Christmas Decorations already up

[Kpo58]

I keep seeing people with their outside of their houses already covered in Christmas lights and decorations and some people already have a Christmas tree up.

AIBU to think that this is way too early and taking the magic out of Christmas (exceptions only given for people with someone in their family that won't live long enough to see Christmas this year)?

Each to their own, but I’m hiding this thread before my Christmas crazed teen sees it.

I absolutely love Christmas. I'm talking over the top stuff. Special bedding, loads of decorations, special trips to Christmas markets. The whole nine yards.
But I absolutely hate it when people start putting stuff up too early! Since having kids we put them up on December 1st and even that feels early to me. By the time Christmas day arrives the magic has become mundane.

I think it’s none of your business.

We usually put our decorations up in November. Why? Because the first Xmas after ex-H and I separated my daughter asked if we could so she could have plenty of time to enjoy them at weekends.

It’s now one of our traditions and doesn’t take any of the magic out of Christmas for us, rather adds to it. I love it.

I put mine up the first weekend in December but I take them down Boxing Day, I've had enough then lol.

Too early, I think you get Xmas fatigue before the 1st!

I've almost come to terms over the years with Christmas happening and being over before it's actually Christmas, but decorating now is ridiculous.

One of my Facebook friends posted a picture of her tree going up today. I thought it was a bit early, I once did it 29th or 30th November because that was the weekend, but generally I like to wait for December.

Just like the Halloween is begging threads, these threads pop up at this time of year. I never understand why it bothers some people so much what others do to decorate their own homes and gardens. And I don't understand the "it spoils the magic of Christmas"... its not them that's putting their decorations up so how is their magic being "spoiled"?
So no OP it might take the magic out of your Christmas if you put them up just now but it's not hard to think others think differently. Going up the loft to get them down today actually. It won't spoil any magic and no I don't get fed up with by the tine Christmas Day comes either!

Some people can't wait for anything.
Now we have Christmas eve boxes and elf on the bloody shelf too.
I'm sick of it by the end of November.

It's not that early. Just one month and one week until Christmas.

I will put mine up on Nov 30th, so they're ready for the start of advent.

Classy.

My friend has had hers up since November 1st! Not for me, I'm a December 4th person (day after my birthday), but it clearly makes her happy. I can't get worked up about what other people do around Christmas. Christmas is about family, if your family want to have decorations up all year round then so be it. What other people do won't take the magic out of your Christmas OP, you make your own magic.

I never understand why this bothers people so much. Everyone's situation is different and everyone chooses to celebrate differently.

For example, I have friends who put them up early because they have family visiting from Australia late November/early December and they want to be able to have a proper Christmas with them.

I also have friends who have two different cultures in their household and will spend some time celebrating Christmas and some time celebrating their other respective faiths.

I also have friends who only have limited access to their children so want to make the most out of their weekends with them in the run up to Christmas.

How does it actually affect your daily life in any way? If it's just about the 'magic' of Christmas, make your own magic.

I couldn't be doing with it on our house yet but, with it being as dark as early as it is now, I think it cheers the place up a bit when other people do.

It doesn't take long before you cease to take much notice of your surroundings.

When I was a child we would get our Christmas tree just before Christmas and decorate it during the day on Christmas eve. Everyone in my large family would do their bit and my mum would be baking mince pies on Christmas eve and we would be wrapping presents.

It was a bit chaotic with lots of people dropping in and eating a good chunk of the newly cooked mince pies but it was exciting.

The only bit of preparation that was carried out well before was the making and stirring of the Christmas cake and puddings.

It felt like Christmas because it was Christmas for such a short time, now it's everywhere by mid October. By the actual day all the decorations are just part of the background.

My neighnour usually have theres up by now(not this year though) and than down by boxing day which i think.is very odd but each to their own mine usually go up around the 18th, 19th of December and down after new year

When we were kids we'd put the tree up 12 days before Christmas and take it down 12 days after Christmas, but I don't like having the tree up for so long after Christmas, so always take it down on Boxing day, so the house is clear for New Year. As such, I put it up earlier, so we have it up from December 1st to 26th, which is about the same length of time.

I will slowly start putting things up in the next week as I like to have the house fully decorated by the 1st of December. However, I did consider putting the exterior lights up sooner, as our street is very dark.

I don’t really care, as it’s other people’s business how they celebrate. but I feel as though people are decorating earlier and earlier each year, and I do find it really odd - I wonder if as a society we’re losing more and more of our patience and self-control.

We've put our outside lights up, they will be switched on when the town ones are turned on. Coloured lights will come down after Christmas, but our white 'winter lights' stay up until Feb half term at least.

I think after bonfire night is fine. Let people enjoy themselves.

It's not for me I barely tolerate them being up for a week tbh. I've seen quite a few houses trimmed up when walking the dog of an evening though, first one I saw was October 26th.....now that is early!

Some put outside decorations up now while the weather is still good enough to do so.

I have a friend who loves Christmas and puts all the decorations up towards the end of November, a bit early in my opinion, but OK. What I find odd is that she always, always takes down the decorations down before New Year! Far too early to take them down.

Our Christmas stuff coming down from the loft totally depends on the free weekends we have.

That means it came down this weekend.

I'm not having boxes all over the hall so it will start going up this week for sure. My cleaner is doing a massive spring clean next weekend so the house will look like one of Santa's helpers sharted all over it by 25th November...

The lights go up again depending on the free weekends and the weather.... switch on will be 1st December.

I think if you suffer with Christmas fatigue, put your decs up late and take em down early.

If, like our family you absolutely love the season and all it stands for (whether religious/goodwill/being with family/charity and volunteering, or just crap loads of tinsel... etc)... then glitter the shit out of November... December... January...

Just do you.

Not a bloody clue why people get vexed about other people's enthusiasm...