when do you put your christmas tree up?

SSB

Hi
As a Scandinavian, I still celebrate Christmas the Finnish way therefore the tree goes up on the Christmas eve morning. I love it this way, it feels really special.

sophiesmum_2

tree usually goes up the weekend before Christmas and comes down boxing day night as OH is always at work and i am usually on my own and bored:rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

sophiesmum

Squidgy

christmas eve after the kids have gone to bed. They are only little and think father christmas puts it up when he brings the presents.

Squidge

RHYSDAD

Phatmouse wrote:

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Please give a though to the planet, your electricity bill and just retaining a bit of class this christmas folks.

Its not big and its not clever

You are so spot on with this. UGLY UGLY UGLY UGGHHH. WHY?

benedictadams

SSB wrote:

Hi
As a Scandinavian, I still celebrate Christmas the Finnish way therefore the tree goes up on the Christmas eve morning. I love it this way, it feels really special.

what other Finnish customs are there?

ashli_2

If I had my way it would be up now!!:rotfl:

I think our will go up this year on december 1st:snow_grin

hilstep2000

1st Dec, take it down 1st Jan. ouse always looks so bare afterwards!

blossom385

When kids break up from school. Thats the first official day of our Christmas hol. The kids usually finish early and race home to prepare the decorations. ready for hubby to put the tree up (he has usually sorted lights out night before) He then puts lights on the tree, the kids solely decorate it and I have the finishing touch of putting the Angel on the top. It gets taken down on the sixth of Jan, soley by me (everyone else has lost interest) Its the same every year.

Shellybee

Ours is full Christmas decorations and tree up on 1st Dec and down again on the 6th Jan, always have done. As a child and now carrying on tradition with my own family. Although 2 years ago when the Tusnami happened my brother was missing in Thailand and we took the tree down on Boxing Day. Was my worst Christmas ever:(

StudentLife

blossom385 wrote:

When kids break up from school. Thats the first official day of our Christmas hol. The kids usually finish early and race home to prepare the decorations.

That's what i used to do when i was younger. Mum only let us put the decorations up if our rooms were tidy though!! Always thought it was rather mean of her, but we always tidied our rooms at lightning speeds!!