To think your life must be pretty empty if you're celebrating Christmas already?

[MerryMarigold]

Maybe it's me, but I think 2 weeks before Christmas and one week after, is ample time to have your tree/ lights up, be watching Christmas films (if you're that way inclined), listen to Christmas songs, have Christmas nights out/ dress up in Christmas jumpers etc. This weekend my Facebook has been inundated with 'Look at my lovely tree' statuses and today I've just driven past about 30 Santas power walking, my kids are begging me to get a tree up (which will be dead by Christmas). I just think you need to enjoy life now and not always be looking forward to the next celebration.

AIBU and a miserable git, or do i have a point?

I guess the bottom line is, say someone's life is quite empty would you rather they emptied it more so as not to irritate you?

@OftenHangry @Amibeingnaive

Here he is. He looks great in the dark as he has lights inside too. His name is Santa Claws. We're just round the corner from the primary school, most of the school buses pass our house and the kids love him. We also get people slowing down, tooting, taking pics, and generally smiling.

I think its nice to enjoy all of December with the beautiful xmas decorations. I still have not managed to put mine up, but I certainly will do the next few weeks. Also, my kids absolutely love decorations and Christmas. Don't be such a holiday grinch! Also, some people suffer the winter blues (me included) and the decorations cheer me up. From jan to end of March I find it so hard and miserable in this country! Wish there was something to celebrate every month until spring!

Wanted to add, I do like living here...its just the gloomy winter weather that starts to get to me. I don't mind the cold, just that dark grey and constant rain that gets to me.

I am actually dead inside and love to see people’s Christmas trees up, whenever they want to put them up. The earlier the better.
Try not to be judgemental or care what others do.
That really is life changing

We did our last bit of Xmas shopping this weekend, went round to grandparents to do Xmas baking, went to see Santa and a local village Xmas party and then put the Xmas tree up on Sunday evening. Next weekend we have Scout party, 2 pantos and a kids birthday party, the weekend after we have a theatre trip and a trip to a local outdoor Xmas light event. The weekend before Xmas my DD is with her Dad. This was a good space this weekend to put the tree up and it is a nice backdrop to the rest of the months' Xmassy activities.

Caroloro that is wild (in a good way!) (Lovely house too!)

It's entirely up to people what they do. I personally think that if you celebrate it so far in advance, it turns a magical few days into a rather more mundane month.

I can still remember the excitement when I was a child, of decorating the tree and house a couple of days before Christmas, culminating in waking up Christmas morning and feeling a present laden pillowcase at the bottom of my bed.

Well I have no family and no Christmas plans and won't be putting up any kind of tree or decoration.

So you could say that my life is quite empty and thus disproving your theory!

I love the whole season, lights, decorations (some of which date back 100 years), family visits and traditions (secret family trifle recipe only known to me now as older females in family now gone). Making new traditions with my own children now. I love it all, to quote the wonderful Andy Williams "It's the most wonderful time of the year.

So I will wish you all a very Merry Christmas.....🎄

@Caroloro

Your Christmas T-rex is WONDERFUL! 😍🦖😁

I think I am in love with him.

His face! So cute!

And your little blue cottage is adorable. Are you in Wales?

Well my family had our big Christmas get together (like another Christmas Day) last Saturday (1st) because it was the only weekend in December we were all free. So surely we were celebrating Christmas already because our lives are so full!

🎄Today I went to Outpatients, the often silent, slightly depressing atmosphere in the waiting area was quickly dispelled by the cheery chat of people putting up a Christmas Tree. As we, mostly elderly, Outpatients joined in with advice, descriptions of our own trees, and memories of Christmas past. There was soon a friendly seasonal atmosphere. After our appointments we admired the decorated tree which uplifted spirits in a corner of the hospital.🎄
🎄Too early? No! Just at the right time!🎄

🎄To answer the original question:
Marigold - I think maybe it IS you! 🎄

YANBU OP, it is December, not Christmas.

Each to their own though.

My kids go away with their dad on the 10th and return on the 23rd.

when do you suggest we get a little bit festive and have a bit of Christmas fun before they are away for 2 weeks?

Why does it matter how people celebrate? You do you and let everyone else do them.

I think by prolonging Christmas you devalue it. By Christmas most kids are blasé if they have been “ celebrating “ for 6 weeks !
So for me the tree goes up a week before and comes down before New Year.
And btw I LOVE Christmas 🎄!

Wow, you sound like a miserable turd!!
YADBVU!!
I think your life must be way beyond empty if you worry so much about other being being happy and celebrating Christmas.
Scrooge!

I think by prolonging Christmas you devalue it

No devaluing here. You obviously find it devaluing to celebrate longer but not everyone feels like that.

Hi, gonna jump in as a parent of an autistic son, Christmas for us starts as early in December as it can as he just obsesses over it, then the tree comes down one or two days after Christmas Day. It’s all about magic for him, which in turn is magic for us to see. So there we go. My life is not empty Thankyou, you seem a bit over invested on what other people choose to do regarding their own personal Christmas. I might just have a mince pie now. Bah humbug to you.

There will never be an agreement on this topic. Personally I haven’t got decorations up yet although sometimes I put them up on the 1st this year I’m getting a real tree so getting it a week later to try and preserve it until Christmas. I have enjoyed some Christmas songs though. Generally in my opinion once it’s december all bets are off for Christmas celebrations. Before December I’m a total grinch and don’t want to know. We sometimes take the decorations down on the 27th though as it’s my son’s birthday on the 28th and we give him the choice of whether he wants the Christmas decorations up still or not. Doesn’t mean I don’t have a life, it reflects very little about my life actually. I also don’t care what other people do to celebrate or decorate. Their lives their business.

We have a fun filled festive December, so yes tree up Saturday, roses chocs are out, watched nativity and Elf ....
The children are at primary school and this week are practicing their carols, nativity etc so it seems the right time.
Agreed with earlier post so on NYD we take it down.
I think your a bit Bah Humbug.

You sound very judgemental.

Get on with your own life and mind your own business.

Seriously ? Who gives a flying fart about what you think ?
We don’t have our tree up yet but if I did then I wouldn’t give a shite what grumps like you thought .. an empty life indeed, how ironic..

Why do you care what anyone else does? Life is too fucking short!

My tree is up. It's been up since a week gone Sunday, mainly it's because it's the only full day that DH and I have had free together with our son to do it. I've been buying presents since August, most of them now wrapped, tagged and bagged.

So far, we've visited Christmas markets, done a 'search for santa' trail, visited Fenwicks Christmas Window, Watched Christmas movies, wrote my christmas cards out, started Elf on the fucking Shelf, made christmas crafts with my son, spent a bit time battling the mental crowds in the Town, got tangled in christmas lights, ate the celebrations that I'd bought as a gift and will have to rebuy, but I don't care! Life is too damn short to worry about what other people think, or to judge other people's life choices,.............. Smile & let it go, tis the season to be jolly after all!

My son is 9. I fear this may be his last year of 'believing' but I'm holding on to as much magic as possible for as long as I can.

I'm not putting the tree up this year as we have two kittens. They would wreck it. Plus there's only me and other half and we don't buy each other Christmas presents as he's shite at present buying.