Have you got your christmas tree and decorations up yet?

We just purchased our tree yesterday. I've been looking at decorations for a while trying to decide on style and color skeme off and on for a while now. We've been even debating about real or fake until yesterday. So, about 2days ago we finally decided on red and gold, sophisticated. It's our first Christmas for our new family and we want to slowly gather our personalized ornaments so that they really mean something to us, hence the generic yet very pretty tree... Anywho. We made our purchases yesterday. Got the ornaments, got the REAL tree (and am very happy we did, I was against it but quickly changed my mind after I smelt them... guess nastalgia trumps cleanliness hehehe) Got the light, right? Well, not enough lights...which brings me to my answer. Our tree is only half up! All excited like a prom queen without a date. We didn't buy enough lights, hahaha. THat's new parents for you. SO my very perfect tree is standing in the corner, very straight and gorgeous with one strand of light, and three lowly ornaments! As we speak I am awaiting hubby to return home with 2 more boxes of lights. In a few hours our tree will officially be up and decorated, COMPLETELY! Merry Christmas!

Hi Marina; Yep I put my big old tree up the week of Thanksgiving it takes me a long time to do this by myself ( neck & back injuries) sh!ty health etc..etc.. but to do my tree and my frontroom it took me the whole week... here is a picture of my tree, its a big old thing but quite a beauty, if you'd like to see my other decorations I have a slideshow of them on my profile, (G)!HO HO HO! HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!

We typically put up our Christmas tree the weekend after Thanksgiving here but this year we were late and just got it up a few days ago. It's beautiful with a lot of lights and ornaments with sentimental value. The only thing is that everything is half way up the tree or higher. Our 3 year old love pulling the ornaments off if he can reach them...lol

I got a artificial one. I have not had a tree in over 4 years I got this one last year. and years before that I had a real one twice. But I couldn't afford a tree back then or a fake one. So we put dec. on a candle holder and you know what that was some of the best times we ever had. My son and I. We would sit with candles a blazing and it got warm as we had like 15 candled burning on christmas. But yes mine is up and looking really good as we have all the dsc.we have bought each year on it. we each get one a year. If the price is high then we only get one. Like this year we got only one as my son wanted the same one as me. A bell. Have a wonderful Christmas Your friend onlydia

You know friends i don't have any decorations yet in my house today because I don't have time to put it up. We are busy now a days well I will make it soon before Christmas.

As early as after the All Soul's and All Saint's Day, I already decorated our house with Christmas decorations and of course the Christmas tree. Ours is just the artificial one, not so big but at least we felt the spirit of Christmas already because of those. Eversince before, I always make it a point that every Christmas, we have our Christmas tree and decorations because I wanted my children to enjoy the season. I hope you can do all your decorations now so that you guys can still catch up with the season. It's 23 days more, Merry Christmas to you and your family! From us here in the Philippines!

I don't put up any decorations nor do I have a tree, I haven't done it in years, christmas is just another day for me, like any other. I may go out for Christmas dinner or I cook if I am not sick, but that is it. I always spend it with my boyfriend who always buys me a gift even though he is jewish cause he loves me.

me and my children put up the three last december one. with all the lights and the decorations around the house. it was a yearly event for us to put up the tree and the decorations together. we really make it a point a certain date were we are not busy and we are all at home. we always have fun doing it. we have some old decorations and some are quite new. i didnt buy any new decors for this christmas.

Oh!! mine is not up yet. I made a discussion similar to this and I found out that there are many people who are putting their Christmas tree long time ago. I think, other started it last month? my goodness, no more thrilling for the holidays because they are decorating very early. LOL.

Hi marina321, That is a beautiful and a gorgous house there, is that your house? and why would you want to leave that house, I wouldn't move from there, its fantastic. I have a 6ft artifical christmas tree and it got all the decorations and light on and I also got streamers on my ceiling and tinsels everywhere, I done mine on the 5th December. I hope you will be very happy in your new home and it would be your first Christmas there so Merry Christmas to you and a Bright New year. Tamara

We put ours up the Monday after Thanksgiving. We have an artificial tree. It's about 6 ft. I think. The only other decorations we have are some stockings I've made for everyone, a wreath on the wall and a big red bow and lighted star on the front door.

I put my decorations up the first of December. I love to have them up as long as possible!! I bought one of those new trees this year that have the lights already attached to it. It looks wonderful I think.

I don't have a Christmas tree in my apartment. I actually never had one for my whole 18 years of life! My parents never bought one.. until last year they found this really nice artificial tree AFTER Christmas for only 5 dollars. AND it came with nice decorations and lights! So I'm excited to see that tree when I go home for winter break from college. :)

Noooo! I haven't had a Christmas tree in a long time and I love Christmas trees. I have lots of ornaments and lites. We live in a tiny studio and would literally have to hang a large tree from the ceiling. I usually will put a bowl of ornaments out along with some door handle , candles, snow globes and string some lights. Every year I go to Cost Plus and buy some neat ornaments at their sale, then store them away. This year I might buy a Charlie Brown tree for the top of the tv.

Yes we do! WE have a 2 foot plastic tree sitting on top of our tv cabinet. Last year we had a 6 foot fake tree. My cat was 4 months old at the time and kept climbing up it and knocking it down. It got to the point where we'd put the tree up and he'd knock it over, we'd put it back up and then 5 minutes later he'd knock it down. Eventually my mom gave up and took it down. Thats why we have a small tree up so high this year. My cat is an idiot. He actually broke ordaments last year and tried to eat the broken glass! The little tree has lights on it and a few ordaments.

yes! i love our xmas tree even if it's small

Yes, I have my tree and decorations up, I put my tree up last week (11th), but I didn't get my decorations up till last night, I only got out a few this year, I usually decorate the whole house inside, but I found that when it comes time to take it all down, I don't feel like it, so this time I won't have to work so hard taking it all down..lol. My tree isn't really big or small, its about medium, its a 6.5 ft. pre-lit tree, I like it, its easy to put up and take down, I'm all about making things easy on myself, since I'm the only one who does anything...haha.

It's very exciting! I put all the decorations.. It's very beautiful here! I love this time of the year! All of the city is gorgeous! the iluminations and everyting! Of course the meaning of the christmas is important! But erything is just soo beautiful.. I can't stop looking at it! lol

Christmas is also very popular in our country ___China now. We were touched by the hot atmosphere of Christmas in Europe. But we never have a christmas tree every house, we always see it in stores, malls and stuff.