When do you put your Christmas decorations up?

castri09_2

im putting mine up on the 5 dec im going christmas shopping on the 3rd to bristol and staying at the marriott on the 4 im meeting family in bristol for achristmas meal .i cant wait i love christmas i have brought loads of the christmas glade candle to start burning soon

debs2327

its my sons bday on 25th nov and hubbys on 27th so i normally put mine up the weekend after them but as this yr hubbys is on thr sat it`ll be going up sunday !!!! whoooo i love decorating my tree , im going for red and white colours this yr xxx

nat21luv

always the weekend closest to dec 1st. we put our decs up to celebrate advent and as i make my childrens advent calender its only right! i only do classy: plain fairy lights(dont flash) red, gold and deep purple decorations....and no tinsel!!! I take christmas very seriously-i love it and i love watching how excited my children get. its my daughters first christmas this year and i cant wait! :rudolf:

nicki_2

When I was younger I remember it always being the 1st December

I moved out and my now-ex was a bit of a Scrooge so they didn't go up until the 12th and came back down when we got back from his parents at new year, or just after if we were here for new year.

Since ex has gone, we aim for the 1st December again This year though I want to get the livingroom repainted & I'm having work done in the hallway so they might be slightly delayed but they will go up as soon as possible. They come down while DD is away at her dads, sometime between Boxing Day & New Year. This is only be cause I'm a bit OCD about packing them away safely and although I'd appreciate the help she's not as OCD as me and I end up not knowing whats where:o

There is someone down the road who has hers up already :eek: I can understand putting lights up outside this early but not switching them on. This woman had her dashing santas sleigh lit up before Halloween. Way too early even for me.

luxor4t

The weekend before DS2 comes home from Uni (as we did for DS1 & DD) so that he arrives to a twinkly Christmas house.

Two years ago DH was in hospital for major surgery, so we decorated the day before he came out.

They all come down on New Year's Day.

andrealm

Usually a couple of weeks before Xmas, but thinking of putting them up a bit earlier this year, although DH will probably grumble. I never take them down until Twelfth Night. Getting a few new things this year, just a few bits from pound shops but the kids will like them.

It seems to be quite common now for people to put them up in mid Nov, a few years ago you never used to see anyone's decs up until end Nov/ start of Dec.

LovelyLollipop

Christmas Eve, and down again on 12th night.....more than long enough - I'm always itching to get them down by the end of Boxing Day!!!!

jcr16

i walked passed someone house just down road from me today and saw there window had some dec's up at.

i am on a count down with the kids for the tree and dec's to go up. can't wait. i'm as excited as the kids. it's all coming together really well.

woollys_super_saver

people across the road have put theirs up already, i saw it through their window on Sunday !!!!

Mine usually goes up within the 1st week of dec, I hate taking it down house always looks bare without after

Looking forward to all your pics of your trees x

notsorichandnotsofamous

Ours normally go up on my daughters birthday 7th December and then take them down on or about the 2nd January.