When do you put up your Christmas Tree?

I loved Christmas when our boys and our grandchildren were small but these days not so much.  Far too much ‘stuff’ going on that seems irrelevant these days!  Not being a Scrooge but it’s no fun without little ones around, that’s when the magic happens, for me anyway.  Don’t do much in the way of decorations and then only a few days before, and away straight after New Year.  On the other hand I am ahead on the Christmas present front, having 4 grandchildren and one son in the Far East I do get the presents off early.  

We tend to put our tree up on the first weekend in December but we'll be cruising then and I feel that November is too early so ours won't go up until the middle of December this year.

Ours is up already, but out on the patio in a tub, its a real tree but only approx 3ft tall, Gdaughter here for half term so she is going to add some more decorations, holly twigs etc.,  we have an abundance of berries this year , will probably bring indoors and add the lights, when daughter arrives from Spain for Christmasno doubt our new pup will have a great time stealing the decorations.

When I was a very young child it was frequently Christmas eve when the tree went up. My grandfather was a greengrocer who sold lots of trees. He always gave us one but we had to wait until he closed the shop and we would have a an unsold tree. If sales were going well I think he may have always put one in the back of the shop for us but never let on. One that still sticks in my mind was so tall it bent over where it touched the 8 foot high ceiling. For some reason no-one seemed to think about cutting a couple of feet off the bottom.

Not at all.

No decorations.

One of the reasons we dont go away in the van at Xmas is because others decorate their vans!

When son was small tree went up once term finished.  And down straight after Xmas.

Not being Christians, dont celebrate Christmas, and object at being made to! 

I don't think anyone will make you celebrate Xmas 'hja'.

By the way, for us its no tree, no decorations and no 'husband/wife' cards. What would have been presents to each other is donations to animal charities, this year its the hedgehogs charity again.

I tend to aim for St Nicholas's day - 6th December, but it could be slightly earlier or later according to what is going on at the time...

David

My parents had the same Christmas card for each other for years.   They'd get the cards out when they put up the decorations and put them back in the envelope on 12th night ready for the next year.....   🤣🤣🤣🤣

David

If I have to it will be 12 days before and down 12 days after xmas!

It is all up to me as mobility issues are a problem.

Had a rough year sometime back when my grandfather died on xmas day so always a sad memory.

Neither am I but I celebrate Santa coming-Dont you dare tell me he’s not real😕