Stop attacking people for getting excited about Christmas in November

I am very excited about Christmas.

The Christmas market is up, the lights are switched on and Christmas trees are popping up faster than you can say Santa Claus. Everything is starting to look so pretty and magical.

But when I try to share the festive cheer with my Christmas tunes and daily snapchats of the ‘winter palace’ at John Lewis (it’s just so pretty) I get shut down.

“Shut up it’s November, stop being so extra”

Do you know what? If I want to wrap myself in sparkly Christmas lights while listening to Mariah Carey and swimming in a pool of mincemeat, in mid November, I’m going to.

So please hold your arguments about how Christmas has been killed by consumerism or how you "don't really do Christmas". Take a break from fighting capitalism, embrace the excess glitter and get in the fucking spirit.

There are so many things that make the run-up to Christmas the most wonderful time of the year.

There are loads of exciting events to distract you from the work you should be doing

As well as the Coca-Cola truck coming to Leeds, there are plenty of big nights and Christmas-themed events to look forward to.

Why sit in the dark depths of Eddy B when you could be wandering around the magical Christmas market, drinking beer and munching on a big old German sausage?

That's one big sausage

Christmas food is hands down the best food. Fact.

The sooner you embrace Christmas, the sooner you can skip the gym and stuff your face with mince pies, chocolate and anything delicious.

The festive season is for indulging, so you might as well start now, right?

Christmas decorations mask the dump that is your student flat/house

Stick up some fairy lights, tinsel and maybe even a tree and everyone will be distracted from the filth. Job done.

The tree died within a week

DAY. DRINKING.

Mulled wine at 11am? It's Christmas.

Pre-drinking before the Christmas meal was never a good idea

Cooking a Christmas dinner will make you feel like an actual adult

You may have lived off cheesy pasta all year, but somehow you'll get all your housemates together (even the one that no one likes) and start the military operation of cooking a Christmas dinner.

Amazingly, you won't burn the chicken, and you'll all sit down with a nice glass of wine and tuck into the feast you've cooked up. So civilised, if you overlook the washing up that will stay dirty until next Christmas…

We smashed it

It's the perfect time to spend money on things you don't need

Christmas drinks, Christmas nails, Christmas meals… you might not need them, but when you've only got a short time to enjoy these things, it's only right to make the most of it.

Why does coffee taste so much better in a Christmas cup?

January is gross so just enjoy Christmas before its over

In the blink of an eye Christmas will be gone and you'll be hit smack in the face with exams, deadlines and your overdraft. With the long, cold days of January looming, get your mates together, do some fun Christmas stuff and start getting excited already.

By January those smiles will be wiped right off our faces