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?

@WhenSheWasBad

Tis a bit early but hey a little premature ornamentation never hurt anyone

'premature ornamentation' - I love this (the phrase not the PO ;)

Tbh, given how 2020 is panning out I'm completely supportive of people doing anything that makes them happy so long as it doesnt harm them or hurt others (or the environment). God knows good cheer is thin on the ground right now.

You are being unreasonable in the sense that someone putting up THEIR Christmas tree in THEIR house is SOD ALL to do with you! I personally will still be putting mine up at the start of December as always as I can only cope with a few weeks but seriously posts like this has to stop, it has no effect on you whatsoever what people do in their own homes

Yes - mine doesn't go up to 23:59:59 on Christmas Eve and then it stays up till 25 June because unlike all the people who put them up early, I'm not fed up with it by Boxing Day.

Seriously - I'd think it early, but it's none of my business. If it cheers someone up to get their tree out now, what's the problem?

@Todd6529

If it doesn’t affect you personally why do you care .Do what makes you happy and let other do the same .

This. Our dad left the Christmas lights up around the fireplace all year when we were kids, and this was long before people used lights all year round. People said ''Why are your Christmas lights up?''

Live and let live. It harms no one.

If they were trying to force you to do this in your own home, they'd be unreasonable, but in their place, why do you care?! Leave them to it. It won't hurt anyone.

Personally, I don't want Christmas decorations up until the end of November, at earliest, but I couldn't care less if someone else wanted theirs up year-round.

My advice would be to find something marginally more interesting to gripe about.

I’m tempted to put up Xmas decorations (inside) mid November. We usually put outside and inside first week of December. But it’s been such a bleak year and my little want is already smiling brightly at the ‘seasonal’ aisles in Tesco (Xmas stuff) and it’s like not anyone other than us will know or see it as Covid means no one as actually been in my house since March.

My husband says I’m crazy, but Xmas stuff out, closer to the end of the year, closer to the end of this shit??

I’ve had snarky comments about putting mine up in October. My DCs wanted a Harry Potter themed tree so we did it for Halloween as well as other Halloween themed trees, After I take the Halloween decorations off I let the DCs decorate them as they want, it keeps them happy, last year it was barbie dolls, soft toys, they used their dress up stuff for the smaller trees, they love doing it so why not let them until I put all the Xmas decorations up.

Mine goes up the first weekend of December, down around the 28th. Would I find it weird if my friend put her tree up now, yes I would but I also couldn't be arsed to be bothered by it. I find it more weird she took her Halloween decs down BEFORE Halloween

Yes I think it's stupid. How does Covid affect this? It hasn't even been Halloween yet, or bonfire might.

We are stating on November 1st year but we are doing a all home made dec apart from the actual tree so will spend the first 2 weeks making it all with DD then put up mid November.

I think it's a bit odd. And would drive me barmy having our tree up now.

But, I once persuaded my grandad to put the Christmas tree up in the middle of the summer holidays - just for something to do. It was fun and over 30 years later it still makes me smile at the memory.

If it makes someone happy to put the Christmas tree up - why not?!

So YABU to worry about other people doing it.

@garlictwist
You say people have lost the art of delayed gratification.

I agree and sometimes I'm guilty myself

Anyway, don't some people wish it could be Christmas everyday ?

I am tempted, for the first time ever, to put up some white lights between Halloween &, say, Easter. I feel the need for some light now.

But Christmas decorations / The Tree:
not till mid Dec and down again for Twelfth Night.

But, each to their own. I visited a friend once who kept hers up all year. My Mother 'cancelled' Christmas one year (Live Aid year) and we had no tree, gifts, special food (Church even). Just went for a walk!

Clearly she needs to put Halloween decorations on the tree.

I absolutely adore Christmas and I love seeing Christmas stuff in the shops from now/November-ish but I don’t get this at all; surely by the time it is actually Christmas, or even just December, the cosy, twinkly, sparkly loveliness is really starting to lose its impact.

But yes obviously it isn’t any of my business what other people do in their own home and when
🙄 It IS weird though.

I never would, but each to their own, and TBH now the clocks have gone back and it’s getting dark so early, I’d quite enjoy seeing a twinkly tree in anyone’s window. (As long as it wasn’t wearing those horrible garish blue lights, or any flashing ones.)

Is this even legal? I fear the Easter egg police may need to be redeployed.

I think it is way too early but each to their own. I would be fed up by Christmas day and worry that everything was too dusty.

After the events of this year, maybe putting the tree and decorations up earlier brings abit of festive cheer and joy? We will be putting ours up earlier then usual and I don't give a hoot what anyone thinks!

If there was ever a year for people to do what they want, this is it. I’d never have the tree and decorations up in January but others will because they want to. There isn’t a right or wrong.

You see OP, I find you putting your tree up in early December odd. We are traditional and it goes up the weekend before Christmas (although when I was young it was Christmas Eve but DH and DCs have pushed it earlier) and it stays up until 12th night.

Each to their own.

Meh...

Let people do what they need to do to get through this.

I wouldn’t do it but life is too short to worry about other people’s coping mechanisms.

I love Christmas but am American and I don't know anyone who puts up their decorations before Thanksgiving. Having that holiday right there really marks the start of the season. (It makes me despair you have imported Black Friday and not the lovely family dinner the day before here!)