Published on 12, July, 2020
I know, I know - it's still September (although only just)!
If you're among those of us who celebrate Christmas - or who otherwise enjoy the seasonal decorations and festivities - when do you prefer to put your tree up?
In my case, I've been stealthily bringing the date forward over each of the last few years. I love the twinkling tree lights, sitting to the side of my view in the living room each evening. And I find it generally helps to lift my mood
I wondered whether anyone else here might also be in the habit of banking extra seasonal pleasure by doing the same?
At Christmas.
I don't put up a large Christmas tree anymore, mostly because it takes a lot of energy that I don't have.If I decorate at all, it's usually a teeny-tiny Christmas tree on my desk. It's lilac and has little lights and ornaments on it.
It gets put on my desk on the first of November <3
I don't know why when on my phone when I put an emoji, it sticks a few others in in random places!
I tend to not do Christmas decorations until after the 8th of December and the most important part of my Christmas set up is the Crib (Nativity Scene) - having worked in supermarket retailing for 30 years, I don’t focus on the over-commercialised aspect of the Christmas period and instead focus on the real reason for the season given my Catholic faith, namely that of Christ’s Birth - the religious aspects of the Christmas season are hugely important to me
Mine go up on the 1st December and come down on the 6th Jan (modern commercialism combined with the 12 days of Christmas). When I was a kid, I'd make a Christmas countdown calendar that started on 1st September. I have always loved Christmas for personal reasons. I wish that the shops waited until November, though. I would often leave up a small sneaky bit of tinsel for the entire year, but grew out of that in my 30s - though I did do that again a few years ago.
Reminds me of a joke.
"I went to buy a Christmas tree, he said 'you gonna put it up yourself?', I said 'no, the living room'."
You swore!
You are not allowed to mention Christmas until December (although I can't avoid it in the shops).
I laud your enthusiasm.
The beginning of December is my reply and it's one of the very few (only?) aspects of Christmas I like.