When do you put up your Christmas decorations?

Hello, dragon54u. Usually, my parents would put the decoration a week from now. They don't have a special date to put all the decorations, but it is usually around December 10th, or 15th. Though, this year, the decorations are already set. There isn't much, though, only a tree with some lights. Don't know if they will be adding something else, but I guess it will just stay like this. As you said, when you add the decorations too early, it just loses the special air that it gives. You get used to looking at all those shining lights. And I don't know why people are so in a hurry to put the decorations. Many houses in here are already decorated as well. Isn't that strange? Respectfully, Munhozmib.

In my family, we organize christmas at the end of november, we have a meeting, we eat christmas food, like: natilla and buñuelos; and also we listen christmas music. We really like it, because we were all together celebrating a very special moment and also all of us put the house so beautiful to enjoy all this special month.

I am a real misery when it comes to Christmas decorations, and if I can get away with it I put none up at all. I might have to give in and do some this year though, as in previous years my kids have been able to enjoy their grandparents' decorations and this year they won't get the opportunity. I agree that you shouldn't have them up for too long if you do them. If they are up for ages then they lose their novelty before Christmas arrives.

I put up my decorations around the last week of november first week of december. the longer they can be up and be "in season" the more i enjoy having them. So far no lights outside yet (I'm hoping to get some solar powered ones) but my tree and christmas blankets are out. Hoping to put my mugs and glasses out this week sometime.

we just did our's i wish i could put the vedio up on here of our house with the lights that flash to the beat of the music.. i'm impress with myself i must say

Whenever you feel like it! For your tree, the end of the first or sencond week of the December.Not too earlier. Same with docorations. Also for the Christmas lights outside, you should do it whenever the whether is nice. If it is a little earlier, you do not have to turn them on until it is not so early. To take them down a couple days after Christmas. You should not have them up longer two weeks after Christmas. For outside decorations you also should down on a nice day(if there is one). I think it is good to take them down early so you could get it over with.

Just last Month, my auntie put up already the Christmas Decors, she is so excited on the occasion as we do, but the good things is we don't need to worry about the rush on putting the Christmas decors, we just do it early.

I start putting my decorations right after thanksgiving , because i like to have them early so i can enjoy the view :)

When I am able, and this year I have not been able, I put my tree up the day after Thanksgiving, or at the latest, the weekend after Thanksgiving. I think it will be going up later this week though. Hopefully. I love decorating for Christmas and until everything is decorated, it never feels like it should be Christmas yet. The time passes so quickly as you get older, it is hard to imagine Christmas already. Didn't summer just end? I leave the decorations up until after New Years' Day. I have even left them up until into February before, but that doesn't happen often. Since I don't have kids at home anymore, there isn't the mess under the tree that there was when the kids were there and their presents were strewn about under the tree and elsewhere. Now it is nice just having all the pretty things set up. Everything looks drab once it is taken down. They never lose their specialness to me. I love sitting in the dark looking at the tree lights each night. I love watching them reflect and sparkle off the shiney ornaments as they move around with the little bit of air movement.

Hi dragon. I'm trying to get the decorations put up now... well, at least the lights. I don't plan to turn them on until maybe 2 weeks before Christmas but I'd like them up and ready. I don't like to be rushed during one of the most precious holidays we have so I always try to take care of things early. I've noticed a lot of houses decorated, too. All the lights are on, they have those huge inflatable yard decorations, all kinds of things. I agree that it's just too early for all that. We just got through Thanksgiving! Geesh. I remember when people used to wait until the week before Christmas before putting any lights up outside. In our family, my parents would always put the tree up and decorate it on Christmas eve. It was always something I looked forward to because it got me so excited for the next day! There aren't any special decorations that have been handed down, unfortunately. I remember my mother having some that she got from her mother and I loved them! But, we've both moved around so much that things got lost along the way somewhere. I have some special decorations myself now (handmade by me) and I plan to hand them down to my sons one of these days, if they want them. I make a special ornament for the tree every year since I've been married and I kinda like that new tradition. Right now, I'm stuffing Santa and Mrs. Claus's suits to put in our pavilion. This will be the first year I've decorated our pavilion and it seems to be growing in leaps and bounds! LOL I planned to just put lights up on it and put a fake Christmas tree in the middle of it. Now, it's grown to having Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus sitting on a glider beside the tree with their feet up. She'll be knitting something and he'll be going over his list. I know the neighbors will love it and that's the whole idea behind it. But, I won't be turning the lights on until 2 weeks before Christmas.

Hey dragon! I don't feel like I'm quite ready to put up my decorations yet either! Sometimes I do put them up after the Thanksgiving holiday, but I just am not ready so early. I also haven't decided if I will be putting up the 6 foot tree or the 2 foot tree. I have 2 5 year old cats who are serious climbers and I haven't put up the 6 foot tree since I had gotten them. They get into everything and I know that they will knock it down for sure! I decorate the windows and the house a bit but I'm just not feeling like Christmas yet! I am also in the middle of re-decorating my apartment so I need to get that finished before I start putting up Christmas stuff.

I totally agree with you. When I was younger (a lot) I was always told that they went up six days before Xmas and have to be taken down before the 2nd January otherwise its back luck. Do you think this is anything stemming from the 12 days of Christmas ?

we here in the south ( tennessee ) tend leave our lights up all year round in some places. I know Gatlinburg and pigeon has what is similar to a festival lights all winter long and christmas lights are jsut all the rage I guess. we are called hillbilly to the rest of the world but lets face who has time to set up every single decoration every year and take it down. Most of the lights that are left are usually like the clear white lights that look good all year round. My dad's house used to have lights on the chain legnthed fense all the way around an acre of land all year long and they were christmas lights not just the clear lights.

Really? im with you i think its too early to do it. In general my family do it at the end of november or on december. Although there are some Christmas lights on the front of my house that have been there since last year haha lol.

There are a few houses around me with lights up and more putting some up every few days it seems... I agree though about it being too early.. it's not even december yet!! but i kinda feel like decorating myself too but i haven't. I'll probably put some stuff up in a week or two... i do it because no one else will really and my mom likes it done. I do too.. i just kind of don't care to do it anymore lol not when i have to do EVERYTHING myself and then take it all down after christmas by myself. we have some things that we put on the tree that i've had since i was baby and the star we use is like 20 years old.

I haven't started mine, but I'm looking forward to it. I plan to do it in stages, and I really should have started today while I had the time, but I got lost in other projects. We moved into this house last summer, and I didn't decorate much last year, still getting used to the house. But this year I plan to get it all out.

hi dragon, me and my family have put up our christmas decorations and make our christmas tree since october..its very earl though but I love the spirit of christmas. I love to see christmas decors..... I just love christmas times.....I love holiday seasons...

My husband just did our christmas lights and porch decors earlier today. It's beautiful! I don't think it's too early. A lot of houses in our neighborhood already did the same right after Thanksgiving. There's only 25 days to go before christmas and we don't want to do all that decorating just for a few days! I mean it's a lot of work! We'll probably get the Christmas tree like 10 days before Christmas. We like the smell of a fresh Christmas tree. They will all come down After Jan. 1st but it's all worth it :)

I usually put up my Christmas decorations the week of Thanksgiving. We usually decorate with lots of lights and of course, put up a Christmas tree but this year, I'm not really in the Christmas spirit. I haven't put up anything yet.

I prefer the snow Chrismas where the christmas lights, silk and trees are put up every.That makes me sense the real holiday arrived.Recently,i have noticed that the decorations have been on the stree in the downtown.It's a little earlier i think,although most of them are in the require of business,not for real Christmas.That's not I really want.