When should christmas tree go up.

ESBlonde

According to the traditional song there are 12 days of Christmas, and none of them are in f#cking November!

Wolfetone

This is how I like to see my Christmas tree........




...preferably before New Year.

LuttiS

Wolfetone said:

This is how I like to see my Christmas tree........




...preferably before New Year.

And that's how i like to shop for my tree!

Ready decorated bargain!

rocktron

When I am at home for Christmas, I put up a 5' 5" pre-lit tree during the first weekend of December. 

Last year, I had a colour scheme of gold and purple baubles. 

This arrived early this morning from Amazon: 

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01MA3J0JB/ref=psdc_3028692031_t2_B01M7PGR9S

Really nice, though I won't be at home to set it up for Christmas this year. I am off to New York City on the 8th December.

DiscoStu

When will it go up? Once I've doused it in petrol and struck the match. 

RandallFlagg

My favourite part of Christmas is in between Christmas and New Year around 3-4pm just before it gets dark, tree lights on, a glass of single malt, some salmon and cream cheese on oatcakes with a garnish of chives and a made for TV American Christmas film starring some yummy MILF(s).

DefaultM

Last year it went up on 1st November, but my wife was 8 months pregnant at the time and I didn't think it was worth telling her no...

Electro_Ham

Tree goes up 12 days before and comes down 12 days after. There's even a song about it. The Twelve Days of Christmas. It's not  The Two Days of Christmas or The Twenty-four Days of Christmas.

Sassafras

When I get round to it, love.

Phil_aka_Pip

Electro_Ham said:

Tree goes up 12 days before and comes down 12 days after. There's even a song about it. The Twelve Days of Christmas. It's not  The Two Days of Christmas or The Twenty-four Days of Christmas.

'scuse my arithmetic but isn't 12 days before + 12 days after = 24?

Kilgore

Strictly speaking, Christmas is the period in which McDonalds sell their 'Festive' burger.

CHRISB50

Kilgore said:

Strictly speaking, Christmas is the period in which McDonalds sell their 'Festive' burger.

Do they still sell the 'Festive Pie' where they swap moulten apple for moulten mince meat and custard. They are nice. But do they ever cool down?!

Kilgore

CHRISB50 said:

Kilgore said:

Strictly speaking, Christmas is the period in which McDonalds sell their 'Festive' burger.

Do they still sell the 'Festive Pie' where they swap moulten apple for moulten mince meat and custard. They are nice. But do they ever cool down?!

I don't know, mines still cooling from last year. I think they use them to power Trident subs.

Nikko

We have a 4 year old that is very excited about Christmas (possibly because I keep going on about it to her), so our tree will go up next weekend to coincide with her opening her advent calendar.

ICBM

Phil_aka_Pip said:

Electro_Ham said:

Tree goes up 12 days before and comes down 12 days after. There's even a song about it. The Twelve Days of Christmas. It's not  The Two Days of Christmas or The Twenty-four Days of Christmas.

'scuse my arithmetic but isn't 12 days before + 12 days after = 24?

Correct. Traditionally it should go up on Christmas Eve (and probably late in the day at that) and come down on January 6th. Twelfth Night is the night of the 5th, not 6th.

Nitefly

Bloke across the street from us has just installed his bloody blue and white flashing LED strings across all his shrubbery.  Our Maud also saw him testing one of those projected-image thingies yesterday.

WezV

Whenever you want. 

axisus

Up 2 weeks before, down 1 week after. I'm quite pleased as my daughters now like to take over and do all decorating, which means that I can just avoid all the hassle.

merlin

Never had one, for two reasons....Firstly, and most importantly, I don't believe in it, secondly, I'm not from a Christian family. My wife was born in Russia where they traditionally have New Years' Trees, so we have one of those instead. 

Goes up on the 28th, comes down on the 3rd. 

Bridgehouse

All I can say is you lot are all