Sophie, 37, from the RAF, says Christmas time here is simply different to being at home.
But if it's just survival then I'll see you at Christmas time or something.
"It's Christmas time and he's knee-deep in battle, and she's home with two young kids, " he said.
They have been relying on some cash they took out of the bank for other purposes at Christmas time.
New York and Chicago, for example, are hugely popular at Christmas time, with outsize Christmas trees, glittering holiday lights, and decorated shop windows.
Both ended up offering deep discounts in an effort to move a significant level of inventory still left on the floor at Christmas time.
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Other issues being looked at include the effects of the credit crunch at Christmas time and teenage life, especially the way young people are stereotyped.
For a while she mailed candy almost every week, sometimes divinity instead of fudge, but Jarvis did not send her another bill, except at Christmas time.
Suicides rise at Christmas time as people imagine others nestling in the bossom of happy families and imagine they are the only ones not having a good time.
The fines reduce the amount of milk produced, there is now a shortage of milk and butter and you need to lift the import restrictions so that the citizenry can have a butter biscuit at Christmas time.
"There's stress and worry all year, but then you add that it's Christmas time, which is all about being with family, and everyone is coming home, but your spouse is still out there pulling triggers and shooting bullets, " said Bill Durdin, who heads the family liaison program for the First Marine Division at Camp Pendleton, north of San Diego.
However, it being Christmas, time to recall the good things about country bumpkins.
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There are, of course, many other Christmas traditions - the food, the tree, decorations, family gatherings - and some argue that full pews at Christmas-time should be seen as part of that - a purely cultural thing.
Mr Whitehead said Christmas was a time to put on a brave face.
Mailing early also gives your postie a fighting chance to deliver the huge surge in Christmas post on time.
Ms Nyberg is also expecting sales of digital radios to be big at Christmas, the time of year when 80% of radio purchases are made.
She said that for many - particularly the Armed Forces, emergency services and hospital workers - Christmas was a time for serving others, and being away from loved ones.
Last week, U.S. Rep. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, said a deal would have to be reached by Christmas to allow time for the legislative process to approve the required measure or measures by the end of the year.
Speaking of gifts, we've got two huge presents in the form of songsters Jonathan Coulton and John Roderick, who will be playing a trio of brand new holiday classics off their new record, One Christmas at a Time.
Now what I want people is to move to real poverty issues, about clean water, about the real problems in Africa, these were the targets we set ten years ago but they've gone on the back burner, let's bring them back and I think Christmas is about time to remind people of that isn't it?
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Publishers are rushing to get their bestsellers in electronic form in time for Christmas.
There are 49 shopping days until Christmas, just in time to load up on lead toys.
It says Christmas can be a time of despair for those with eating disorders.
It is hoped they can be found a loving home in time for Christmas.
It got the flagship 920 out in time for Christmas in Europe and North America.
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Tony Allerton, from Bourne End, Buckinghamshire, was flooded over Christmas for the fifth time.
It is as useful to save energy as it is to save time or Christmas wrapping paper.
Christmas was also a time to remember the armed forces, including those serving overseas, Mr Jones added.
After years shadowed by accusations of plagiarism, the most famous Christmas poem of all time has been cleared.
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