We visited the Chatsworth Christmas market today. A long day and not one of our usual haunts, but we enjoyed it. It was a freebie which always adds a certain something. The house was certainly decked out at what must have been enormous expense. Impressive too, even from the perspective of this Christmas cynic.
I don't know if this is a local perspective, but from what I see Christmas is being pushed particularly hard this year. Our local garden centre is more of a Christmas grotto than a garden centre. So much so that we won't be going back until after Christmas. It certainly doesn't have the Chatsworth look.
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It's interesting to look at the different styles or aesthetics for Christmas design and decoration. The NT did up Petworth House in a very dark and gloomy style a few years ago; both impressive and strangely oppressive.
None of them do much for me, but the worst I know is Tesco. I saw the first pile of Christmas-themed pies and sweets a couple of days ago, and the tackiness just jumped right off the cardboard and slapped you in the face.
Sam - we haven't been inside Tesco lately, but I can easily imagine the tackiness. All the supermarkets we visit manage to be particularly tacky at Christmas. M&S light-up gin bottles are the ultimate for me though.
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