When do you put up your Christmas Tree?

We have a very nice fake tree nowadays. The mess, price and what always seems a waste of cutting down a tree changed us from a real one. I tried umpteen years to get a “rooted” one to take, but no luck. It goes up around a week before Xmas. 

What I do enjoy doing is foraging for real trimmings to make wreaths and swags. Our old house lends itself to this, and we have open fires/stove, so it helps make the house smell “Christmassy” to me. I used to love staying at Bolton Abbey just before Xmas, could always get some nice greenery there. Sadly, closes too early now.

Down no later than 12th night.

I think there is a difference between Christmas the Christian celebration and Christmas the secular holiday. They can be as separate or as overlapping as one wants.

My daughter teaches in Bradford and all her Muslim children still look forward to and enjoy the 'christmas' holidays and traditions, and she even get presents and cards from them.    

Good on you…I just wish somebody would invent an App for a smart TV that would screen out all Xmas content.

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We use a fake tree too.  It just about the right height for our conservatory.  We've had it for a number of years and don't expect to replace it in the immediate future - in fact, it could very well last is out!!  😀😀

David

We have a similar 'tradition', in 2005 our middle daughter bought a very large Mum & Dad card which they all signed. Since then they have kept the same card and each year just add Christmas and the year on the second page. Brings a tear to my eye seeing all the years listed like that.       

There ya go, happy to help👍🏻🎅🏻🧑🏻‍🎄

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Our tree is "up" aready, it's about five feet tall and has been happily growing in a large pot in semi shade near our back door. I don't think about it as a Christmas tree until we lug it in a few days before Christmas, it's got another three feet to go before a. we can't lift it up and b. it hits the ceiling. It's a Nordman fir so doesn't shed needles and sadly doesn't smell quite as good as some other types. 

🎃🎃🎃 just a minute how did you lot get here....

One year I took OH to a hostelry in a nearby village to celebrate her birthday on the closest Saturday to that date. The pub had a log fire gently warming the place and in the corner a fully decorated tree. It was 18th September. I've not seen that record broken yet.