General Chat

We put ours up usually the first Monday in December for family night.The boys have one in their bedroom as well decorated with sweets so we're always having to renew them.I don't bother with streamers but have lots of other decorations. Wendy

Why not put tree and decorations up and leave them there, then you wont have to take them down and put them up again the following year.

When the kids were all at home they insisted that it went up 1st December. Now they are all married with families of their own the youngest daughter still puts hers up on the 1st, Her husband would have the tree and decorations up all year as he never had good Christmas's when he was a child, and he makes sure his children have good ones to remember. He even dresses up as Santa and comes in through the window just in case the kids happen to wake. One did last year and she was full Christmas day of how she saw Santa and pretended to still be asleep. This year though they are in a 3 storey town house so I dont think he will be climbing into any windows...........Must tell him NOT to use the chimney or santa may get stuck!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Lynn

My Mum and Dad used to put all the decorations up on Christmas Eve when we had gone to bed, and there were loads. We used to have a 7 foot tree with about 4 sets of lights and covered in tinsel and decorations. There would be streamers from every corner of the room into the middle then tinsel inbetween these and lameta hanging from all of them. There was also fairy lights on the walls. This was all in the lounge. The hall was also decorated with a great big cracker hanging from the centre filled with little pressies and a small tree and streamers hanging from the ceiling. When we came down on Christmas morning it was like Fairyland, i will never forget it. Mum said they used to be up until 3 and 4 in the morning and then we would get them up at 5am!! Thanks Mum & Dad for these wonderful memories X Maggie

Ours goes up about the 2nd weekend in December. We have a 6ft one in the lounge and a 3ft one in the conservatory. The small tree is entirely decorated (except the lights) with things the kids have made. The angel on the top was made by a little boy I used to childmind when he was 4. He's 11 now, but the angel will still be on top of my tree. The other decorations have been made by my other minded children over the years and by my grandchildren. We make chocolates to hang on the tree too and sometimes garlands of sweets and lollipops! My big tree has some decorations that were made by my Aunt in Canada years ago, including small knitted stockings with my children's names on (now oversewn with my grandchildrens names). I also have some decorations which were always on my grandparents' tree which have been handed down to me. Sue

we've got people not far from us who keep them up ALL YEAR ROUND! just turn the lights of late jan and put them back on about now (how sad is that)

begining og Dec no earlier TrishT there was bit on the telly a while abck about a bloke who keeps his up all year and he has a turkey dinner every day!!!!! says he never gets bored of it well i certainly would!!!

Usually around the beginning of December taking it down twelve days after Christmas. No doubt many of us have imitation trees so its quick and there no pine needles on the carpet.

Ours usually goes up a week, maybe 10 days before Christmas

Usually a week before Christmas. We don't get visitors that often and I don't have kids so I don't see the point in going to all the hassle of putting decorations up and then as it gets close to Christmas I change my mind and it all goes up in a hurry. Mel

I usually put ours up in the first 2 weeks before Christmas, I have 2 grandchildren with birthdays,6th Dec and 17th Dec, it does make the house look warm and cosy,even though they will both be 16,they still love it. A lady near me put hers up 2 weeks ago,said if she had her way,she would keep them up all year round.What a thought. I take mine down 12 days after Christmas. trish

About 10 days before Christmas - 6 January. Joy

Ours goes up the weekend before Christmas which can mean Christmas Eve. We keep it up until 6 January as 2 of us in the family have birthdays within that time.

Tammie, Well I am the same time as you, I think it is stupid to put decorations up that early, I am fed up with them after two weeks....................

Mine goes up on the 27th Nov, my sons birthday, but the decorations a bit later. Pat

Its her husband I feel sorry for, he doesn't go near the pub after she's put it up, he gets pulled to pieces about it, I have a hard enough job at this time of year with all the shops putting them up, my 3 yr old doesnt realise theres still weeks til Christmas and Santas not coming tonight!

That's a bit ott Joanne, four trees, he he ,Liz and i do put two trees up ,but only cause we live in a split level and have one of them downstairs in the kitchen,and they go up on the first weekend of the month.Fred ptfg.

29th November - my sons birthday - always have - and hes 25 this year and no longer in the UK :-(

Its my birthday last week in Nov, thats when i put my tree up.

We always put ours up the first weekend in December - just looked it up that's 4th-5th December this year - only 6 weeks to go! Carolyn