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

Technically though the 12 days of Christmas are 25 Dec - 5 Jan. Though after Boxing Day people start asking "did you have a nice Christmas?"🤣

Wow. Mine is up for 3 weeks max, even at that I’m constantly hoovering! Absolutely no chance. We’ve still got Halloween to go yet!

A fine woman. I'm very much of her mind. My husband would be delighted if we didn't bothere at all, but he is the spiritual heir to Scrooge.

I personally say that Xmas crap in shops in August makes Christmas a let down IMHO. Plus working in retail doesn't help

Been to several countries in mainland Europe in Oct and saw very little or none at all in their shops.

If other countries can have little Xmas crap in Oct, why can't we?

Another thing that winds me up with Xmas are shops, including mine who play the same tired 40 songs to death. This is torture for the staff who try to zone it out, making us more tired. Then customers say "doesn't this music drive you mad?" Then I bloody hear it for the next hour.

No other time of year are so few songs played to death. Even going to a charity shop and look at a Xmas CD released 30 years ago and look at the listings of a 'new' one online. The only difference is Destiny's Child song has been replaced a certain paedo's Xmas song.

Even shoppers don't want the Xmas music. Retailers say it boosts the mood. No that theory died off many years ago.

What I don't get is the toy shop The Entertainer. CEO is a devout Christian so their shops are closed on Sundays, even the Sunday before Christmas. Yet they play Xmas music from 2nd week in Oct. As my friend went to visit The Entertainer about 11th Oct to buy something for her nephew's birthday a few days later. Heard Noddy shouting "IT'S CHRISTMAS!!!". My friend said NO ITS NOT.

Blimey what a palaver. She could have had, like, a birthday party?

Supermarkets are already selling the large tubs of Heroes, Celebrations and Roses...so Christmas must only be around the corner. 🎅

That tree will be so dusty by December! I thought I'd seen the earliest one when I drove past a house a couple of years ago that had theirs up at the end of September. I did tut loudly when I saw Christmas chocolates in Sainsbury's last week though...

Our local garden centre has set up its Christmas Grotto - wasn't open last weekend but looked ready to go!

We have a friend who has to work over Xmas. They have their office Xmas party in July and the local pub puts up an Xmas tree for them.

This must be a reverse 😁😉!

My influencer friend had to do this last year for a company. Was so funny to see.

School holidays ended here couple of weeks ago, as soon as the kids were back at school there was Christmas stock in the seasonal aisle in Morrisons, the mince pies aren't even making it datewise to October.

I'm sure there will be Christmas trees up shortly too.

Commercial Christmas comes quicker every year.

In fairness, last Christmas (don't sing it...don't go there) my mother was quite unwell...actually knocking on heaven's door (again....please don't sing it) so we put up her tree early - say late November.
Well, we kept the tree up past Christmas, and then I found some decorations to put on the tree for Easter (felt Easter Eggs and bunny rabbits and carrots and such like) and she had an Easter tree.

If someone is unwell, sometimes having Christmas early or having the tree up but dressing it for Hallowe'en or whatever might bring them some happiness.

I'm all for this type of simple enjoyment.

Mince pies in Tesco yesterday, told DH he couldn't have them until September.

Sunday it is then!

We once put our Christmas tree up in November, we were sick of it by Christmas Day. Can’t imagine having it up since August!

Racy December photoshoot for the annual personalised family calendar? Grandchildren beware.

But your explanation or any of the others re terminal illnesses etc explain the OUTDOOR decorations surely. Knock yourself out inside with decorations, turkey etc but it is deeply odd and bound to arouse comment when outside for the world to see and the neighbours to annoy.

Send them a Christmas card

Ok sorry I’ve been that crazy person once! My brother and his family live in Australia and we only see each other every few years. When our kids were all bit younger they had planned to come to us for Christmas 2020……. But obviously it was cancelled. When they finally were able to visit us in June 2022 the kids were all saying what a shame it was we missed Christmas together, that the cousins had never had a Christmas Day together etc.

So June 25th was Christmas Day at our house! I put up the tree, full on decorated one room in our house as a Christmas wonderland. I cooked a full Christmas dinner, the kids left out stockings for Santa and he came out just for us in June 😉 It was brilliant and the kids loved it.

Could they be doing something like that? Might go down again in a few days.

My parents put up Christmas tree and lights in the summer when my brother was going to be posted oversees over Dec and we had an early Christmas with presents and Turkey so he could be there for it. Maybe something like that?

That’s hilarious! I wonder why they’ve done that - please ask them OP. In our house the tree goes up second week of December and comes down January 2nd.
Btw: Costco has got loads of Christmas and Halloween stuff already

I know many people brought Christmas forward to celebrate with a family member whi had a terminal illness, often someone quite young. I wouldn't judge.

We walked past a block of students flats yesterday and there was a large Christmas tree in the foyer. I couldn't believe it and was bristling with indignation until DS pointed out the "for sale" sign beside it! 🤣