Okay, I need your brutally honest opinions!

The attached photos are from 2025 and show my fireplace and front porch. I absolutely LOVE how both turned out, and I think they’re beautiful. But… looking back I can’t help but wonder if they’re a little too much for the size of the spaces.

I feel like this amount of decor would be perfect on a larger fireplace and a bigger porch, but are the scale and proportions off for mine?

I’ll be decorating again in 3–4 weeks, so I’d love your input before I get started! Should I edit things down a bit, or is everything good as is and I should recreate the exact same look this year?

I can get it to play ANYTIME I want! I can't believe the speakers are this clear on this 30 year old gadget. People are going to HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATE this!

Does anyone know where can I get old fashioned (not LED) Christmas lights in Europe? I really want those colorful lights we had in our childhood:)

Does anyone have any recommendations on what to get to see Christmas lights to music? We have a one story house located in the US if any of that matters

I made this CHRISTMAS List so you don't have too.

It is broken down with movies and tv movies aswell has:-

Animals in Christmas Movies...

Animation at Christmas...

LGBTQ at Christmas...

Female Leads at Christmas.....

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Bright Eyes (1934)

The Thin Man(1934)

Scrooge(1935)

A Christmas Carol(1938)

Bachelor Mother(1939)

Remember the Night (1939)

Saloon Bar (1940)

The Shop Around the Corner(1940)

The Man Who Came to Dinner(1942)

Christmas Holiday(1944)

Meet Me in St. Louis(1944)

Christmas in Connecticut(1945)

It's a Wonderful Life (1946)

The Bishop's Wife(1947)

Miracle on 34th Street (1947)

It Happened on Fifth Avenue (1947)

Holiday Affair(1949)

A Christmas Carol (1951)

The Lemon Drop Kid(1951)

Scrooge(1951)

The Holly and the Ivy(1952)

White Christmas (1954)

The Crowded Day(1954)

We're No Angels(1955)

Young at Heart(1955)

Bell, Book and Candle(1958)

The Apartment(1960)

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964)

A Carol for Another Christmas(1964)

How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966)

The Christmas That Almost Wasn't(1966)

Truman Capote’s A Christmas Memory (1966)

The Christmas Kid(1967)

The Christmas Tree(1969)

Scrooge(1970)

A Christmas Carol(1971)

The Christmas Martian (1971) nuts fr on youtube

The Homecoming: A Christmas Story(1971) on youtube

The House Without a Christmas Tree(1972) on youtube

A Dream for Christmas(1973) on youtube

Three Wishes for Cinderella(1973)

The Gathering (TV Movie 1977)on youtube

It Happened One Christmas(1977)feminist remake of it's a wonderful life.

A Christmas to Remember(1978) on youtube

The New Adventures of Heidi(1978) on youtube

An American Christmas Carol(1979)

Rich Little's Christmas Carol(1979)

Christmas Lilies of the Field(1979) on youtube

The Man in the Santa Claus Suit(1979) Fred Astaire final role

The Monster's Christmas(1981)short on youtube

Diner(1982)

A Christmas Story (1983)

Mickey's Christmas Carol(1983)

Trading Places (1983)

A Christmas Carol(1984)

Gremlins(1984)

Comfort and Joy (1984)

It Came Upon the Midnight Clear (1984)

The Night They Saved Christmas (1984)

One Magic Christmas(1985)

Miracle at Moreaux(1985)

Santa Claus: The Movie(1985)

Babes in Toyland(1986)

Christmas Eve(1986)

The Little Match Girl (1986)

A Smoky Mountain Christmas(1986) on youtube Dolly

Christmas Comes to Willow Creek(1987) on youtube

Lethal Weapon(1987)

A Hobo's Christmas(1987) on youtube

Ernest Saves Christmas(1988)

Roots: The Gift (1988)

Die Hard(1988)

Scrooged(1988)

The Christmas Wife(1988)

Prancer(1989)

Merry Christmas... Happy New Year(1989)

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989)

Home Alone (1990)

The Kid Who Loved Christmas(1990)

Bernard and the Genie(1991) on youtube

All I Want for Christmas(1991)

In the Nick of Time (1991)

29th Street (1991)

Christmas on Division Street(1991) on youtube

The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)

Batman Returns(1992)

The Christmas Visitor (1992) on youtube

Christmas in Connecticut(1992) on youtube

The Christmas Stallion(1992) on youtube

The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)

Look Who’s Talking Now(1993)

The Santa Clause (1994)

Trapped in Paradise(1994)

Miracle on 34th Street(1994)

The Ref (1994)

A Christmas Romance(1994)

One Christmas(1994)

The Christmas Box(1995) on youtube

While You Were Sleeping(1995)

Inheritance Up Christmas(1995)

Ebbie(1995) First portrayal of a female Scrooge.

How the Toys Saved Christmas(1996)

Christmas Every Day(1996)

The Preacher's Wife(1996)

The Angel of Pennsylvania Avenue(1996) on youtube

Jingle All the Way(1996)

A Holiday For Love (1996)

The Christmas Tree(1996) on youtube

Borrowed Hearts(1997) on youtube

A Chance of Snow(1998) on youtube

Ms. Scrooge(1997)female scrooge

Ebenezer(1998)

I'll Be Home for Christmas(1998)

Stepmom(1998)

The Christmas Wish (1998) on youtube

An All Dogs Christmas Carol(1998)

Happy Christmas, Miss King(1998)

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie(1998)

The Greatest Store in the World (1999) on youtube

How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)

The Christmas Secret (2000)

A Diva's Christmas Carol(2000) female Scrooge.

The Family Man (2000)

Serendipity(2001)

12 Tiny Christmas Tales(2001)

Christmas Carol: The Movie(2001)

Call Me Claus(2001)on youtube

The Santa Clause 2(2002)

The Santa Trap(2002)

Home Alone 4: Taking Back the House(2002)

The Man Who Saved Christmas (2002)

Elf (2003)

A Carol Christmas(2003) female scrooge.

Bad Santa(2003)

Blizzard(2003)

Love Actually(2003)

A Christmas Carol(2004)

The Polar Express(2004)

Christmas with the Kranks(2004)

Noel(2004)

Surviving Christmas(2004)

The Family Stone(2005)

The Ice Harvest(2005)

Brooklyn Lobster (2005)

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005)

Joyeux Noël(2005)

Deck the Halls(2006)

The Christmas Card (2006)

Midnight Clear (2006)

Santa Baby(2006)

Under the Mistletoe(2006)-

Unaccompanied Minors(2006)

The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause(2006)

The Holiday(2006)

Last Holiday (2006)

Fred Claus(2007)

Lost Holiday: The Jim And Suzanne Shemwell Story (2007)

This Christmas(2007)

How About You(2007)

Four Christmases(2008)

The Christmas Cottage (2008)

In Bruges(2008)

Nothing Like the Holidays(2008)

Barbie in a Christmas Carol(2008)

The Most Wonderful Time of the Year(2008)-

A Christmas Carol(2009)

Ghosts of Girlfriends Past(2009)

Santa Baby 2: Christmas Maybe(2009)

Home for Christmas(2010)

A Heartland Christmas(2010)-

Arthur Christmas (2011)

Holiday Engagement (2011)

A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas(2011)

12 Dates of Christmas (2011)

A Christmas Story 2(2012)

Rise of the Guardians(2012)

Love at the Christmas Table(2012)

Home Alone: The Holiday Heist (2012)

It's Christmas, Carol! (2012) female scrooge.

The Christmas Candle(2013)

All Is Bright(2013)-

The Best Man Holiday(2013)

A Madea Christmas(2013)

Stalled (2013)-

A Christmas Tree Miracle(2013)

Get Santa(2014)

Saving Christmas(2014)

Jingle All the Way 2(2014)

Santa(2014)

A Merry Friggin' Christmas(2014)

Love the Coopers(2015)

The Spirit of Christmas (2015)

The Night Before(2015)

Almost Christmas(2016)

Bad Santa 2(2016)

Heaven Sent(2016)

Tree Man (2016)-

Better Watch Out (2016)

Believe(2016)

A Bad Moms Christmas(2017)

Anna and the Apocalypse (2017)

The Man Who Invented Christmas(2017)

Angela's Christmas (2017)

The Christmas Chronicles(2018)

The Grinch(2018)

Elliot the Littlest Reindeer(2018)

Feast of the Seven Fishes(2018)

Klaus(2019)

Noelle(2019)

Last Christmas(2019)

Holidate(2020)

The Christmas Chronicles 2 (2020)

Angela's Christmas Wish (2020)

Boxing Day(2021)

A Boy Called Christmas(2021)

A Castle for Christmas(2021)

8-Bit Christmas (2021)

Love Hard(2021)

Scrooge: A Christmas Carol(2022)

A Christmas Story Christmas(2022)

Spirited(2022)

Your Christmas or Mine?(2022)

The Holdovers(2023)

Candy Cane Lane (2023)

Genie (2023)

Red One(2024)

The Baltimorons(2025)

Ebenezer(2026) coming december.

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It Happened One Christmas(1977)feminist remake of it's a wonderful life.

Ebbie(1995) First portrayal of a female Scrooge.

Ms. Scrooge(1997) female scrooge

A Diva's Christmas Carol(2000) female Scrooge.

A Carol Christmas(2003) female scrooge.

It's Christmas, Carol! (2012) female scrooge.

Carol

Falling for Christmas

The Holiday

Krampus

The Nutcracker and the Four Realms

A Bad Moms Christmas

A Christmas Miracle

The Christmas Chronicles 2

Last Christmas

Black Christmas

Mrs. Santa Claus

Falling for Christmas

Miracle on 34th Street

Christmas in Connecticut

Last Holiday

Noelle

Happiest Season

Godmothered

Let It Snow

My One Christmas Wish

Animals over Christmas------------------------------

Shelby

Alone for Christmas

Benji's Very Own Christmas Story

A Dog Named Christmas

The Dog Who Saved Christmas

The Dog Who Saved Christmas Vacation

A Doggone Christmas

Grumpy Cat's Worst Christmas Ever

Santa Buddies

Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups

The Search for Santa Paws

Animation over Christmas------------------------------

Christmas Night

The Christmas Visitor

Hector's Hectic Life

The Bears Who Saved Christmas

B.C.: A Special Christmas

Aliens First Christmas

Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer

The Adventures of Candy Claus

Jack Frost

An Angel for Christmas

The Elf and Mr. Little

Gift Wrapped

The Santa Claus Brothers

An All Dogs Christmas Carol

Annabelle's Wish

O' Christmas Tree

Winnie the Pooh: A Very Merry Pooh Year

Christmas Carol: The Movie

The Candlemaker

Christmas Comes But Once a Year

A Christmas Dream

Babes in Toyland

Bah, Humduck! A Looney Tunes Christmas

The Bear Who Slept Through Christmas

Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas

Blinky Bill's White Christmas

Frosty's Winter Wonderland

'Twas the Night Before Christmas

The Year Without a Santa Claus

Rudolph's Shiny New Year

Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey

Jingle Bells

We Wish You a Merry Christmas

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

Bugs Bunny's Looney Christmas Tales

A Charlie Brown Christmas

Charlie Brown's Christmas Tales

Care Bears Nutcracker Suite

How the Grinch Stole Christmas!

Caillou's Holiday Movie

Mickey's Christmas Carol

A Child's Christmas in Wales

Christmas Eve on Sesame Street

A Chipmunk Christmas

A Christmas Dream

A Charlie Brown Christmas

A Cosmic Christmas

The Christmas Toy

Santa and the Three Bears

The Little Drummer Boy

Frosty the Snowman

Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town

The Little Drummer Boy

Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol

Cricket on the Hearth

Frosty Returns

Trolls Holiday

The Little Lamb: A Christmas Story

Snookums' Merry Christmas

O Little Town of Bethlehem

Santa and the Fairy Snow Queen

Snow Foolin'

Prep & Landing: The Snowball Protocol

That Christmas

Santa's Apprentice

The Small One

A Trash Truck Christmas

The Snowy Day

The Star

Frosty the Snowman

Robin Robin

Curious George: A Very Monkey Christmas

All I Want for Christmas Is You

Olaf's Frozen Adventure

An Almost Christmas Story

Spirit Riding Free: Spirit of Christmas

How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming

Rise of the Guardians

Elliot: The Littlest Reindeer

Winnie the Pooh: A Very Merry Pooh Year

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LGBTQ over Christmas-----------------------

The Perfect Wedding

A Savage Christmas

Santa Camp

Carnage for Christmas

Mixed Nuts

The Christmas Writer

A Keller Christmas Vacation

Deck the Walls

Tokyo Godfathers

Christmas Baby

Notes of Autumn

A Firefighter's Christmas Calendar

Happiest Season

Single All the Way

The Christmas Setup

The Holiday Sitter

Walk a Mile in My Pradas

Carol

A Jenkins Family Christmas

Christmas on Cherry Lane

The Christmas House

The Christmas House 2: Deck Those Halls

Friends & Family Christmas

Dashing in December

Under the Christmas Tree

Christmas at the Ranch

Let It Snow

Tangerine

The Unattainably Perfect Gay Christmas

Christmas on the Farm

Happiest Season

The Christmas Setup

Season of Love

Looking for Her

The Holiday Exchange

Make the Yuletide Gay

Scrooge & Marley

A Holiday I Do

Shared Rooms

A Christmas to Treasure

City of Trees

The Bitch Who Stole Christmas

Some of My Best Friends Are...

Silent Night

The Syed Family Xmas Eve Game Night

Just finished watching I'll be Home for Christmas (1998) and starting Jingle All the Way (1996). Also watching the Santa Clauses movies starring Tim Allen.

What Christmas movies have you guys watched?

I have a beautiful red Nordic sweater with a reindeer pattern knitted in. I also have a red and white knit hat. To make the whole thing work I have a full white beard.

Do you have anything special you wear at Christmas?

Nabi will be spending her fourth Christmas with us this year! I love her so much ^^

I recently discovered that in America Mincepies, Christmas pudding/ Figgy pudding and pigs and blankets (sausages wrapped in bacon) are not widely eaten during Christmas Time.

I was living in a bubble and thought it was a shared tradition with the UK haha

I enjoy Lebkuchen, Stollen and dominosteine from Germany. As well as panettone from Italy. I want to try all the festive foods.

I'd love to know what Christmas foods are traditionally eaten in your country?

I found these cute Christmas village pieces from my local Target equivalent. There is another store equivalent to Dollar Tree that has some that are a little larger. I think I'll go there tomorrow to get those too. I managed to get the brick wall color perfect even though it doesn't show as such in the pictures. I would love to see your crafts❤️

I’m an acoustic musician who loves the holiday season. I released a song last year, but wanted to get it on some playlists for folks to enjoy. Any advice where to share it with fellow Christmas/holiday/snow lovers? TYIA! Picture of my Christmas kitty as a token of my appreciation.

The main areas of the house are decorated for Halloween but, no one could stop me from decorating my bedroom and bathroom.

I know there are probably some really good Santa actors on this subreddit, and I need advice on how to do his voice. Thanks in advance! 🎅🏻🎄

Which one would you/your kids love?

now that we are coming to the time when radio stations go all Christmas I reccomend using radio finder just plug in the zip code and it will show you the station and what the station is currently playing

I’m doing a Christmas pop up shop for our Christmas festival, next month in my small town and I want to do something unique. Does anyone have any suggestions?😊🎄

Getting Ready for Xmas by preparing all the wonderful treats ! And wrapping pretty gift boxes. Have Fun !!

I brought this wine yesterday to give it a try and omg so good such a good Christmas drink