When do NORMAL people put up the Christmas decorations.

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Porkiepies

Porkiepies

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My son's birthday is beginning of December, he has his birthday then the decorations go up a few days later. I want him to have his birthday not 2 Christmas Day's....plus it makes easier to work out if it's birthday or Christmas in photos.
 
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Dannie

Dannie

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It’s always been the closest weekend to the 1st December for the tree, garland and outdoor wreath. I put it up 20th November last year due to seeing the fuckers on Instagram do it and it was far too early and we all had enough well before Xmas day. So I am going back to the 1st December like we have always done in the past. From the middle of November though things do start to creep in like my Xmas candle and I put my Xmas Emma Bridgewater out on my dresser. My winter wonderland sofa cushions ( you can’t see their Xmas ones till you look close up to them) 1 December though the advent goes out and I put the Xmas duvets on the beds. Again no trashy Santa ones - I have duvets with small white snowflakes on. ( youngest did have elf on the shelf but that’s now gone to charity) However I may put a Santa bog roll from M&S on the holder in the bathroom too. You can decorate your home in a classy way. ( excluding the bog roll from M&S 😂) You can also enjoy the festive season without your home looking like Santa has vomited all over your house. Just little things like making sure it’s all subtle and everything matches accordantly. Everything comes down and away day after Boxing Day. I like to see in the New year all fresh so when everything is away - I always treat myself to some nice flowers and maybe a candle to see in the New year x
 
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JustHereForTheAgriculture

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Tree goes up the first of December or the closest weekend. Couldn’t be arsed having my decorations up 6 weeks before Christmas.

...but my presents for everyone are all wrapped and ready to go 😳
 
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Lars Guinard

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I am always quite ‘traditional’ when it comes to decorating the tree. With influencers putting feather boas, sequinned trinkets and having the personalised baubles match this years Pantone colour of the year...I feel ours might be non instaworthy anyway.
 
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SugarQueen

SugarQueen

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The first weekend in December here too! And it won’t be instagrammed 😂 am I doing it wrong?
 
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Duchesspink

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1st December for me. I couldn't leave it later or there would be no point spending the time doing it before it has to come down again.

I leave it up until January.
 
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Blondie10

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We put our tree up on the 10th Dec and it's either down by 31st as my birthday is the 1st Jan . So we start the new year fresh and tidy lol .. all things Xmas has been put away til the next year! How I've always done it . Never in a million years have I put my tree up in November !!
 
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Mrs Cucumber

Mrs Cucumber

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My birthdays the 29th Nov, tree always goes up the weekend off or after that. So this year the 30th. It comes down before new year though.
This is our first year with our rescue puppy where he feels at home and safe so will be interesting to see if the tree stays up! Last year he wouldn't enter the room unless I carried him in!
 
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Sp20191

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We do the 2nd week of December usually, I bloody hate the Christmas tree tho so leave it late and it comes down The day after Boxing Day 😂
 
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StephenTJackson

StephenTJackson

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Our outdoor decorations are up for 1st December, indoor decorations and tree bit later, not normally before the first week of December is over.
 
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Deepsigh2018

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Coming home from work today and I spotted 2 houses with their christmas trees up already and thats just the people who don't draw their curtains. Its November still, its way too early
 
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RaMOANa

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When we were little my sisters birthday was December 12th so that was our day to get the tree 🌲 now we are usually first week of December but 2 trees here and way too many decorations, not that I’ll ever admit that to Hubbie! So takes a few days this year we are very busy so going up first weekend 30th/1st. Painting bedrooms here at the moment so clean up will tie in with that!
 
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LittleMy

LittleMy

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Never before December. Usually first or second week of the month depending on when we can be bothered getting it down from the loft. It wouldn’t last any longer than that because:-

A) Wild toddler would destroy it.
B) Cats would destroy it.
C) I would destroy it if I had to look at it for months on end.

Seriously, I know people who put theirs up BEFORE Halloween. Sacrilege!
 
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