To think my neighbours win a prize for being the first people to

November isn’t much fun after Bonfire Night, so I don’t see what’s wrong with starting Christmas prep then. Plus of course it’s a well known fact that once we’re into October, time whizzes past at twice the normal speed, so if you’re a late starter, before you know what it’s 15th December and you’ve done sod all.

I used to work with a woman who loved Christmas so much she used to have a Christmas party with tree, lights, Christmas dinner and The Wizard of Oz on the TV each summer. She invited a few other Christmas fans from the office and it became quite a thing, with some of them holding their own summer Christmases too. Maybe one of them has moved to your street. They were, all of them, barking but harmless. I'd go over, ask if they have a spare mince pie and find out what's occurring.

I put a tree up in April every year for an event in May and it comes down in June. It cheers the place up no end. I would have a tree up all year round tbh.

"I really hope they don't keep it up for 4 months." "I feel like I'll be fed up seeing it by December"- because you're... baffled? Okay.

And I really couldn't give a shit whether someone considers "Christmas" to be 24 dec - 6th jan, or 1-25 december.

What's not under debate is that 30th August is not Christmas. And neither is September, October, or November.

My first thought was “ how do you dust aChristmas tree”. I am a sad person. ☹️

I was an extra on a Christmas movie, fake snow and everything (it's made from sort of biodegradable paper flakes). But we filmed in February, and it was at least fairly chilly.

People bang on about american-ism this and that but this is one place they have it spot on as their shops don't start pushing all the christmas tat until after thanksgiving which is last week in November. This is why I hate christmas so much, it has morphed into this massive consumerist tat fest which starts in september and lasts for 4 months. And yes, the same old music we've been hearing for 50 years. Urgh.

I'd love it if a neighbour did this, it would make me smile.

Being annoyed by it is weird, it doesn't impact you.

It’s true- from September on it’s the build up to Christmas in Filipino culture. Perhaps they have a visitor coming or relative and want to be hospitable. I think it’s lovely for those who enjoy it, but for myself the beginning of December is time enough. When I was a child we never started Christmas until 2 weeks before the big day.

Absolutely this! I once asked someone, who puts her tree up in November, if she knew when the first day of Christmas is. She hesitated and then said cautiously… “15 December?”. Completely flummoxed when I told her it’s Christmas Day. Then it’s all over these days with trees coming down on Boxing Day

A friend taught Nigella Lawson’s daughter Mimi years back, and apparently she was very funny about having to ‘come down the stairs on Christmas morning’, in the middle of a baking hot June day, with the sound person swearing about the sound of an icecream van coming in from outside.

Any of their family from a different country. But maybe some one in their family/relations is in bad health, and don't have much time. At least they are not been anti social yobs.

No Christmas till after Halloween for me! I am Irish and we have always done Halloween. Never bonfire night for somewhat obvious reasons!

But I did see a section in sainsburys the other day with mince pies and little Christmas puddings! I suppose it isn't that far away.

It's still summer to me though. I'm not ready for autumn yet, let alone Christmas

To the pp charity shop volunteer, at least two charity shops in our town have their Christmas cards out already. They say if they keep them until later they lose sales.

It can't make them that happy if they were arguing about it!

Some of the TV Christmas specials are filmed in May or June.

A late family friend was a runner for a few TV shows for the BBC. The audience of these were told to wear something festive, esp those shows where the camera sometimes pan on the audience.

"Ugh why would you put it up this early"
"I'd get so sick of it by the time christmas comes"

You do all realise this is why free will exists?
These people are happy. Their tree makes them happy. They won't get bored of it.
They're not hurting anyone.
They're not making you put your tree up.
They're not inviting you round to sing carols in front of the tree.

I don't see the problem here.

Someone I know keeps her Christmas tree up all year... was very odd going round for a meeting in July and seeing it all lit up in the corner of her living room.

Went to The Range in mid July and had Halloween crap in there already.

Thank you! She was indeed a fine woman in many ways!

We get requests for these all year round. Yet these are associated with Xmas. Though if you visit a supermarket with an area with a high proportion of Muslims, supermarkets bring these tubs in for Eid which the start date of Ramadan - which Eid follows after that starts 10-12 days earlier each year. This year Ramadan started on 10th March. Next year its 28th Feb. 2026's will start mid Feb etc.

Don't start on the shrinking tubs. Celebrations' tubs are very small. Soon the boxes will be bigger than the tubs.

Go over, ring the door bell and belt out a few Christmas carols.
YABU for not joining in with the Christmas cheer