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When do you put up your tree and decs?
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Weekend before Christmas it goes up and down on January 2ndWhy pay full price when you may get it YS
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I wonder if I can get away with having a tree just in the playroom/conservatory?:j Where there is a will there is a way - there is a way and I will find it :j0
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Wow I cant believe some people put them up at the start of December because Ive never known anyone in 'real' life to do that.
Mine usually go up the weekend or two before xmas day, depending what day of the week it falls on. Then it comes down on New years day or Jan 2nd depending again on what day of the week it is - i.e if I had to work on Jan 2nd I would take it down on the 1st.
So its up for a couple of weeks. Then after any sort of New Years party I cant stand the sight of it!0 -
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We put ours up 1st December and take it down as late as we possibly can, one year we took it down in April. In our defense, we'd had a really crappy start to the year with a death in the family, and we didn't want the prettyness and hope to leave us, so we left it up until we all felt better.
We love Christmas and we love our tree, we spent a decent amount a few years ago and bought a 7ft 6 quality tree and every year we are once more impressed with how nice it looks.
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We don't put decorations or a tree up anymore...far too depressing.
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Wow I cant believe some people put them up at the start of December because Ive never known anyone in 'real' life to do that.
Mine usually go up the weekend or two before xmas day, depending what day of the week it falls on. Then it comes down on New years day or Jan 2nd depending again on what day of the week it is - i.e if I had to work on Jan 2nd I would take it down on the 1st.
So its up for a couple of weeks. Then after any sort of New Years party I cant stand the sight of it!
did it not seem weird to be opening an advent calendar without having any xmas stuff up?Hi, we’ve had to remove your signature. If you’re not sure why please read the forum rules or email the forum team if you’re still unsure - MSE ForumTeam0 -
Ours goes up no earlier than after the kids are in bed on 19th December. It's DS's birthday. Last year he wanted it up sooner but I'm not doing hat this year because he wants friends to sleep over and it'll be a complete nightmare! Besides which, if the Christmas decs are up, he doesn't get birthday decs like balloons and cards. DH tries to start sneaking cards up all through December and I keep moving them of the mantle as DS would have nowhere for his cards
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dirtysexymonkey wrote: »did it not seem weird to be opening an advent calendar without having any xmas stuff up?
Nope!
Theres so much stuff in the shops etc I dont need it in my living room yet :rotfl:0 -
I put my tree up the last weekend in November. I like to have the tree up ready for 1st December so I can chill out with the xmas lights on and my xmas music playing whilst lying on the sofa.....lush!!!:xmastree: :snow_laug Christmas Nutter :snow_laug:xmastree:0
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I have a real tree so can't put that up too early else it will be bald! I like to use real holly, foliage, christingles, that sort of thing - It just wouldn't last if it went up at the beginning of December
Wouldn't really want too anyway - I can't clean properly with loads of decorations about
Not that we actually have loads - I can't be doing with a load of tinsle etc - Won't even have coloured lights! Has to be white only
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