When should the Xmas decorations go up?

mansize

Coming home from the Cinema I noticed some on my Street suffer from Premature Decoration...

Bad enough it's November, but the decorations were tacky and garish


#GhettoLife

So when's the right time to put up your (externally visible) Xmas Decs?

Atlantic Dawn

When half your neighbours have them up put yours up the following weekend.

Skylinehead

I am so tempted to close this Christmas thread in November. So very tempted

qo2cj1dsne8y4k

15th December, 2 weeks is plenty of time to be looking at that nonsense

mansize

Skylinehead wrote: »

I am so tempted to close this Christmas thread in November. So very tempted

But is very relevant. In December the point is moot.

mansize

I would go for Dec 15- Jan 2

Indoor only. A wreath or something on the Door 23-26 Dec

Zaph

Why aren't people allowed put them up between December 2nd and 7th?

Yourself isit

Dec 1.

Winter lights November to Feb

Barry Badrinath

Easter would be preferable.

Obviously.

mansize

Zaph wrote: »

Why aren't people allowed put them up between December 2nd and 7th?

Wouldn't that fall under "whenever you like?"

maudgonner

Skylinehead wrote: »

I am so tempted to close this Christmas thread in November. So very tempted

Nah, move it to the Christmas forum instead and watch the fireworks that ensue :pac:

mansize

maudgonner wrote: »

Nah, move it to the Christmas forum instead and watch the fireworks that ensue :pac:

Whenever you like would win by a Cricket score

Rosie Rant

I think the first of December would be acceptable. Any sooner and it'd be a bit ridiculous. I've seen a couple of atrociously decorated houses myself this week already.

TheRiverman

Usually put them up one week before Christmas Day,hate having to wait until after January 6 to take them down.December 24 to 27 would suit me fine.

maudgonner

mansize wrote: »

Whenever you like would win by a Cricket score

And hits would be taken out on anyone who voted Never.

Skylinehead

mansize wrote: »

But is very relevant. In December the point is moot.

It's not relevant until December :mad:

mansize

Skylinehead wrote: »

It's not relevant until December :mad:

I would agree, but some appear not to.

I blame Tesco.

Alf Stewart.

I have the tree and decorations up.








Up in the fcuking attic where they're gonna stay until the 11th of December.

murphyebass

LexieOnRale wrote: »

15th December, 2 weeks is plenty of time to be looking at that nonsense

You sound like a barrel of laughs.

2 weeks to Xmas and then it's done!?

Give over.

2 words.......

Toy show

punisher5112

Why not just never take them down seems to work in town.

mansize

punisher5112 wrote: »

Why not just never take them down seems to work in town.

Just turn off the lights? Laziness...

qo2cj1dsne8y4k

murphyebass wrote: »

You sound like a barrel of laughs.

2 weeks to Xmas and then it's done!?

Give over.

2 words.......

Toy show

Yeah cause watching a socially awkward fool try communicate with kids that would actually give you piles they're that irritating is a great way to spend a Friday night

Lake1989

Dec 17th for me. Too early just means all chrismissed out by the time the big day arrives

Goya

Christmas film channels started airing at the end of September. I also saw a Christmas section in a supermarket at that time. That's being ridiculous.

After Halloween onwards (once it's just bit by bit rather than the whole hog immediately) is fine by me.

B.A._Baracus

Put up your decorations when ever you want I say

ardinn

Is it not standard they go up on the 6th Dec and down on the 6th Jan?

Thats what I always understood anyway!

Pherekydes

The wife wants them up on Dec 1. We usually put them up the first w/e in Dec, but one year they didn't go up until Christmas Eve.

Irish_rat

8th December

misstearheus

They SHOULD go up whenever anyone so pleases. I've no major strong feelings on them being too early or whatever. Well no I have to say I don't want to see Xmas Deccies in September. But I have noticed around town lately stuff is up alright, butttt there's no Xmas music in places yet like! And it feels like there's something missing and that's just ridiculous!

NIMAN

I respect your right to put your Xmas decorations up as early as you want.

But please respect my right to call you a cnut.

The flying mouse

December till jan 6th.

Some of the houses that are lit up look fabulous, Some not so :-)

lawred2

Early December until about 27th December

Can't stand seeing decorations around new years...

Barry Badrinath

ardinn wrote: »

Is it not standard they go up on the 6th Dec and down on the 6th Jan?

Thats what I always understood anyway!

For normal people.

There are some lunatics that have then up a week at this stage and take them down in Feb.

Probably some of them here.

The flying mouse

There is a house on a very main road in Dublin that has them up & switched on since 1st November.

Estrellita

mansize wrote:

Premature Decoration... the decorations were tacky and garish

These two things go hand in hand. A few head-bangers living nearby put up their decorations on the 12th of November, and the decorations are completely classless. Cheap, tacky, and make you wince when you pass.

One of the uniform decorations for these types are the chaser lights flashing so rapidly and brightly that you'd be worried for a passing epileptic. These houses don't look Christmassy, they look more like a game show set.

I put up the tree etc shortly before the children's Christmas holidays from school begin. You don't want to wear the s.hit out of it.

OldMrBrennan83

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rafatoni

Put them up christmas eve and take them down on Stephens day

punisher5112

mansize wrote: »

Just turn off the lights? Laziness...

I've seen lights never switched off all year round.

Lots of pubs doing this also.

nice_guy80

I would have been staunchly for December 8th.

Meh

Go to America and they don't put anything up until mid December

lertsnim

I couldn't care less when people put them up. It's the Christmas songs being played in shops that bothers me.

Wanderer78

mansize wrote:

So when's the right time to put up your (externally visible) Xmas Decs?

Christmas morning, to be taken down later that day, and everybody sent back to work. Bah humbug!

Sinbad311

Wife and kids putting them up at the moment... I know in our house we put them up early for the kids where as before we would wait till mid December. Usually take them down 1st week in January..

kronnn

Why not act like an adult and put them up when you want to and don't obsess about what other people think.

crossmolinalad

We put it up in the first weekend of Dec and take the stuf away around the 6th of Jan
Know people who put the stuff up two days before Christmas and take everything away after the Christmas dinner

average_runner

crossmolinalad wrote: »

We put it up in the first weekend of Dec and take the stuf away around the 6th of Jan
Know people who put the stuff up two days before Christmas and take everything away after the Christmas dinner

We just bought a second 6ft tree. No idea where we will put it or what we were thinking. Marks had 50% off them and extra 15% for new account. Put them up on the first and down on new years day

mansize

1st Sunday of Advent in the Christian calendar today.

My sister puts hers up today.

We aren't putting up any Perhaps a bit of holly about the place. I am trying to like Christmas but not even an auld tree is being put up so it's hard to get in to the spirit of it.

Irish_rat

A couple of doors down from me they have them up with all the snow stuff stuck to the window. Lights on all over the house.

A bit cringe!

Dr Crayfish

My first Xmas in my own house. I wont be putting any up

Dr Crayfish

Dr Crayfish wrote: »

My first Xmas in my own house. I wont be putting any up

Congrats on your new house

mansize

Dr Crayfish wrote: »

My first Xmas in my own house. I wont be putting any up

That was me 4 years ago! Congrats!