What's you 'now i know it's Christmas' trigger?

[wibblyjelly]

Mine are hearing The Pogues Fairytale of New York on the radio, and when they have the sachets of gingerbread lattes for sale in the shops, so I can make them at home.

[BettyFocker]

The Coca-Cola Christmas advert!

[MrsPresley]

Whe I'm up town and hear the Salvation Army band

[MissLurkalot]

Going to the Country Living Christmas Fair

[Lagoonablue]

Polar Express on telly.

[MrsLindor]

Usually when I watch "Fanny Craddock cooks for Christmas", but I watched it really early this year so it didn't really hit the festive spot.

Probably this year it'll happen when I go Christmas shopping day with DH.

[mamalovebird]

DHs birthday. It's on the 4th December so that needs to happen before I get festive.

Not that it stops me buying pressies, I'm all ready :)

[DillydollyRIP]

Our local christmas light switch on and late night shopping.

[EhricLovesTheBhrothers]

Fairy tale of New York is a very significant sign for me, also when the tree goes up.

[MissHJ]

Probably the 1st of December when I put the tree and decs up. I do have most of our presents and christmas things for December put away but none of it comes out until the 1st

[SouthernOne]

when the Christmas Radio Times comes out

[JingleSpud]

being able to go late night shopping with the christmas music on in shops

[fanjoforthemammaries7850]

When it's December. CbA with all the Christmas nonsense just now

[thatsn0tmyname]

When we break up school for the hols

[Methe]

Elf.

[SteveBrucesNose]

Christmas trees up and carols on in hotels. Usually reasonably well into December before that happens here, as it's a Muslim country.

And usually our wedding anniversary which is mid-Dec is when we start being Christmassy at home, but I'm away for most of the time between anniversary and actual Christmas so it'll have to be early this year

[Stupidhead]

Fenwicks window!

[OutThereLil]

One year I ignored Christmas so long it was upon me before I knew it and I was very unprepared.

Now its Christmas as soon as D2's birthday is over. That's mid November. Seems early but I would never get everything done if I didn't accept it early and get my arse in gear.

One day the DC will be grown and moved out and then I can go back to blissfully ignoring it until the 20th Dec

[elsbethy]

The Coco Cola advert or the Radio Times. I've not seen either yet.

Our town have turned on their lights already, and that's too early even for me!

[Hairylegs47]

Fenwicks window too!
I'm going home next week, is it up yet??

As a kid I though it was always there, I was very sad when I found out it wasn't

[AggressiveBunting]

red cups in Starbucks. The return to the normal ones when you get back to work in Jan is such a downer.

[Hairylegs47]

For those who don't know
thebwd.com/the-enchanted-forest-window-displays-at-fenwick-newcastle-by-one-world-studio/

[HelloItsMeFell]

I live outside the UK and I have two children who are young adults who live in the UK. I know it's Christmas when I see them walk through the arrivals lounge of the airport, mid-December when they fly out to be with us for two weeks.

I'm counting down the days now.

[Mostlyjustaluker]

Newcastle fenwick window is up. I have no dc so normally go past on a night out but they did not have the lights and sound on after closing this time.

[Stupidhead]

It is up Hairy! Alice in Wonderland

[disneymum3]

The first time I see the coca-cola advert in December. It doesn't count if I see it in November. But the first time I see it in December, then I know it's Christmas.