just a question.. I went out and couldnt resist buying some baubles today.. kind of looking forward to trimming up.

So when should I put up my tree.

When is it acceptable and you dont look like the only lunatic on the block?

i normally put my tree up on the 1st dec. i have every year but this year i think il change that. my hubby just cum down from loft and got mine out. think il start it 2nite, i work nites and gotta go back 2mo so wont b concious enough after 2day!!! get in2 the christmas cheer. evry1 else gets earlier evry year so y dont we????

You tree goes up twelve days before and twelve after, officially.Any earlier a bit silly dont you think.:confused: :confused:

im sure that the tradition is 12 days before christmas and take them down 12 days after

its bad luck to put it up before the 12th december,

i know officially its 12 days before and after but i like to b different... im a BIG kid when it comes to christmas. mine is normally 1st dec to 1st jan... some people round here had theirs up for weeks already, now THAT is just daft....

It's not bad luck to put it up BEFORE the 12th but it's bad luck to leave it any later than 12th night.
Being a superstitious sort I checked this thoroughly:D .

If youre feeling all Chritmassy already then wang that tree up and trim it with all the lights and baubles you can lay hands on , it's my favourite time of year as well and the longer we can keep it going without it being too weird the better!!


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thats it

im sticking mine up tonite:)

When you put your tree up so early dont you get sick of the sight of it by Christmas day? I do. If I put it up too early I cant even be bothered to put the lights on by Boxing day.

We always stuck ours up Christmas Eve.

Im feeling more christmassy now.

So the challange is whoever puts their tree up has to post a piccy of the finished article when its done.

We can have a sf tree trimming competition.

Prizes for:

The Biggest
The gaudiest (is that a word?)
The most contemporary
The weediest
The earliest

:D

Originally posted by fox20thc
just a question.. I went out and couldnt resist buying some baubles today.. kind of looking forward to trimming up.

So when should I put up my tree.

When is it acceptable and you dont look like the only lunatic on the block?

the main thing is make sure you havn't got any neighbours that might be offended by your tree.....:thumbsup:

We always but our decorations and tree up on 6th December, something to to with the religious calender, don't know what.

Then down on 6th January.

We have a particularily garish tree with red bows all over it.

Well I went to see Santa arriving today if that's anything to go on but I definitely won't be putting up my tree till after the 13th December.:smile:

Well, as my wife's birthday is on the 14th, and my sons on the 16th December, ours has never gone up much before 18th, sometimes just before Xmas. Don't want the gloss taking of their big days.

Don't put mine up till around the 20th of December. If you have no kids and put them up any earlier, you'll have people thinking you actually like Christmas, or are some other certifiable nutcase.

I always like to put mine up the first weekend of December !!

I will most probably put it up on Friday 2nd December as I'm working the Saturday but am having Friday off!!

I used to put it up mid-month but since I had children it seems nicer for them to have the tree up from the start of their advent calanders etc

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Just arrived home after a daytrip to Blackpool with the family,on the way back there were nine houses all trimmed up, xmas trees, ,lights everything.Dont think im a killjoy I LOVE Christmas,but its the 27th November.We usually give in to our 4 childrens demands around the 14th December. Does anyone else think its a bit early yet?

Ours is up already.

putting ours up on thursday 1st december kids going mad to trim up :clap: :clap:

I hate it when people put their christmas lights up this early!! I'm no scrouge and love christmas but its still November!! I think anything before december 10th is way too early. We put ours up around the 12th and always have even as children.

Just my opinion

I completely agree with you djbob. 27 November is far too early!

Originally posted by franc1987
I hate it when people put their christmas lights up this early!! I'm no scrouge and love christmas but its still November!! I think anything before december 10th is way too early. We put ours up around the 12th and always have even as children.

Just my opinion

Lots of houses have put them up down in Parson Cross one house didn't take the outside lights down from last year.

Originally posted by redrobbo
I completely agree with you djbob. 27 November is far too early!


Try telling that to my kid and neice.No lie got up this moring to hear noise of joy of them two puttin up our christmas tree.I do not normaly put it up till 1 dec with haveing kids about and they love to decorate the house.But it is in a corner of the house behind the bay window so can not be seen out side so i may well leave it as it is now but we not turning the tree lights on till 1st.

Similar thread with my opinion here (http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showthread.php?s=&postid=744150#post744150)

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Mod: Two very similar threads merged. Thanks for the link

Dad did my Parents home while my little sis was out.... Think he did it on Sunday... Eeee dear, you should have heard the commotion when she found out! She went ballistic! lol!

Me... Well, I'm not excited about it this year... I'm just miffed that I didn't get first pickings of the chockies on the tree! lol

I don't usually put mine up until mid Dec, but with all these christmas threads, I am coming over all festive and want to do it now.

Well three houses on my street have now got lights in their windows and trees up :rolleyes:

The virus is spreading.

Can't wait to 'do it'! Tomorrow is the earliest I am allowed by my husband! Worst thing about decorations ...House always looks really empty when they come down :(

I usually put my decorations on the 1st. the same day as we start the advent calendars.

My mum always used to make us wait til school had finished before we put the tree up :( she jsut never felt christmassy till she could put the term behind her and start on the holiday!!

Now i just put it up when i feel like it (did go with uni hols, but finished that now too :()

I live on my own for the first time this year... Ill still have a tree and decs generally :D I like my house to look cheerful!!!

Originally posted by scout
I usually put my decorations on the 1st. the same day as we start the advent calendars.

:o thats tomorrow :clap:

Originally posted by drp215
Can't wait to 'do it'! Tomorrow is the earliest I am allowed by my husband! Worst thing about decorations ...House always looks really empty when they come down :(

Does your house echo when the tree disappears? But doesn't seem to the rest of the year

Every year we put the tree up on the 8th cos it's my sisters birthday, but I'd much prefer to put it up earlier (start of December sounds fine to me).... especially since this year my sister doesn't want to celebrate Christmas