How early do you start decorating for Christmas?

[NannyBeBe]

We put up our 4-foot artificial tree the day after Thanksgiving. We have a kitty now, so I don't know if the tree will survive but we're hoping for the best.

 

[clappyclaps]

End of November/start of December for me. I don't like doing it too early but equally it takes me a very long time to put all my decorations, lights etc up everywhere so I like to get a decent amount of time out of them before taking them down again.

 

[Magical2017]

Decorations will go up the day after Thanksgiving. We are getting a live tree, so that will probably go up the following weekend.

 

[soccerdad72]

Lately, we’ve been doing them sometime the week of Thanksgiving, as we usually have more time then versus the weekend after Thanksgiving. I try to do lights the weekend after Thanksgiving, weather permitting.

 

[tvguy]

It is interesting reading different traditions. I know my mom said as a kid Santa brought the tree, the gifts, and all the decorations. So nothing up, they went to bed Christmas Eve, and Christmas morning everything was there. Not sure why my Grandparents did things that way.

 

[Praying Colonel]

The day after Thanksgiving, and no sooner--just like God intended.

 

[LoveDaisy]

We normally decorate the weekend after thanksgiving then I begin baking. Last year we didn’t decorate due to remodeling. This year we will be decorating early because the house is so different I may need new things (like a second tree) and things sell out so early.

 

[barkley]

tree will go up the day after Thanksgiving and decorating the house will take a couple of days. my very limited outdoor decor (my house is not easily visable to passer-by's) the same weekend. everything comes down after new year's day with the exception of the electric timer run candles I put in the living room. they all get put out, filled with new batteries and turned on the day after thanksgiving-they stay put until their batteries run out in early spring (they are not holiday themed).

 

[Cannot_Wait_4Disney]

 

[barkley]

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well..................................technically I do have one decoration up year round-



our buddy bumble stands in the corner of the living room but monthly trades off his santa hat for a myriad of others (among my favorites are his devo energy dome, dr who fez, Jr firefighter Helmet and his current choice-his batman cowl). he lights up our life

 

[antmaril]

The weekend after Thanksgiving,

 

[#1hoosierfan]

I deep clean and then put up trees.

This weekend the upstairs will get deep cleaned. The tree, mantle in our bedroom and Christmas bedding in our room will go up next weekend. Also, next weekend the first floor will get a good cleaning. The trees in the living room, kitchen, dining room,and sunroom might also go up that weekend or I will wait until the following weekend.

Its a lot of work, but I enjoy it. I want to enjoy it for as long as possible. Everything comes down by New Year's Eve.

 

[Kathryn Merteuil]

Probably going to be the weekend before Thanksgiving.

 

[Snowflakey]

Ho Ho Ho it's time to decorate! That's right - this weekend! My two daughters do the same. We are all in love with the Christmas season. The lights, the smells, the baking, shopping, the get togethers, I could go on and on.

Shopping is almost done too!

Love to have it all done early so I can sit back and enjoy the season with our 6 grandkids!

 

[tvguy]

The day after Thanksgiving, and no sooner--just like God intended.

LOL. I think many would argue that day would be December 25th, not the day after Thanksgiving.

 

[Kae]

After Tot is done tonight, I will switch out Halloween for Fall. Thanksgiving night I will start putting fall stuff away. Friday I will start with Christmas stuff and the first weekend of December the tree will go up. Outside lights will start the weekend before Christmas, depending on the weather and not turned on until December 1st

 

[Tuffcookie]

I started yesterday! The Disney tree in my main bedroom. I’m shampooing the carpet in the livingroom today so I can put that tree up tomorrow or Sunday.

 

[ncc1701]

The weekend before Thanksgiving. We host an extended family Christmas party the 2nd Saturday of December. Easier to have the house decorated the weekend before. That way we can do clean & shopping with the decorations out of the way.