Who has their Christmas tree up now?

[figmentvi]

This year I'm putting up two trees. A real one in our living room as usual and I just purchased a real nice artificial to put in our bedroom. The real one will go up the weekend after Thanksgiving and the artificial will go up next week.

 

[Cindy B]

LEts see.. we usually put ours up around my sons birthday (12/6). If we put it up too early.. its my birthday (11/25).

Anyway, its a fake one, takes about an hour to put up, and then a while for the lights... DH was looking at the pre lit ones at Kmart the other day...

 

[cinmell]

Not yet. It's our tradition to put our tree up along with all the other decorations the day after thanksgiving. We end the day by ordering pizza and watching Home Alone.

 

[Girls Scout Leader]

I agree it's a bit early. I hate for Christmas to get watered down. Besides, if i get it all up now, its just more to dust and try to keep clean. And, if it all goes up so early, we tend to forget the important holiday for us Americans. It's more than football, leftover Turkey and listening to everyone name one thing they are Thankful for before we eat. It just gets mowed right over by the Christmas rush. Kinda sad.

 

[Kitty 34]

We put ours up over Thanksgiving weekend.

 

[dizneenut]

Its too early. I have seen 2 houses with trees up already, though. We usually put ours up the day/weekend after Thanksgiving.

 

[dianeschlicht]

HUH?!?!?!

It isn't even Thanksgiving yet! Then we have 4 weeks of Advent before Christmas comes! I just hate how commercial a simple religious holiday has become. We usually put our tree up the week before Christmas and take it down on Epiphany.

 

[minnie56]

But it IS after Thanksgiving in Canada!!!

 

[scarlett873]

i LOVE christmas decorations!!! we had a rough season last year and i didn't get to put up any decorations until about 2 weeks before christmas. we're putting or stuff up this weekend...my parents are coming down next week and i like to "show off' my decorations so i want them in place for their visit. i don't look at how "commerical" it's become...i just think the decorations are pretty to look at and it puts me in a cheerful mood!

 

[Ricola]

Ours will have to wait until after WE GET BACK FROM WDW!!!!!

 

[sydally9367]

Goodness, I love having a real tree for Christmas, but we will be in California for 2 weeks through Christmas so I am not sure we will be putting up a tree this year. I am sure I will give in though

 

[skuttle]

Way to early for me! My rule is wait until after Thanksgiving to decorate for Chrismas. Since we always get a real tree, I wait until after Thanksgiving to make sure the tree still looks pretty for Christmas day.

 

[luvmydogs]

Yep, ours is up. My DS7 had off last Tues. for Election Day, and he helped me put it up then. My husband came home and just shook his head. I can't help it. I love the way Christmastime feels, and I'd probably keep it up all year long if I could.

 

[caitycaity]

it's way too early!

thanksgiving is my favorite holiday so i have lal my fall and thanksgiving decorations up. dh and i aren't going to be here for christmas this year so we are debating not decorating for christmas at all this year.

 

[addicted_to_WDW]

We put our tree up 2 or 3 weeks before Christmas. Then it's a long 2 or 3 weeks of trying to keep the cats out of the tree.

 

[Dodie]

Way too early!!!

We always do this on the day after Thanksgiving. However, Thanksgiving is pretty late this year, so we may start on the weekend before. (We usually put up 2 or 3 trees, so it takes awhile.)

 

[Boots]

We don't usually put ours up until a couple of weeks before Christmas. We have a huge fir tree in our front yard that we put lights on the day after Thanksgiving. It is so tall that DH says every year this is the last year. We have to borrow the tall ladder from our church to get the lights on it. Yes DH definately loves me to climb up that ladder!!!!!

 

[gina2000]

Too early. We don't put ours up til mid December and take it down on Epiphany.

Who the heck wants to dust it anyhow????

 

[Chattyaholic]

Thanksgiving night. Daughter and son-in-law are coming down to help us put our tree up. The men will put the lights on (wrapped around individual branches, not just laying on them, gives it more depth...takes more time to do it tho) while daughter and I will make a snack in the kitchen. Then we'll go down to their house and do the same, men put up the tree, women fix a snack.
Then when we get home we'll put the ornaments on, then the next day I'll put out the rest of the decorations. Not putting as many out this year though, because of our vacation in January.

 

[Nikole]

Originally posted by dmadman43
the first thing the new congress should do is pass a bill making it illegal for any private residence, or private or public business or agency to engage in any actitivity related to Christmas until after Thanksgiving.

LOL I would support that no matter which party backed it!
I'm so tired of seeing Christmas decorations out before Thanksgiving or even Halloween! It drives me batty! Enjoy the last month or two of the year!!! LOL I love Christmas and can't wait to have the tree but c'mon ONE holiday at a time!