But when you have a toddler who has just discovered Christmas, it promises to be even more fun. When Ola and Mark Jordan moved into their new home in Castlebar, Co Mayo in August, she was already looking forward to decorating the house for Christmas. “We’re so excited to be spending our first Christmas in this house,” she says. “Oh, I love Christmas. When I grew up, Christmas was very colourful with the reds, greens and golds but throughout the years the trends changed.

Source: The Irish Times December 07, 2025 06:17 UTC