Christmas decorations on November 9

_Brian · 10-11-2017 01:34PM

One local shop had a Christmas tree in their window the week before Halloween.
I shall never darken the door of that store again.

Pawwed Rig · 10-11-2017 06:52PM

wakka12 wrote: »

I think putting up decorations this early ruins it a bit. Christmas is special because its only once a year..we put ours up the 12th and put it down the 6th. Its still a long time But I think hving the trees up for 1/6th of the year would make it a lot less special for me

Why the 6th?

Purple Mountain · 10-11-2017 06:54PM

splinter65 wrote: »

My mothers Neighbours are a very young couple with 3 children under the age of 4.
As I was leaving the road tonight I couldn’t help but notice that they had all their Christmas decorations up including a huge tree and 5 stockings hanging from the mantelpiece.
As the oldest child is still too young to have any concept that it’s approaching the festive season then I can only conclude that the parents were very anxious themselves to put the tree up.
Will the kids not be completely “over” Christmas by the time it actually does arrive in 7 weeks?
I have my own tree up for around a fortnight in total putting it up around 15/16 December and taking it down on New Years Day.
What do you guys think?

That's depressing..

freshpopcorn · 10-11-2017 06:56PM

Pawwed Rig wrote: »

Why the 6th?

People take down their decorations on the 6th because it's considered the last day of Christmas traditionally!

goat2 · 10-11-2017 08:02PM

there are 12 days of Christmas, starting Christmas eve ending small Christmas day 6th Jan, I put mine up around 15th Dec, and down on the 6th, just because those I live with like it that way, and they are done and dusted before the fun begins

Pawwed Rig · 10-11-2017 09:38PM

freshpopcorn wrote: »

People take down their decorations on the 6th because it's considered the last day of Christmas traditionally!

Seems odd to me that I never heard that.

10-11-2017 09:44PM

DanMurphy wrote: »

The Easter Bunny was spotted crossing a field near Athlone this morning.
Saw him myself...wearing a St. Patrick's Day badge too, the cheeky little ****er.

That reminds me, must send him a Valentines card wishing him a Happy Thanksgiving.

pq0n1ct4ve8zf5 · 10-11-2017 09:50PM

Prefer a real tree so that limits it. Goes up around the 20th, down on the 6th. Holly and ivy on the 22nd.

Might have a few bits like advent calendars and that up before, and fairylights are a year round thing.

nice_guy80 · 10-11-2017 09:52PM

no wonder children are confused, and getting dumber it seems

xmas decorations in shops in October and going up in November

halloween stuff in shops in September

Tommy Ferguson · 10-11-2017 09:52PM

Purple Mountain wrote: »

That's depressing..

Maybe they have mental illnesses.

10-11-2017 09:56PM

When does Christmas Cake baking season start?

MadDog76 · 10-11-2017 10:03PM

We have a golden rule in our house ......... we put our Christmas Tree/Decorations up whenever the the f*ck we want and we don't give a sh*t when Xmas starts/ends for other people in their own homes ......... works for us!

10-11-2017 10:05PM

MadDog76 wrote: »

We have a golden rule in our house ......... we put our Christmas Tree/Decorations up whenever the the f*ck we want and we don't give a sh*t when Xmas starts/ends for other people in their own homes ......... works for us!

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server down · 10-11-2017 10:07PM

I keep internal winter lights (Not the tree or anything specifically referencing Christmas) around the house until Feb. Otherwise jan 7th is bleak.

RayM · 10-11-2017 10:35PM

One of my neighbours has had their decorations (including outdoor lights) up since at least Tuesday. At first I thought the lights were up for some other reason, but no, there is a Christmas tree in their front room. The lights are red and green though (as opposed to blue, which has become inexplicably popular in recent years), so at least they have some taste.

I won't be putting any up because bah, humbug.

splinter65 · 10-11-2017 10:37PM

Rubberchikken wrote: »

Up christmas eve and down st stephens day.
Long enough:D;)

In an ideal world! I know a woman whose children went to bed on Christmas Eve and woke up to find Santa had not only brought the presents but put up the tree too!
The excitement and joy was wondrous!

splinter65 · 10-11-2017 10:38PM

[Deleted User] wrote: »

When does Christmas Cake baking season start?

A few weeks ago, if you were doing it right.

splinter65 · 10-11-2017 10:44PM

Purple Mountain wrote: »

That's depressing..

They’re both at home all the time too.
Imagine all that...tat, lets be honest, all day every day for 9 whole weeks...and trying to keep 3 very smallies away from the baubles and the lights...

s15r330 · 10-11-2017 10:46PM

Write a note saying "take down that sh1te ye cnuts", tie it around a rock and fire it through the front window.

splinter65 · 10-11-2017 10:46PM

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

They have young kids the real magic of Christmas will pass in the blink of an eye

Let them enjoy it

Problem is the magic has totally disappeared long before Christmas Eve if the tree has already been up for 7 weeks

splinter65 · 10-11-2017 10:51PM

greenspurs wrote: »

I think it isnt anyones elses business ...
Does it really bother you that much? .
Why do a lot of people these days feel that they need to post trivial things (that cause no harm to anyone) just for a discussion....... :rolleyes:

I never said it bothers me at all.
Because it doesn’t.
Are you going around an internet chat room telling people what subjects they should and shouldn’t discuss ?
Would you not look for something else to do?
We don’t really need a prefect.

freshpopcorn · 10-11-2017 10:52PM

splinter65 wrote: »

Problem is the magic has totally disappeared long before Christmas Eve if the tree has already been up for 7 weeks

I think it really depends on the child. I was always obsessed with the magic of Christmas/decorations but the presents never did much for me!

10-11-2017 11:00PM

Here I am! The boards Christmas Grinch!

:pac:

Back in the day I would have kept the decorations up all year round. I absolutely loved them. My mam went all out with Santy figures and musical houses and gaudy tinsel everywhere. I can still smell the tree. The fire lighting and daddy untangling the lights while mammy gave instructions

Sure if people want to put their decorations up in September what harm.

5starpool · 10-11-2017 11:05PM

When I was a kid, the decorations went up around the 18th Dec, down on the 7th January. In recent years they have gone up about the 12th-15th and down the first couple of days of January. That will probably change a little now that I have a kid, but he's too young now to know anything. They certainly won't be up for more than 4 weeks though, that's madness.

Sue Pa Key Pa · 10-11-2017 11:38PM

I don't like Christmas and all decorations look cheap and nasty to me. People who normally wouldn't dream of mismatched cushions on their sofa blast every space in the house with gaudy tinsel, multi coloured lights and plastic figures. It has nothing to do with the religious aspect of the season, if that's their thing and I love when they get put away again.

MadDog76 · 11-11-2017 01:45AM

splinter65 wrote: »

Problem is the magic has totally disappeared long before Christmas Eve if the tree has already been up for 7 weeks

Not true at all ........... if anything, the excitement just builds and builds as the Big Day approaches.

MadDog76 · 11-11-2017 01:48AM

Sue Pa Key Pa wrote: »

I don't like Christmas ........

Stop reading your post at this point ...........

meeeeh · 11-11-2017 02:05AM

I enjoy Christmas and I look forward to it. But the tree goes up in the middle of December and down at first opportunity after 1st of January. Sometimes I wonder if not much else is going on in people's lives if Christmas is given such prominence for such a long part of the year.

splinter65 · 11-11-2017 02:09AM

meeeeh wrote: »

I enjoy Christmas and I look forward to it. But the tree goes up in the middle of December and down at first opportunity after 1st of January. Sometimes I wonder if not much else is going on in people's lives if Christmas is given such prominence for such a long part of the year.

Christmas, Easter, birthdays, communion/confirmation, Halloween.Bouncy castles and lavish cakes. A great big bag of cans in the garden.
The bits in between mean nothing.

markc1184 · 11-11-2017 02:11AM

There's a house around the corner from me and every year without fail their decorations go up on November 1st. I'd be sick of looking at them long before Xmas if it was my house.

Christmas decorations on November 9

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