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When is too early?

ene

i really want to put up my christmas tree this weekend or next weekend but my oh is totally against it... when do my fellow christmas lovers put their trees up?

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Whispered

leahyl wrote: »

But you're "doing something Christmassy" by being on here talking about it

Eh yeah, but I'm not in my fluffy Christmas socks so it doesn't count

leahyl

Whispered wrote: »

For us, the first weekend in December is normally christmas tree weekend. We usually make a big deal of it, bring the doggies for a long walk, go have lunch, go to the newbridge silver shop to choose one new decoration then pick up a tree on the way home. Light a big fire, put on some Christmassy songs, open some wine and put the tree up then order a takeaway. Not sure how it'll happen this year though, maybe we will develop some new traditions definitely will have to get a fake tree this year anyway.

Anything before December I would worry we would get fed up of the tree before Christmas. I resist doing anything Christmassy until that weekend then throw myself into the thick of it. Can't wait!

But you're "doing something Christmassy" by being on here talking about it

Whispered

For us, the first weekend in December is normally christmas tree weekend. We usually make a big deal of it, bring the doggies for a long walk, go have lunch, go to the newbridge silver shop to choose one new decoration then pick up a tree on the way home. Light a big fire, put on some Christmassy songs, open some wine and put the tree up then order a takeaway. Not sure how it'll happen this year though, maybe we will develop some new traditions

definitely will have to get a fake tree this year anyway.

Anything before December I would worry we would get fed up of the tree before Christmas. I resist doing anything Christmassy until that weekend then throw myself into the thick of it. Can't wait!

Loughc

leahyl wrote: »

Must plan my day off for the 28th now - get up early and do a big clean of the house from top to bottom, then get the decs down from the attic and start making the house look like Christmas threw up on it :pac:

Hey that's my plan! :pac:

Along with sampling McDonald's Festive Menu and buckets and buckets of sweets and treats haha!

leahyl

Must plan my day off for the 28th now - get up early and do a big clean of the house from top to bottom, then get the decs down from the attic and start making the house look like Christmas threw up on it :pac:

Into The Blue

I'm thinking toy show in the back ground, and us putting up the tree will be nice..

Plenty of time to get into the spirit that way before it all has to come down..

Eeden

Dozen Wicked Words wrote: »

Our tree usually goes up first couple of days of December, might even push it to 30th November this year the way the weekend falls. As usual, it will have way too many lights, tinsel and decorations. Nothing even the slightest bit classy about our tree and I love it.

No such thing as too many lights!!

Alf Veedersane

I love Christmas.

I get all the presents sorted early so I can soak up the atmosphere in town when the decorations are up and everything is in full Christmas swing.

But I try to avoid it until after the 8th of December or after because it makes the short time it's there all that bit more special to me.

I don't want decorations and the tree to have blended in with everything else by the time it gets to the last week or two before Christmas.

Loughc

Dozen Wicked Words wrote: »

As usual, it will have way too many lights, tinsel and decorations. Nothing even the slightest bit classy about our tree and I love it.

They are the BEST kind of trees though

Dozen Wicked Words

Our tree usually goes up first couple of days of December, might even push it to 30th November this year the way the weekend falls. As usual, it will have way too many lights, tinsel and decorations. Nothing even the slightest bit classy about our tree and I love it.

Loughc

My neighbour has their decorations up since yesterday! It's not too early for them!

I'm still waiting until the end of the month to do it. I love christmas but the decorations lose their spark if they are left up too long.

Not too early to go decorations shopping though

Loughc

Posy wrote: »

We've got it!!!

Waiting for the thread here :P

DEFTLEFTHAND

I want to get a real tree this year so I'm thinking of waiting till mid December, I'm afraid of it starting to wither, I need it looking good up until New Years for a party I'm planning.

kitten_k

So had planned to put mine up the last Saturday night in November but heard today that my Aunts birthday party is on that night.

So just need to decide if it goes up the Saturday before now or the Saturday after.

Posy

Posy wrote: »

Definitely!
I'm going to wait until we get a second tree in here though.

We've got it!!!

ene

i feel i waited long enough!

only 47 sleeps to go

StripedBoxers

I'm not sure when we're (I mean me) putting up the tree, I've said it to the mammy so hopefully she is agreeable. I've suggested the weekend of the toy show, so hopefully she'll say yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.

Toto Wolfcastle

I don't put the tree up until the 8th of December or whatever weekend falls around that time but I don't mind seeing Christmas stuff in the shops before Halloween. The way I see it is that it doesn't affect me that shops are selling Christmas things in any way so how could it bother me?

Deenie123

Eeden wrote: »

I've been hearing people complaining about "Christmas starting earlier every year" since I was a kid - in the 60s!! If that were true, we'd be having year-round Christmas by now. In fact, it seems to me that in the last three or four years, it seems to have been "starting" even later than usual.

Ah in fairness, most places used to have the decency to wait til after Halloween to start on the Christmas stuff. Now it appears that all bets are off and mid-October is fair game for lights to go up (albeit not necessarily on), decorations sneaking into shops and general Christmas prep to begin.

I'm a big fan of Christmas - I love Christmas but it's a holiday at a particular time of year, not a year round event. Even I find it gets too drawn out and I'm fed up with it by the start of January if everything has started too soon. Starting mid October means that Christmas affects 25% of the year! Part of what makes Christmas special I think is that it is only once a year.

Loughc

leahyl wrote: »

I've just put in for an annual leave day in work for the 28th November....:)

Snap!!!

leahyl

I've just put in for an annual leave day in work for the 28th November....:)

amen

Dec 8th is the tradition in our house. If its a week day I take come home early from work and we go get it and put it up with our children. It comes down on the 7th Jan.

My oh isn't really into the Christmas tree so if I left it to her it would be up on the 24th and down on the 26th

shelly22

Wow the first christmas tree of 2014, I'm really excited now

Posy

Definitely!
I'm going to wait until we get a second tree in here though.

Loughc

kitten_k wrote: »

Must be time for a show us your christmas tree 2014 thread now that they have started going up.

Yes 100% I came in just to suggest the same thing!

kitten_k

Must be time for a show us your christmas tree 2014 thread now that they have started going up.

SMJSF

........ Is it bad that I've possibly kinda maybe could have put up the tree this evening? :O

And yes, they are wrapped presents under the tree.... More to be done!! And I've more decorations to be gotten!

rsl1976

I like to have my tree up for The Toy Show so this year it will go up on the 28th November. Would feel odd watching it without ðŸ˜Š

Thewife

kerry4sam wrote: »

One beautifully decorated Christmas Tree hit my fb newsfeed this afternoon , not too early for some people.

You are so brave !! I would just LOVE to put mine up but my husband would have me certified !!! Pretty please post a picture for us

Eeden

I don't mind hearing the Christmas ads/music, etc. from the beginning of November, but I won't put up the tree till well into December; not from any anti-Christmas feeling, but because I like a real tree.

I've been hearing people complaining about "Christmas starting earlier every year" since I was a kid - in the 60s!! If that were true, we'd be having year-round Christmas by now. In fact, it seems to me that in the last three or four years, it seems to have been "starting" even later than usual.