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Nov 2020
10:03am, 10 Nov 2020
28,774 posts
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Wriggling Snake
This is too early as far as I am concerned. I assume they are luffering from lock down boredom.
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Nov 2020
10:06am, 10 Nov 2020
20,105 posts
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EvilPixie
totally agree! Ours go up 2-3 days before Christmas!
A lot of people are encouraging decs now though due to CV19 and an effort to cheer things up
just makes cleaning the house more difficult
and outside lights are light pollution and a waste of energy! Bar humbug
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Nov 2020
10:17am, 10 Nov 2020
6,659 posts
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Raemond
Generally speaking I absolutely agree - Christmas should stay in December with the only exception being when the first Sunday of Advent falls in November, and all decorations should be down by Jan 6th.
However, I have a friend whose wife was critically ill one year, they weren't sure if she would make it to the end of December, so they decided to have an early Christmas in mid November so that she would be there (and, I guess, that if she didn't make it they'd not be feeling terribly festive on the 'real' day).
Happily she pulled through and is still here, but now it's become their family tradition to get the decorations out early, and who can blame them, really?
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Nov 2020
10:18am, 10 Nov 2020
47,654 posts
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Derby Tup
We still have last year’s cards hanging from the beams in our lounge
#nevertooearly
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Nov 2020
10:21am, 10 Nov 2020
49,685 posts
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Velociraptor
There are several blinged-up houses with their trees up in our town already. I like the lights 
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Nov 2020
10:23am, 10 Nov 2020
15,533 posts
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Autumnleaves
I am normally a mid-December tree putter-upper, but I confess this year I think we may go with first weekend in December. I definitely need a bit of a lift and I like seeing the lights on the darker nights.
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Nov 2020
10:37am, 10 Nov 2020
532 posts
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Maccathecracker
WS - agree that’s way too early, it’s not even dark yet in the photo.
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Nov 2020
10:40am, 10 Nov 2020
20,353 posts
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Angus Clydesdale
Reckon I might go with straight after Armistice Day this year.
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Nov 2020
10:56am, 10 Nov 2020
2,329 posts
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BarefootEm
I have historically been a bah humbug, and our tree didn't go up till Christmas eve last year! This year I am making up for it, by the 1st of December I expect we will have fairy lights outside (Just fairy lights, and actually they help getting in and out of the house in the dark!!) and the tree up!
I've always through pre November 11th is a little early though, lets have remembrance first, and let that settle.
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Nov 2020
11:11am, 10 Nov 2020
22,230 posts
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TRO Saracen
1st December. Mrs Tro’s target to have all presents bought, tree purchased etc.
Me? I consider that date the start of any preparation and won’t do a thing before.
I have, however made Xmas puds for the next 3 years and made/eaten mince pies so perhaps resistance is crumbling in these crazy times.....
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