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Anyone else secretly hoping their neighbours put up their christmas decorations up now?

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mmsnet · 12/11/2025 17:40

I know i know its still november but its going quick and i dont want to wait till december to put my decs up but also dont want to be the first on my street 😅

Anyone else waiting for their neighbours to go first or just me?

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scalt · 12/11/2025 18:47

Why do you care about whether the neighbours have theirs up or not?

In my book, first day of Christmas is 25th December. But I put my decorations up early in Advent.

Bearbookagainandagain · 12/11/2025 18:46

My 3 yo definitely does 😂
He's asking if it's "Christmas yet" every day at pick up.

Topseyt123 · 12/11/2025 18:46

God no! Far too early for me.

I put my fibroptic Christmas tree up about a week before Christmas and will usually take it down on New Year's Day.

XWKD · 12/11/2025 18:45

You do you, as they say on the interwebz. I always leave it to the last minute.

calmag · 12/11/2025 18:41

For me it isn't christmas yet, I'll put mine up a week or two into december but if you want to put yours up now OP do it! Maybe your neighbours are wishing you would so they can join in?

Openmouthinsertfood · 12/11/2025 18:33

Much love to you @Seawolves I hope you all manage to enjoy a lovely Christmas all together. I'm so sorry what you are facing. 💕

I have had my tree and decorations up since September. I have all but two presents wrapped and under the tree. I have my Chriistmas magazines and fiction books, watch the Christmas shows on QVC, etc. I haven't put the outside lights up yet as I didn't want the neighbours thinking I'm nuts. 😂

Bigearringsbigsmile · 12/11/2025 18:33

Mine put them up on 6th Nov
I fuckingvhate it

It's not bloody Christmas!!!

WhatAKnob47 · 12/11/2025 18:32

I'm doing pursue next week. Hopefully, the kids will be back at school by then. The house os full of the lurgy at the moment.

Rozendantz · 12/11/2025 18:32

Dear Lord no! I've only just persuaded my neighbour to throw her bloody Christmas tree out from last year! It's been outside her sodding house for 10 months... I sincerely hope she's not planning her decorations any time soon!

RuncibleSpoons · 12/11/2025 18:31

No! We live in an utterly MC village. No-one goes early!

pippapipps · 12/11/2025 18:29

My next door neighbours put the tree and door wreath up on 1st November

Seawolves · 12/11/2025 18:28

I drove past a house in Oct that had a their lights and tree up outside, their car had tinsel around the roof rails, they always go early and it always makes me smile. This year I will be joining the early brigade as my little one is palliative and we have been warned that this might well be his last Christmas. If others want to judge our lights and decorations as naff or whatever then they can jog on, they have no way of knowing why we've gone early so can keep their judgements to themselves.

TeaBiscuitsNaptime · 12/11/2025 18:28

Yes but I don't feel at the stage where I want to go rooting them out either! Very nearly!

youalright · 12/11/2025 18:25

Luckyingame · 12/11/2025 18:24

Off topic, but looking at the title I thought
"Anyone secretly hoping your neighbours will put up ... their house for sale?" 😄

Now that would be a thread 😁

Luckyingame · 12/11/2025 18:24

Off topic, but looking at the title I thought
"Anyone secretly hoping your neighbours will put up ... their house for sale?" 😄

TooBigForMyBoots · 12/11/2025 18:09

mmsnet · 12/11/2025 17:49

lucky devil! are you going to put yours up soon or wait till december?

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Mine will go up on the 18th December. But I love that my neighbours go early. Gets me and DS out walking despite the cold and dark.

Put them up @mmsnet.Grin

Mytinyman · 12/11/2025 18:08

Mines been up since last friday. My neighbours put theirs up on the first 🎄🎄

LLJETO · 12/11/2025 18:07

We would normally put ours up this weekend but we’re getting work done in the house so it will be next weekend. Can’t wait!

Abra1t · 12/11/2025 18:05

No! I'd be bored stiff with Christmas if it started so soon. It's not the season yet.

WilfredsPies · 12/11/2025 18:01

I’ve seen a tree up already. Somewhere in Surrey.

It’ll be December for us but I’m tempted. I’d have mine up in September if I could.

Sasha07 · 12/11/2025 18:01

A house a few streets away from me has the big Santa/snowman inflatables up in their garden! Another further down from them still has Halloween inflatables up 🙈 I'm itching to make a start but it feels too soon.. definitely too soon for fricken massive inflatables on show anyway, atleast pretend to be holding back this soon, some people have no decorum 😁

I'll never be the first to have my tree up but I'll likely be a close second after the neighbours across the road do theirs 🤣
I'll be subtly bringing things out after the weekend, tree will be going up very late November/early December... But yes... My guilty pleasure with these dark evenings... is looking through people's windows as we're out in the car, seeing who's made an early start and what style they've gone for... I swear I'm not a creep... Ok maybe just a Christmas Creep.

TheDandyLion · 12/11/2025 17:59

A few on our street have them on already. I think it's lovely, I think of them as winter lights not Christmas lights.

Prelim · 12/11/2025 17:59

Don’t you want to enjoy autumn a bit longer? It’s not even winter yet! Surely any tree that goes up this early indoors will be bare come Christmas?

youalright · 12/11/2025 17:58

Yes im patiently waiting. I'm trying to hold of until December 1st but if other do before I will definitely follow

DontGoJasonWaterfalls · 12/11/2025 17:58

Nannyfannybanny · 12/11/2025 17:52

Opposite have got a Christmas tree in the window. Friends did outside lights today. Completely ridiculous, it's early November. Winter officially starts on the 21st December.. went out for lunch today, the cafe had chocolate nests with little sugar eggs!

You think that's bad? There are poppy wreaths at the local cenotaph; there's almost an entire year until November 11th 🙄