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When to Start Decorating?

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  • Justamum
    Justamum Posts: 4,727 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    My children would happily have them put up in November but we have decided to put them up on 6th December each year as that is hubby's birthday. We are going to do the tree when our toddler is in bed so it will be a big surprise for her the next morning.

    Unfortunately we had to go and buy a new tree this year because we moved last February and left the tree in the garage at the old house. This one is a bigger tree, so we will probably need more decorations for it - all so much expense!!! We don't have any other decorations, so I will get the children to help make some.
  • greenpixey
    greenpixey Posts: 2,806 Forumite
    We decorated our house last Sunday. They kids were nagging so much I gave in :D
    Thankfully we weren't the first ones on the street to put ours up....
    :xmassign: Only 25 more days to go!!! :xmassmile
  • Lord_Gardener
    Lord_Gardener Posts: 2,971 Forumite
    Christmas eve for us, then down on 12th night!
    I'm mad!!!! :rotfl::jand celebrating everyday every year!!!
  • LouieB
    LouieB Posts: 171 Forumite
    Ours are going up next Saturday (9th) :xmastree:
    £2.00 Coin saver -£12.00 In Piggy bank - £150 Banked :j
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  • chloejane_2
    chloejane_2 Posts: 257 Forumite
    think we will put our up next sunday as no time this weekend and next saturday we are busy also, same with the weekend after that, so kind of getting the feeling if we dont do them next saturday they wont go up at all lol.
  • superdog_3
    superdog_3 Posts: 92 Forumite
    Up on the last weekend of term (makes last few days of school really exciting)
    Down on New years day (sick of them by then!)
  • LJM
    LJM Posts: 4,535 Forumite
    were getting ours out of loft this weekend and putting them up during week :)
    :xmastree:Is loving life right now,yes I am a soppy fool who believes in the simple things in life :xmastree:
  • inkie
    inkie Posts: 2,609 Forumite
    Mortgage-free Glee!
    When Christmas actually starts - Christmas eve,and then they stay up to when Christmas finishes - Epiphany.
  • leni
    leni Posts: 942 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Combo Breaker
    First weekend of December, normally saturday but this year were gonna get a bottle of Baileys and do it sunday!

    DEBT FREE for the first time in 10 years and with savings!

    1st Baby due May 2011 :o it's a BOY:j
  • finallydebtfree!!
    finallydebtfree!! Posts: 1,572 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    we put ours up on the 12th of december
    finally debt free and want to keep it that way!!
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