Episode 3: Happy Christmas Your Arse!
FILP Podcast16 Joulu 2025

Episode 3: Happy Christmas Your Arse!

“Happy Christmas your arse, I pray God it’s our last!”

In this special Christmas episode of Friends in Low Places, the lads dive into the realities of Christmas in Ireland — from decorations going up far too early to festive traditions we love (and secretly hate).

This is midlife Christmas as it really feels: family chaos, nostalgia, pressure, over-commercialisation, and the quiet question of whether we enjoy it more as kids than as adults.

In this episode, we discuss:

  • Christmas decorations and when they go up in Ireland

  • Irish Christmas traditions then and now

  • The pressure of hosting and family expectations

  • Whether Christmas gets better or worse in your 40s

  • And which of the lads is secretly a closet Christmas fan

It’s not a sentimental Christmas special - just four Irish men in their late 40s talking honestly about family life, nostalgia, and the madness of the festive season.

If you enjoy Irish podcasts about midlife, parenting, nostalgia and Christmas in Ireland, hit play and join the conversation.

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