When do you put up your tree and decs?

Nixer

Bumpmakesfour wrote: »

Any kidlets in the house?

No children, I guess that makes a difference. Christmas as an occasion just doesn't really have any meaning for me, whilst I enjoy the time off work I don't believe in Christ, and I'm not a pagan either.

tankgirl1

I tend to put them up a week or so before christmas day - have always taken them down on the 6th Jan

Gillyx

When I decorated the house, 12 days before Christmas and it was usually down before New Year. I hate Christmas and hate decorations even more. The majority of the time they look tacky and disgusting. This year to my great joy, we don't have the room for a tree, with the pram being delivered etc and all the baby things we have no room for it would look ridiculous.

tankgirl1

Gillyx wrote: »

When I decorated the house, 12 days before Christmas and it was usually down before New Year. I hate Christmas and hate decorations even more. The majority of the time they look tacky and disgusting. This year to my great joy, we don't have the room for a tree, with the pram being delivered etc and all the baby things we have no room for it would look ridiculous.

You have a pram being delivered?

Give it 2 or 3 years - your now belly bean will be wanting all sorts of xmas nonsense decorations... you're a tougher mum than me if you can resist your first born begging for a tree, plus he/she will have all sorts of special home made deccies - at which point you just give up, let them decorate the tree, and think about how you will miss their enthusiasm once they grow up a bit....

No you really will miss it......

Alias_Omega

Erm, 1st december usually. Might be sooner. Depends if Mrs Alias gets bored and gets them out.

Bit of a problem though, little one likes to pull the tree so have to secure it to the wall.

DUKE

I haven't put up a tree or decs for years now, it all began when I moved into a new place & I'd just decorated so there was no way I was going to ruin things with all that tat. I suppose it's nice if you've got kids though. Oh & my tree always seemed wonky & I'd end up watching that instead of the TV every night. The decorations would be on then off ..... Then there was the time I walked miles with a tiny little real tree, finally got it home, dressed it beautifully then discovered it had bugs! :eek:

victory

I just remembered last year thanks to grabbit I went to homebase and bought two trees for £2 each great big ones, OH kept saying what is the point to two as we have no room to put both up but for £2 each I am buying them:rotfl::D

It will be nice to see this year what they look like up, 42 days to go until xmas day:j:D

**Juice**

I want to put mine up 1st December but my boyfriend says this is far too early and it will have to be 2 weeks before Christmas Scrooge! :rotfl:

pinkclouds

I'm *planning* on the 1st of December until Twelfth Night. I like to enjoy the festive environment for as long as possible.

jellyhead

I think mine actually go up when I need to use the cupboard they are stored in to store the presents I've bought.