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TrashedBride · Nov 1st, 2009, 11:18 AM

There's a house near me which has been fully festooned for a couple of weeks now... A bit too soon perhaps, but each to their own! When do your decorations go up? We do ours on the last Sunday in November - that's the longest I can wait, I just get too excited! My aunt puts hers up today (1 Nov), as soon as Halloween is out of the way.
How about you? And do you always leave them up until Twelfth Night? I do, and hate taking them down even then!

Designer_Love · Nov 1st, 2009, 11:43 AM

We put ours up around thanksgiving, and take them down jan 1st maybe a few days after.

lovinalotofbags · Nov 1st, 2009, 11:57 AM

Day or two after Thanksgiving

Wentworth-Roth · Nov 1st, 2009, 12:41 PM

The first week of December.

maybeiloveyou · Nov 1st, 2009, 12:44 PM

Thanksgiving weekend! Then I take them down the first week of Jan.

I saw some houses with xmas decorations up already too... I think pre-Halloween is a little early, but again, to each his own.

chaz · Nov 1st, 2009, 12:44 PM

2nd week of December some goes up, shortly after I get around to putting the tree up!

TrashedBride · Nov 1st, 2009, 01:53 PM

I think Thanksgiving sounds like a wonderful holiday, a lovely opportunity to spend time with family and friends to eat and be merry before the craziness of Christmas kicks in! A lovely start to the festive period. Wish we had a holiday at a similar time here in the UK!
Just been for a wintry walk and saw two more houses with their decorations up!

itsonly4me · Nov 1st, 2009, 01:55 PM

I agree, after thanksgiving. If you start too early I am sick of seeing them by xmas! lol

stacmck · Nov 1st, 2009, 01:59 PM

Usually put up the decorations the day after Thanksgiving, and take them down after January 1st. My birthday is on January 1st so after that it feels like the holidays are officially over for me.

miu01 · Nov 1st, 2009, 02:32 PM

This will be my 2nd Christmas with my fiance... last year we had a tiny sad-looking tree that went up soon after Thanksgiving -- possibly the weekend after. This year is yet to be determined. I hope that we start up some sort of ritual, though... something to define the start of the holidays and to add some festivity to our home. :)

Lvbabydoll · Nov 1st, 2009, 02:41 PM

Originally Posted by Designer_Love

We put ours up around thanksgiving, and take them down jan 1st maybe a few days after.

Same here...
Day after Thanksgiving and start taking things down after New Year's.
This year will be a bit different though since I have no idea what's going on for Thanksgiving.
We're taking the Halloween things down today and leaving up the pumpkins/leaves/gourds for Thanksgiving.

Divyaangana · Nov 1st, 2009, 03:00 PM

I start decorating the day after Thanksgiving and take down all decorations the day of New Year's Eve. We keep with that tradition because my grandmother always believed that it was bad luck to start the new year with last year's decorations.

chinahopes · Nov 1st, 2009, 03:08 PM

I will put my tree up the day of or after Thanksgiving, however I will begin decorating my exterior and interior with clear lights tonight after I take down all of the Halloween decorations. I have a two year old who is absolutely fascinated by all of the lights, and I have no problem prolonging the festive atmosphere. Like someone said, to each his/her own.

onegirlcreative · Nov 1st, 2009, 04:47 PM

we always like to buy our tree at the end of the first week of december. gives us a good 3 weeks to feel like we got our money's worth for our tree, and without it being too long to annoy us. we have found in years past that when we buy our tree too early, it dries out too early and we would rather take it down after the new year.

for us, those are the only decorations we put up for christmas and then we have my hanukkah menorah, as well.

canadianstudies · Nov 1st, 2009, 05:02 PM

Anytime after Remembrance Day is good for me!

Nov 1st, 2009, 11:18 AM	#1
TrashedBride OP per aspera ad astra Joined: May 2009 Location: Newcastle, UK Posts: 492	When do you decorate for Christmas? There's a house near me which has been fully festooned for a couple of weeks now... A bit too soon perhaps, but each to their own! When do your decorations go up? We do ours on the last Sunday in November - that's the longest I can wait, I just get too excited! My aunt puts hers up today (1 Nov), as soon as Halloween is out of the way. How about you? And do you always leave them up until Twelfth Night? I do, and hate taking them down even then!
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Nov 1st, 2009, 11:43 AM	#2
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Nov 1st, 2009, 11:57 AM	#3
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Nov 1st, 2009, 12:41 PM	#4
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Nov 1st, 2009, 12:44 PM	#5
maybeiloveyou Member Joined: Oct 2007 Location: Southern California Posts: 249	Thanksgiving weekend! Then I take them down the first week of Jan. I saw some houses with xmas decorations up already too... I think pre-Halloween is a little early, but again, to each his own.
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Nov 1st, 2009, 01:53 PM	#7
TrashedBride OP per aspera ad astra Joined: May 2009 Location: Newcastle, UK Posts: 492	I think Thanksgiving sounds like a wonderful holiday, a lovely opportunity to spend time with family and friends to eat and be merry before the craziness of Christmas kicks in! A lovely start to the festive period. Wish we had a holiday at a similar time here in the UK! Just been for a wintry walk and saw two more houses with their decorations up!
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Nov 1st, 2009, 01:55 PM	#8
itsonly4me LV Addict Joined: May 2007 Location: PA Posts: 4,847	I agree, after thanksgiving. If you start too early I am sick of seeing them by xmas! lol
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Nov 1st, 2009, 01:59 PM	#9
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Nov 1st, 2009, 02:32 PM	#10
miu01 Member Joined: Oct 2009 Location: Boston Posts: 24	This will be my 2nd Christmas with my fiance... last year we had a tiny sad-looking tree that went up soon after Thanksgiving -- possibly the weekend after. This year is yet to be determined. I hope that we start up some sort of ritual, though... something to define the start of the holidays and to add some festivity to our home. :)
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Divyaangana Team ♥ Jacob Joined: Nov 2006 Location: Where ever my heart takes me.... Posts: 1,556	I start decorating the day after Thanksgiving and take down all decorations the day of New Year's Eve. We keep with that tradition because my grandmother always believed that it was bad luck to start the new year with last year's decorations.
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Nov 1st, 2009, 03:08 PM	#13
chinahopes Luckiest. Joined: Oct 2008 Location: the Beach, SC Posts: 998	I will put my tree up the day of or after Thanksgiving, however I will begin decorating my exterior and interior with clear lights tonight after I take down all of the Halloween decorations. I have a two year old who is absolutely fascinated by all of the lights, and I have no problem prolonging the festive atmosphere. Like someone said, to each his/her own.

Nov 1st, 2009, 04:47 PM	#14
onegirlcreative Apple in London Joined: Feb 2008 Location: back at home! Posts: 4,745	we always like to buy our tree at the end of the first week of december. gives us a good 3 weeks to feel like we got our money's worth for our tree, and without it being too long to annoy us. we have found in years past that when we buy our tree too early, it dries out too early and we would rather take it down after the new year. for us, those are the only decorations we put up for christmas and then we have my hanukkah menorah, as well.
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Nov 1st, 2009, 05:02 PM	#15
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