and shoved the component parts into his ear anyway, like a toddler with a piece of Lego. The staff at A&E were so nice about it and only rolled their eyes when he wasn’t looking.’
–AdventurousFrame332
10.
‘Didn’t realise trains stopped so early, got stuck in another city for two bloody days. Who needs presents when the (sob) expensive hotel you booked has a pool? Oh wait you didn’t bring any swimming gear for the kids.
Bollocks.’
–smellthecoffeebeans
11.
‘We did have an oven break down once. My wife was a genius and said ‘don’t worry’, got me to chop things up and used the usual ingredients to make a rather unconventional but delicious ‘Christmas stir fry’ in a wok.’
–jan_tantawa
12.
‘Well my daughter (14) has just declared Christmas ruined as they don’t have mint jelly at my brother-in-laws house for Christmas dinner. Not that she’s dramatic or anything.’
–LaurenNotABot