When do you put your Christmas decorations up?

[Micca]

Usually Thanksgiving weekend. I'd actually go for doing it a little earlier--it's a lot of work, might as well enjoy it as long as possible.

 

[DeaverTex]

We try to start the outside decorations the weekend before Thanksgiving, and finish up Thanksgiving weekend, with the lights going on December 1. Then we put up the indoor garlands and wreaths, and then the tree. (It's artificial and pre-lit -- I guess we're getting lazy in our old age!) We both love Christmas decorations. I won't mention when they come down, except to say "eventually". We don't turn on outside lights after Twelfth Night, though.

 

[dotfurio]

Thanksgiving evening or the next day. Thanksgiving is a small affair for us.

 

[tvguy]

Normally 2 weeks before Christmas (weather permitting for outside lights ) and everything stays up until 2 weeks after since the traditional (not the retail) Christmas season doesn't start until Christmas day and continues until the Epiphany on January 6th. Orthodox Christmas isn't even until January 7th.

 

[tinatark]

Shortly after Halloween!

Love Christmas decor - want to look at it longer!

 

[castleview]

November 1st or after. The tree is normally up a week before Thanksgiving. I've slowed down on my Christmas mania, but my son carries it on.

 

[Neesy228]

We put our outside lights up during the last few warm days in October each year. We leave them unlit until thanksgiving night. They're virtually invisible in our hedges, so it doesn't look like we're crazy! The more obvious decorations - like our 5 foot wreath over the garage - go up the week of thanksgiving.

As far as the inside decorations...if we are hosting thanksgiving, I wait until after our family has left -- usually the week after thanksgiving. When I'm not hosting thanksgiving, I put away the Halloween decorations and get out the Christmas decorations at the same time. This year, the inside of my house should be fully decorated by the first weekend of November. I can't wait. I love Christmas.

 

[lovegrumpy]

Thanksgiving weekend

 

[kimblebee]

Usually the first weekend in December.

 

[cijay]

I don't do a lot of decorating anymore (all I can see is the schlep of taking it down) but I used to hit it around the 1st of December. I'm up to my armpits in it from November 1st on though at the store so it's not like I don't get to see much of it.
I'm not one of the people who complains about Christmas stuff being up too early though. It's so dark here in the winter, as far as I care, people can decorate and trim their homes at the end of September and leave it all up 'til sometime late in March.

 

[Diznygrl]

Day after Thanksgiving and they stay up until Epiphany. Even then I sometimes feel like it isn't long enough! It's a lot of work putting stuff up and it seems like the season just flies by. I won't go earlier than Black Friday though because I also have fall/Thanksgiving decorations that I like to enjoy from Nov. 1st through Thanksgiving.

 

[Gracie09]

Day after thanksgiving we start. We cut the tree down the first weekend in december

 

[indimom]

The weekend after Thanksgiving typically. If we happen to get a really nice weekend prior to Thanksgiving, I might put up the outdoor decorations then. I hate to be cold. lol.
We take them down the weekend after New Years. I'm usually ready to see it go by then.

 

[3 MEN AND A BOAT]

My neighbor has had hers up since 2007.

 

[elphaba91]

Theoretically the first weekend in December...although it doesn't always happen, particularly as we used to work weekends. Last year we got back from overseas on December 15, but did get the house more decked out than anyone else in the street!

 

[wishesuponastar]

If we are hosting Thanksgiving, then I want to try and get the decorations up the weekend before.

 

[Cadiewampus]

My neighbor has had hers up since 2007.

Rotflmao

 

[Cadiewampus]

Usually Sunday after Thanksgiving for us

 

[indimom]

My neighbor has had hers up since 2007.

 

[MrsDuck]

The weekend of Thanksgiving!