Do you or know anyone who buys entire new Christmas decs and other stuff each year

Yes I do. I didn't vote though as I feel it's a bit unreasonable to be telling her off.
I suspect she has nothing in the house of sentimental value. I feel it's a bit sad and possibly part of OCD in that they can't stand having any additional clutter around. They'll be given to charity in the new year.
Glad to see it's less common than I thought.
I like getting my old decs out but I know my teen would quite enjoy choosing new ones.

My mum passed away this year, and ive realised her Christmas decorations (of my youth) are lost; I'm mortified. Its such a big part of Christmas 🎄

I have changed the themes over the years but have kept what I don’t use so if I want to play around each year I can.

We have two trees. One is stuff that is all memories that we have (well I have!) been collecting over the years some of which goes back to the first tiny tree I bought the first year I was living with now DH back in 1988. And we have moved around the world a bit so have things bought in each country we lived in.

I also bought stuff that suited each rented house and have kept a lot. And I try to use most of it. To the point where last year I got completely overwhelmed by it all and am determined to pare it all back this year. It’s all coming down from the loft early next month and I’m going to sort through it all.

Friend of mine does, she has a new colour theme each year. She makes most of her stuff and buys a real tree.
I don't know what happens to be old, out of favour, decorations.

We have a prelit tree that used to belong to my ILs. Plus some of their decorations, andI also I usually buy a few on my travels each year, so our tree is covered in memories. I have tree decorations from all over the world.

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your user name at play I feel.

We do this too, it’s always lovely getting the decorations out and remembering the trips we’ve taken 😊

I stand corrected! 😂

I buy a new tree every year, real tree, my decorations though, oldest goes back around 40 years! We also buy one new tree decoration each Christmas

I think this is one of those MN things that doesn't happen in real life, but MN posters are convinced it does, which allows them to feel superior and brag about their eco/traditional/moneysaving credentials.
See also Christmas 'tat' such as bedding, which MN posters are convinced is bought new every year (it isn't)

I don’t buy everything new from scratch every year, but I do add to the collection every year. There’s an amazing garden centre half an hour or so away, and they do incredible Christmas displays, lots of different themes etc. Every November my mum and I spend a day there (Inc lunch etc and a walk around the grounds nearby) and buy some new decorations. It’s lovely!

Think of the extra storage you'd gain thom. Just undecorated the tree, box it up and send it to the local charity shop! Heaven. Except for the special tree decorations, I'd happil5do this if I could afford it

I do, but then I’m rich.

Taking out the same decorations every year is a huge part of the charm and magic of christmas for me. These days I'll buy a couple of new baubles each year that are to do with things we did during the year (this year I'm on the lookout for a flamingo, which is tough, and a drumkit, which is tougher!). But the vast majority of the decorations are old friends.

A friend of mine used to. She had a different colour theme every year. Her home situation was awful and I think she felt if they had the picture perfect Christmas then life would get better. It never did until she left.

I have the same decorations for years. And I have inherited my mothers who had some of her mother's so some of the stuff on my tree is from the 1930s . My friend has an artificial tree and every couple of years redecorates with a new theme including cushions , etc.

I may buy one or two new additions and that’s not every year. Can’t stand the ‘clutter’ that’s has to be stored after Christmas.
@takealettermsjones i would do that but I find it wasteful in a way too. I’m thinking the next house we get (currently house hunting) we get one of those companies to come and hook all lights, outdoor decoration, etc and when Christmas rolls around you just push a switch and everything is on; the rest of the year is off and the way they put it is not visible. Just have to replace any burnt bulbs once in a while.

No as I feel like the decorations hold memories. We biy a few new bits each year, maybe spend 150 to 200 a year on new stuff and make memories choosing new bits. But build on the old bits.
I used to love getting the old bits out of the loft as a child, memories of christmases past hidden in each box.

Yes, exactly the same.

For years now I have made a point of buying a new decoration every year from somewhere we have been on holiday. So now decorating the tree is a real trip down memory lane as we remember all these places be we have been on our travels.

I'm glad to say that I don't know anyone who does this. I certainly don't. What a dreadful waste, both of money and of stuff going to landfill. Not at all environmentally friendly!!

I have one fibroptic Christmas tree 🎄 that I now just get out, fluff up, plug in and switch on. We do have another bag of old baubles and decorations (some made by the DDs when they were in infant school) that we sometimes get out. Surely that sort of thing is part of the fun of the run-up to Christmas??

I do yes although I think it is the same tree but she has a theme every year with decorations cushions scatter throws and plates and glasses she donates most of it to different charities, but what an absolute faff.

It's all about tradition in my family. Though one tradition is to buy 1 new thing every year. Can be just a toy for the tree or bigger.
One sister has all of the tree toys we grew up with, including a very dainty 64 year old ballerina (who used to be tied to the top of the tree, with lamenta round her leg).

My boss does this, the price is ridiculous, as in 10k plus every year

I love decorating my house (with ancient decs ) the way I like it and I’d hate someone else with their own ideas to do it.

We have a “real” tree so get a different one each year but have substantially the same baubles, etc. we sometimes buy a couple of new things - I like the Chinese dragon ones in John Lewis at the moment.