When will you put up the tree/decorations?

milli milli

Just curious as to when people will be putting up their trees. The traditional date is December 6th but I'm sure most Christmas lovers find that a bit late!
And I know there's a certain person on this forum who doesn't take hers down at all!
I usually go for the beginning of December but last year it was the end of November! I think this year it could be mid-November :eek:

stargazer 68

milli milli wrote: »

Just curious as to when people will be putting up their trees. The traditional date is December 6th but I'm sure most Christmas lovers find that a bit late!
And I know there's a certain person on this forum who doesn't take hers down at all!
I usually go for the beginning of December but last year it was the end of November! I think this year it could be mid-November :eek:

6th December? Good grief no. Mine doesnt go up until at least 15/16th (or that weekend anyway)

thirtythirty

After I take last years down

star-pants

One of my siblings' birthday is the 6th of December so we used to have to wait until after her birthday to put up the tree etc.
She doesn't live at home anymore so it's usually whenever my mother can convince my dad to put them up He has so many sets of lights - loves having them up so just depends each year.
I have lights up in my room all year round.

Mr. Presentable

Christmas

dulpit

milli milli wrote: »

Just curious as to when people will be putting up their trees. The traditional date is December 6th but I'm sure most Christmas lovers find that a bit late!
And I know there's a certain person on this forum who doesn't take hers down at all!
I usually go for the beginning of December but last year it was the end of November! I think this year it could be mid-November :eek:

I thought the traditional date was the 8th??

And if it's November (even 30th) that's too early...

AntiRip

Usually the weekend before or 3 or 4 days before Xmas. Tbh anytime before that is mad and November, well, that's just crazy but each to their own I suppose

I love Joan Burton

AntiRip wrote: »

Usually the weekend before or 3 or 4 days before Xmas. Tbh anytime before that is mad and November, well, that's just crazy but each to their own I suppose

Grinch!:D


Im stuck at home this year due to illness, and will be finished treatment begining of december, so earlier the better! Im really looking forward to christmas this year!

milli milli

dulpit wrote: »

I thought the traditional date was the 8th?? ..

I'm actually not sure if it's the 6th or 8th. I used to live in Holland and they celebrated their Christmas on the 6th, so maybe this is influencing me.

I know people think early trees are mad but this is the Christmas forum and regular posters here are usually Christmas-mad!

dulpit

milli milli wrote: »

I'm actually not sure if it's the 6th or 8th. I used to live in Holland and they celebrated their Christmas on the 6th, so maybe this is influencing me.

I know people think early trees are mad but this is the Christmas forum and regular posters here are usually Christmas-mad!

6th of January is the last day for them to come down...

Love2love

Well I usually take the kids see Santa and to see the lights being turned on in town and then we go home and put ours up. Normally around the 20th November. However, 2/3 years ago they put the tree up early and mine went up on the 9th November!!!:eek::eek::eek:

God I can't wait! Bought the kids Advent Calendars yesterday!

I love Joan Burton

Love2love wrote: »

Well I usually take the kids see Santa and to see the lights being turned on in town and then we go home and put ours up. Normally around the 20th November. However, 2/3 years ago they put the tree up early and mine went up on the 9th November!!!:eek::eek::eek:

God I can't wait! Bought the kids Advent Calendars yesterday!

Where do i get my hands on one of these advent calendars you speak of?:D

leahyl

star-pants wrote: »

One of my siblings' birthday is the 6th of December so we used to have to wait until after her birthday to put up the tree etc.
She doesn't live at home anymore so it's usually whenever my mother can convince my dad to put them up He has so many sets of lights - loves having them up so just depends each year.
I have lights up in my room all year round.

My mums birthday is the 6th also:)

We used to always wait until the 8th or after it but in recent years I've taken to putting them up on the night of the toyshow!!:D It makes it very Christmassy when you are watching the toyshow and decorating the tree at the same time!

This year though I'll be in London when the toyshow is on:( so it'll have to be a bit later.

Giselle

It goes up the first weekend in December, and it comes down the first weekend in January. Sooner is too soon, later is too late

_Roz_

I usually put mine up some time during the first week in december too. I like to enjoy Christmas throughout December, but not a day before it.

Loughc

I used to wait til the weekend around the 8th of December, now its more like the weekend around the 1st of December,so Friday the 2nd of December sounds good this year!!

flutegirl

Last year I put the tree up the day we had our Christmas lunch at work, around the 3rd of December. It felt very Christmassy because it was snowing that day as well and it felt weird to still have another 3 weeks left before the big day.

tr0llface

Well, when I was younger we got a really lovely, fresh tree in early December. Then my mom got gifted this plastic one that we usually put up around the 19th. I MISS THE PINE SMELL!

Posy

Generally a few small decorations the last week of November and then the proper ones (tree etc) on December 1st.

I decorate my workplace around the start of/mid November.

mikeyboy

This is my first year putting up a tree and would like to wait 'til weekend before Christmas 'cos I have relatives visiting and girlfriends family coming a couple of day after. She wants to put it up around first weekend of December so despite my reservations that's when it actually will go up

Friend of a friend tells me that they are already up in Yankee Candle Shop in Derry :eek:

Will check tomorrow and confirm

Excuse any grammar/spelling errors, just in from Arthur's Day

muckety

We buy the tree around mid-December (15/16) and get around to decorating it over the next few days. Any earlier and the tree wouldn't last through the holiday, any later and there are no decent trees left!

neilthefunkeone

First Christmas out of the parents house this year.. Picked up my christmas tree about a month ago!!!

Will be up first week of December and will be a complete replica of the Mammys!!!!!

homersimpson

8th of December

krutis32

Usually the weekend before or 3 or 4 days before Christmas. Tbh at any time before November's crazy and so is crazy, but each to their own I guess.

Alicat

Dovies wrote: »

6th December? Good grief no. Mine doesnt go up until at least 15/16th (or that weekend anyway)

My parents would usually make us wait until the 12th - 16th, which now I think is kinda good, because I don't like the idea of getting used to the tree in the living room. I like to be absolutely amazed every time I walk in and see it all lit up

Last year we only got it up on the 22nd! Moving house, it was the first thing that was unpacked :pac:

hdowney

tradition in our house saw it always go up the weekend closest to the 17th then come down on the 7th. i kinda followed through with that when i took over.

however i shall be having practical exams around then i think (although just looking at a calendar now i have become confused!) so i think it will go up earlier. and then it will probably come down earlier too as i shall be back to college and not have time to take it down.

we shall see.

in my house though, as the house is so small, it requires a complete re-decoration job to get the tree a spot. i am now staring round my living room, contemplating where this piece of furniture and that piece will go

washiskin

I have all mine down out of the attic to sort out at the mo - it's very tempting to sneak a bauble or two and display them somewhere discreet. I do have a string of snowflake lights set upon the headboard, however.
I usually contain myself until around Dec 6th.

DakotaYoda

Our tree goes up the weekend after Thanksgiving, the US one that is... I'll put exterior house lights up before that - but NEVER turn them on until after Thanksgiving.

SoTek72

8th of December,

been that way for as long as i can remember.

Laura_lolly87

I love Joan Burton wrote: »

Where do i get my hands on one of these advent calendars you speak of?:D

I saw them in Tesco last week

milli milli

Was looking through all my photos on the computer last nite and came across pics of my tree and decorations.
you know what's great? - forgetting what things you have and seeing them again and smiling! It made me really want to put up my stuff NOW!!!
But I put up a Halloween wreath instead! Come to think of it I might get some small, cheap Halloween decorations and hang them on the wooden tree instead (still up from last Christmas! )

Cunning Stunt

will be heading to the OH's parents this year, but it's also our first Christmas time in our new home, so will put a tree up here anyway, even though we won't be here on the 24/25th.
I am in Denmark and the tradition over here is to put it up on Xmas eve :eek: who could wait that long??!!
I will be putting mine up a few weeks before xmas - and I don't care if the neighbours stare in the window

ChewChew

After all this talk, I want mine up NOW!!

I have started to introduce a few little bits and bobs to the house though

Posy

I do that, in the hope that by the time someone notices it's like a grotto it's too late to take them down!

Decorating a bit now for Halloween though, just to take the edge off.

hdowney

right i am going to start preparing my house for the decorations. first step - work out what way to re-arrange the furniture and then do so. all this whilst in college! so hopefully as it won't be a big dramatic thingy no-one will notice

jealous of you putting up halloween decorations. we have none, there are no kiddywinks or anything round here. nobody calls on halloween. even if they did the mother doesn't do halloween so she wouldn't open the door (and i am always out!)

milli milli

hdowney wrote: »

right i am going to start preparing my house for the decorations. first step - work out what way to re-arrange the furniture and then do so.

I just did this today! Well I was gettin the chimney cleaned (for Santa!) so I thought I would rearrange the furniture and keep in mind where the Christmas tree should go. With the house so clean and fresh, I really wish I was putting up the decorations.

jealous of you putting up halloween decorations. we have none, there are no kiddywinks or anything.

Hdowny there's nobody in my house that would appreciate any Halloween decs, no kids either. I'm putting them up for myself!!
Go to the 2euro shops and indulge yourself !

Posy

The €2 shops are GREAT for Halloween and Christmas decorations!
Loads of stuff, there won't be an unChristmassy square inch when I'm finished!

hdowney

milli milli wrote: »

I just did this today! Well I was gettin the chimney cleaned (for Santa!) so I thought I would rearrange the furniture and keep in mind where the Christmas tree should go. With the house so clean and fresh, I really wish I was putting up the decorations.



Hdowny there's nobody in my house that would appreciate any Halloween decs, no kids either. I'm putting them up for myself!!
Go to the 2euro shops and indulge yourself !

pretty sure my mother would pitch a fit and take them down again

Posy

Ah well, put the money aside that you would have spent on Halloween stuff and then it's all the more to buy Christmas decorations with!!

star-pants

Speaking of decorations, I'm looking at getting christmas chair covers, like snowmen etc. Just wish postage from the US wasn't so extortionate!

Anyone know where you can get decent wreaths? not just holly and whatnot, but more snowmen / characters / disney?
I've looked online but seems to be really lacking this year. My mother brought home a beautiful disney one from the states a good few years ago (think I said this story before) -and it was stolen from our door about three years ago. She was rather gutted, and it's rather crappy people would steal like that. So dad won't let her put any on the door anymore. I got her a nice Me-to-You one about two years ago that she hangs in the living room, but I'd like one she could even put in her window.

byhookorbycrook

Traditional day is the 8th Dec and then the traditional day to take it down is 6th Jan.

shuffles88

I bought my Christmas tree last year on the 18th, it was the most perfect real tree I've ever owned. I got it in Woodies and there were only 3 left so I was very surprised this one was still hanging around so close to Christmas. It didn't actually get put up until the 23rd when we moved into our house, but it was the first thing that got sorted out that day, we had no flooring, no gas for the cooker and not a thing to eat in the house but when the fire was lit and the Christmas tree was decked out in all its finery that house really felt like home.

This year i'll probably wait until mid December to get my tree again so it survives until January 6th but i'll put up my fake mini tree and the other decorations around the house on the 8th.

hdowney

Posy wrote: »

Ah well, put the money aside that you would have spent on Halloween stuff and then it's all the more to buy Christmas decorations with!!

i like that idea, however i would have to buy another tree to get any more decorations on - mine is beyond covered. and then i'd need another room to put the tree in. hehe

ChewChew

Mt first introduction to my house I got it in the post from CGI for being a leader. It's engraved on the back, and its just stunning. It's in a sneaky little place but I know it's there and I'm gonna continue introducing little ornaments until the end of november so I can put the tree up

starlight09

Oh I came across this chat by accident and now you all have got me going. We love Christmas, it is always on countdown in our house. The tree, etc goes up on Dec 8 and comes down on Jan 6, now I cant wait.

orchidsrpretty

star-pants wrote: »

Speaking of decorations, I'm looking at getting christmas chair covers, like snowmen etc. Just wish postage from the US wasn't so extortionate!

Anyone know where you can get decent wreaths? not just holly and whatnot, but more snowmen / characters / disney?
I've looked online but seems to be really lacking this year.

Pennys last year had some really nice snowmen and santa ones. Hopefully they will roll out the decorations soon:)

lmfao4eva

orchidsrpretty wrote: »

star-pants wrote: »

Speaking of decorations, I'm looking at getting christmas chair covers, like snowmen etc. Just wish postage from the US wasn't so extortionate!

Anyone know where you can get decent wreaths? not just holly and whatnot, but more snowmen / characters / disney?
I've looked online but seems to be really lacking this year.

Pennys last year had some really nice snowmen and santa ones. Hopefully they will roll out the decorations soon:)

was in dundrum yesterday and there was nearly 3 times as much Christmas decorations then Halloween!

A V A

i use to put mine up the night of the toy show :P

delw

we always put it up the weekend around the 8th,my dad always did so i think thats why i do as well

markc1184

Ours always goes up 12 days before and comes down 12 days after. That's my mam's tradition of sorts and we've all just stuck to it.

Wedgie

Saw one up before Halloween last year.

Crazy stuff.