When do you decorate for Christmas?

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When do you decorate for Christmas?

about the 14th/15th December

Mid-December for me, then everything is taken down on 2nd January or thereabouts. I do find trees a bit of a ball-ache as I have to move furniture around to fit one in, so rarely bother with a proper tree. I tend to dress the mantle piece with a garland and put nice lights up.

About 15th December. Decorations come down around 2nd/3rd Jan.

Today. It’s usually the first weekend in December but next weekend we are busy, so decided that as it’s the first Sunday of advent today was the day!

Mid/late December (as we wait until after a family birthday)

But any time after Advent Sunday (today!) is fine

First weekend in December

Up first Saturday after 1/12 so 4/12 this year. Down 27 or 28th.

Ours go up on the first Of December and come down on New Year's Day

Usually the 1st December and then I take them down on 27th ish. We have a real tree so it looks a bit sad after a while

About 2 weeks in to December. Will probably be weekend of11th/12th this year.

Usually two weeks before Christmas. This year we’ll do it next weekend, as we’re away the weekend after, and it feels mean to DS to only have it up from the week before, when so many houses have theirs up already. We have a prelit fake tree now though, so it could go up whenever.

DS does already have a tiny potted (live) fir with a few decorations on in his bedroom now though - just because I saw it in the shop and seemed silly to put it away for a week arbitrarily.

Normally it's the weekend closest to the first, so they've been put up today. But last year they were up already!! I prefer the build up and as soon as Christmas is over they come down..they're never up passed NYE

Normally the first weekend of December but I’m away next weekend so did it today instead. The following weekend wouldn’t have been worth the effort as they wouldn’t be up for long.

Nearest weekend to 12 days so this year 11th December

@AllThingsServeTheBeam

Normally it's the weekend closest to the first, so they've been put up today. But last year they were up already!! I prefer the build up and as soon as Christmas is over they come down..they're never up passed NYE

Past even.

Not until the solstice, but we are celebrating the turn of the year more than Christmas. We usually collect greenery from the woods a couple of days before to let it dry.

Around the 18th Dec. Everything stays up until Epiphany.

First weekend of December, so next weekend

After the schools have broken up so around 18th to 20th. I will buy a poinsettia in the next week or so that will be my only concession to Christmas before then.

Yesterday i put our living room tree up, I'll be putting the bedroom one up after work tomorrow and probably the 3rd one up on Tuesday

@DanaScully53 your timescale would be my preference as well if I'm honest but the dc would complain.

We get a real tree and it's incredible how long they do last!
Usually two weeks before.
However I turn outdoor lights on sooner. They all get left up until we are fed up of them.

Probably another 18th this year. Real tree so doesn't last well even if watered until new year.

I've just put coloured lights on my window bit that was only because I wanted to see if the clips worked 🤣. I won't put my three uo until next weekend or maybe even the week after. Dreading it going up this year though as baby Conan is on her feet.

1st December