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 always think 3 weeks doesn't seem very long to 'celebrate' Christmas considering how much it all costs!

(And no I don't have a tree or any decorations up yet)

@MissMarplesKnitting thank you for that quote, it is beautiful and sums up what I think my attitude to life is, I have screen shotted it.

Thank you :)

We went out to get our tree today. The 8ft inflatable christmas t-rex is out the front ready to go, and the snowflake projector is active on the big side wall that faces the road. Our tree is decorated, and most of the presents are sorted.

My life is not empty. I wonder if you're a bit dull and judgy, though?

I love the run up but day after Boxing Day I want everything gone

I have a full and busy life and love Christmas. We love everything about Christmas - your comments seems a bit judgemental

@caroloro I NEED a picture of your T-rex.

Ha e you ever considered that people get stuff ready early (even though Dec isn't early!) because they have so much else going on that they just want to be prepared? He's, I am going to be that person and say, this is me. My child is in hospital for the next 3 weeks so I want to have it all done so when he's home we can enjoy if for a week before he's back again, this plus 3 other DCs and a full time job and a wider family. Get over yourself!

If you take your tree down in boxing day you're just bloody weird imo. Even NYD. Christmas ends on Jan 6th.

My tree (all 2ft of it lol) went up yesterday plus lights, candles, tinsel etc. Really makes the room look cheerful, cosy and really welcoming on a cold, dull winter's day.

I take my decs down early on Boxing Day to, like someone up thread. Why? Because we travel down to Wales (6+ hours drive) to visit various family for several days. I don't wish to see any decorations, just a normal home, when I return exhausted, in new year. I'm all christmassed out by then.

My life is pretty full on, but I love Christmas and as soon as dec hits, I’m in full Christmas mode

It’s best not to worry yourself about how others celebrate Christmas or any other period of the year

My childhood wasn't the happiest - now that I have kids of my own I throw myself into Christmas because it's fun, because I want to give them what I never had, and because it helps to deal with the ghosts that haunt this time of year for me.

People who put their decorations up early are happier

I really don’t like decs going up in November, but December is fine. I can’t get my head round people taking them down on Boxing Day though 😱

My ex would have stopped us having any decorations up if he could, a total bah humbug prick.

DD is at home tomorrow and planning to put the tree up while the rest of us are out. Yes, we could do it closer to Christmas, but so what? It's not going to impact anyone else if we have ours up early.

I agree OP. They’ll all be taking their trees down on Boxing Day and making the rest of us feel guilty for trying to celebrate Christmas when it’s actually happening.

I agree OP. They’ll all be taking their trees down on Boxing Day and making the rest of us feel guilty for trying to celebrate Christmas when it’s actually happening

Err no. Ours will come down on 12th night, as always.

Err no. Ours will come down on 12th night, as always

Ditto

6th of January here.

I can’t stand Christmas stuff after Christmas- I want it gone couldn’t bear it hanging about in January looks tawdry just personal opinion though unlike op I don’t judge others negatively for doing things differently

My mum lives over 300 miles away and can't visit often as she's looking after her husband who's very ill.

She came for the week and we've had an early Christmas. My DC loved spending Christmas with her and she absolutely adored it.

If you want to celebrate earlier than others then go for it. Don't judge others.

I'm not sure if it's been mentioned but I follow a woman on Instagram who has a young daughter with complex and life limiting needs. She celebrates Christmas early because she doesn't know when her last Christmas with her daughter will be.

I can't believe people judge others when they've no bloody clue as to the why. Some people need to take the candy cane rammed up their ass out and enjoy the festive spirit.

As it stands I'd usually have a tree up now, because I enjoy Chritmas, but we're getting our carpets cleaned next weekend (baby sick adds a wonderful multi dimensional look to the carpet) and moving the furniture will be a ball ache enough, without an added tree.

Actually, my life is pretty empty and monotonous and hard fucking work.
So yeah my having my trees up (multiple) makes me bloody happy. So fuck you and fuck your opinions 😘

They’ll all be taking their trees down on Boxing Day and making the rest of us feel guilty for trying to celebrate Christmas when it’s actually happening

No because most normal folk don't care when others put up or take down their trees and decorations.

There will be people who have put up a tree a bit early to cheer themselves up in a difficult time.

I hope they don't see this goady original post.

I agree op!

Our tree goes up around 19th/21st and comes down 12th night.

I've bought all my presents but apart from writing cards, doing the odd bit of Christmas cooking for freezer, and sending parcels, I've too much else to pack in in the next fortnight before I even start thinking about Christmas proper!