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Original poster

In thinking that its way too early to put your Christmas tree Up??

125 replies

IfYouCouldWouldYou · 04/11/2009 16:27

Or has anyone got thiers up already?

Coming back from school today i happened to notice someone near me has thier tree up, i could see it through the window.

It seems to be getting earlier and earlier each year at this house.

If any of you have started with christmas decorations by now, I would be interested to know what reason you have for doing so [nosy emoticon]

As i myself would be absolutely sick of the thing by christmas day never mind into new year. Beginning of December is early enough for me if i can be bothered, But do aim to have it up by the 25th

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NowtonTelly · 04/11/2009 16:28

The local shops are starting to get theirs out, but haven't seen one in a house yet!

When we were kids we put on up about 10 days before Christmas. Me and DH put them up on the first weekend in December now. Deffo getting earlier in general.

Hulababy · 04/11/2009 16:31

Madness to have it up now. As DD tells me when she sees the Christmas stuff in shops: it hasn't even been Bonfire night yet!

Our tree goes up mid December. We will be away the weekend before Christmas this year, so will go up weekend before.

If I put a tree up now it'd be dead before the Christmas season had even started!

lissielovessparklers · 04/11/2009 16:32

I wish I could do it now (am a bit fed up and knackered by December, but yes, bit too early even for me!

OldLadyKnowsNothing · 04/11/2009 16:32

Oh gawd, we usually wait till just before Xmas, but then we're not very Xmassy people. We've had an outdoor tree the past few years, mostly because we have a very large yard (rural livers) and I can't be arsed with the needles. And we have cats, who might just find baubles attractive!

It's a bit early, though.

lissielovessparklers · 04/11/2009 16:36

we put ours up at beginning of dec (around the 5th) and when ds in in bed, dh and I open the mulled wine that we should've been saving for Christmas eve, and wrap the presents!

TrillianAstra · 04/11/2009 16:39

December!

crokky · 04/11/2009 16:41

I have not got my tree up, but it will be going up sometime in November (fake one obv).

DB and SIL will be away on Honeymoon for the whole of Dec so we are having an early Christmas with them before they go in addition to our christmas at the proper time .

Anyway, I have put some paper chains up. Needed something to entertain the DCs (3 and 1) so made Christmas paper chains. It would have been mean not to put them straight up as they had tried to make them with me.

agedknees · 04/11/2009 16:41

dh would put up ours now, i would put up ours on Christmas eve and down boxing day, but I am a bah humbug.

YANBU. But dh would disagree.

ohIdoliketobebesidethe · 04/11/2009 16:42

One of our neighbours has one too.
I decided they must be about to emigrate or someone is dying and either way they need to have an early christmas this year....only fair explanation.

GeeWhizz · 04/11/2009 16:43

None around our way yet, I wait until the first weekend of December.

We have made some decorations over Oct break though to keep the children quiet but they are not up.

Marne · 04/11/2009 16:44

We put ours up in the first week of December and take it down a few days after x-mas.

If dh had his way they would go up x-mas eve and down on boxing day.

Horton · 04/11/2009 16:45

I never do ours until the weekend before Christmas, whenever that falls. I would be sick to death of it before then otherwise.

Also, have you all got huge houses or tiny Christmas trees? Ours takes up a significant percentage of floor space in our tiny house!

FanofFireworks · 04/11/2009 16:46

I put mine up on December 1st...

Perhaps they've reasons why they're celebrating early? Perhaps a family member isn't expected to be here next month?

agedknees · 04/11/2009 16:46

Marne - swop dh's???

Bettymum · 04/11/2009 16:46

I try and have mine up for my birthday (second week of December), I get all my christmas CDs out and decorate and it makes me all happy and smiley. All the decs are carefully wrapped in tissue paper and put in boxes so that it's exciting to get them all out again each year. Looking forward to it now .
Always take it down before 12th night though.

AmazingBouncingFerret · 04/11/2009 16:49

I saw one in a flat window about 3 weeks ago, I was sat alone on the bus and actually exclaimed outloud when I saw it, luckily it was quite an empty bus.

bellissima · 04/11/2009 16:50

YANBU. My birthday is at the end of November and I have always hated Christmas stuff being put up before December (not that I think the world revolves around me, obviously ). But seriously, beginning of November ridiculous. They are complete Thelmas!

(see Likely Lads Christmas special. Okay you aren't nearly as old as me, just take my world).

Saritasmum · 04/11/2009 16:50

We put it up the weekend before Christmas and it comes down 12th night-ish if the animals don't manage to floor it before then. Fairy lights are for all year round!

bellissima · 04/11/2009 16:50

or even word. (so old she's going demented)

TheBlairSnitchProject · 04/11/2009 16:53

But it's November!!

We try to put ours up 12 days before Christmas (and take it down 12 days after) - once or twice I've gotten very excited and put it up a few days early and once or twice I've put it up later too. Would not consider putting it up before December 1st at the earliest!! I'd feel daft.

Will put it up mid December this year but it's going to be an Xmas eve job in this house from then on as DD is due around the 20th and I've been told that people with Christmas birthdays appreciate it if the tree goes up after their big day.

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IfYouCouldWouldYou · 04/11/2009 16:54

oh good its not just me then, Fair enough if you have to do early christmas crokky like the idea of two christmas's...Just not the owrk that goes with it!

I dont think the family have any reason to celebrate early though as they have always had the tree up by middle/end of Nov just seems mega early this year.

at "3 Weeks ago"

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happywomble · 04/11/2009 16:56

How ridiculous to have a tree out already. We dig up a real one so won't be doing so till mid December.

I nearly walked out of Costa Coffee the other day when I realised they were playing "So it is merry Christmas, every body having fun"...

teameric · 04/11/2009 16:58

I always put my tree up on the first of December

alwayslookingforanswers · 04/11/2009 16:58

I'll do ours at the end of the month - I always aim for the first Sunday in advent - which is the 29th November - so decorations will go up then - tree will be a bit later this year though as we're getting a real one.

LadyOfTheFlowers · 04/11/2009 17:00

I saw my first tree of the season this week, up in Tesco.

Ours won't go up until a week or so into December.

DHs parents and mine always had huge trees so we got a 7 foot one so the kids can have the memories we have which takes up masses of space in our tiny lounge.

A tip though, if you don't already do so, is to not put the bottom branches on at the back till you get up to about half way then you can jam it right up against the wall, or into the corner and once it's dressed etc you can't tell that some of the branches have been left off. Saves enough space to keep us sane.

Do love Crimbo, but certainly no tat going up yet for a while!