When will everyone

rachnbri

starbump wrote: »

Decorations up on December 1st and packed away by Twelfth Night i.e. January 5th.

Hope you enjoy your first "family" Christmas, OP.

Twelfth night is the 6th January - I should know, it's my birthday!

Ours go up the day before Christmas eve and come down on twelfth night.

sammiboo

Well i have only lived away from my parents for two years but I "always" put the decs up around 1st of december - the first saturday nearest to it. Then will bring them down first saturday after christmas. Becuase it takes me hours to do then prefer doing it when i am not at work.

Really looking forward to christmas. I have already bought some lights for the tree

sammiboo

lunar wrote: »

I always love to put the christmas cd's on when i put the decorations up

Thats what i do

We always buy a real tree. OH puts the tree up and lights on it. I do the rest. I stick on my christmas songs grab a glass of mulled wine

I am really excited now after reading this thread

starbump

rachnbri wrote: »

Twelfth night is the 6th January - I should know, it's my birthday!

Ours go up the day before Christmas eve and come down on twelfth night.

I think it's subject to opinion...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelfth_Night_(holiday)

NemoToad

Ours will probably go up around the 15th, and down on twelth night. I don't like to put them up too early, as I think it makes it less magical. Sometimes when we were growing up they wouldn't go up until the 24th. We also always have a real tree (it smells so lovely) and if we put that up on the 1st there'd be no needles left by Christmas Day!

xabbyxlouise

ours go up on the 1st of december i simply cant wait any longer lol then the everything but the tree comes down on the 3rd as my sisters birthday is 4th, the tree then comes down on the 5th twelth night and all that

lunar

made my cakes yesterday and now the house smells so christmassy. I did put the CD on for a while and my oh didnt seem to mind too much. Im so glad its not just me that will be putting the decorations up on dec 1st. I do start wandering around or driving the long way home during november to see if anyone has their lights on yet.

mymatebob

Ours will go up the 20th or 21st which is the weekend before Xmas and come down on the 4th January.

Will be starting to play the game of who can spot the first xmas tree in a window soon - shops don't count.

basketcase

Up on Christmas Eve, down 6th January

Rummer

Oh I get really excited about Christmas from the start of November and the fight with my OH begins! He does not want them up until Christmas Eve and I insist they go up in the first week of Dec. However I have to take them down the day after boxing day as it is the excitement and build up I enjoy!