To think it's ridiculous putting your Xmas tree up this early?

[weltonn]

I understand we've had a shit year this year, but I wouldn't dream of putting my Christmas tree up in October. I have a friend who has taken down the Halloween decorations and has now put the tree up. It hasn't even been Halloween yet?

What is getting me through this time at the moment is knowing that in just over a month it will actually be time to put the tree up and I'm really looking towards to getting new decorations and doing so.

AIBU here?

Well - maybe she's feeling down and she's not finding the Halloween decs particularly cheerful? Perhaps her xmas decs are giving her more of a lift? What does it matter really? It's all just a load of plastic tat at the end of the day. The date doesn't change that.

(To be honest i find 90% of commercial Halloween decs pretty depressing, miserable and manky.)

YANBU

Several of my single adult middle aged friends put their trees up this weekend. They are fed up and miserable so I don't begrudge them having a day enjoying themselves (and my Facebook feed is full of pretty trees) however none of them do Halloween.

Personally I'm waiting until advent Sunday as usual

“If it brings someone joy, and isn't harming anyone, why does the happiness need to be regulated, just because you wouldn't do it.”

This.
Somebody’s getting a bit of pleasure for putting their tree up. What do you want to do, knock on her door and insist she take it down? She made the decision to put her tree up because it made her happy. Don’t begrudge someone a bit of happiness.

I drove past a house one eve last week that had the whole caboodle going on.
Fairy lights round the windows, xmas tree in the window and a holly wreath on the front door.
I understand that some people love the whole xmas thing, but i mean, really???

It is very early and I wouldn't do it myself but on the other hand, who is it harming?

I used to work in Harrods (over a decade ago). They started playing Christmas tunes and having all the Christmas decs up after the October half-term. It used to drive me mad!

I really don't get the taking Halloween decorations down before Halloween thing?

If I had room, I would have a tree up all year and decorate it for different events/seasons. Easter, Diwali, Eid, Halloween... could be great fun.

I normally put mine up on the 1st December but this year going to wait until around the 10th and try and jam pack as much at home festivities in before Christmas, or else there's just to much time to fill

@Kolsch - I understand that some people love the whole xmas thing, but i mean, really???

What's wrong though? I mean why 'really'? Obviously they get a lot of pleasure out of having the decs up and like to start early.

For info. i don't do early decs because i get fed up with them and they get dusty. But i have zero issue with someone who feels differently.

I'm in the put it up on Christmas Eve camp but...before Remembrance Day...that's rather crass.

I won't be putting mine until December but if somebody wants their tree up for two months that's none of my business. It's not harming me.

I never understand why people put their trees up weeks before Xmas but insist on taking them down on Boxing Day makes no sense to me but each to their own

I get really fed up with seeing the dust on our Christmas decorations after only a few days!!!
God - our house must be filthy .

You clearly have made your mind up that its stupid so I don't see why you need to post here. I think that's stupid. Leave people alone and judge silently like a normal person.

I usually put up my tree by December 20th. I’d be fed up with it if it went up sooner. What other people do doesn’t bother me. It does amuse me that you can now buy fresh raspberries and Christmas puddings together in October.

I used to have a weekend job at a well known card retailer years ago and the first section of Christmas cards would go out at the end of August. We were all sick of Christmas by October. I really feel sorry for retail staff.

Each to their own. I think people need to do whatever makes them happy.

Yes, how dare someone do something, in the privacy of their own home that literally is no one elses business, to perhaps cheer themself up after this shitshow of a year?

I admit I am a Christmas nut but I am always perplexed at how much others hate on us. What difference does it make to you if I listen to Christmas music in August or watch Christmas films in September?

Why try to belittle and judge something that brings joy to others? You arent being forced to participate. YABVU

Ours is up at the children's request. It's been a joyless enough year for them. Why be miserable about it?

@Yesmate

Did she ask you to put it up for her? Did she say you had to put yours up? Is it anything to do with you? YABU it has no bearing on your life.

This

I guess if it makes them happy then why not.
On a normal year all the people that do Christmas early on the outside of the house causes my son great distress, he has asd and feels December is the only acceptable month for Christmas so I'm hoping not too many people extra will put lights up and things in the window, otherwise the routes we can take in and out of town will get even less.
But I accept that as something I have to work around rather than something other people should change. It is a total pain though, can't go in the shops with him from now on, most local attractions are out as well.

It's different to what you do, it's not ridiculous though. It's just a tree.

If I put my tree up now I'd be sick of the sight of it come December.

I often read this kind of comment t on threads about when people put their trees up. Please tell me OP, do you not like having a Christmas tree? Why is it something you would be 'sick of the sight of'?

I love the tinsel and sparkles and tend to put it up early and take it down late.

I find it odd that anyone cares tbh.