OT has anyone put their Christmas Tree up yet??

Nope, and probably won't bother this year either as we're only likely to be around for a couple of days over the christmas period, as we're visiting families etc. The cost of a tree and the hours decorating aren't really justifiable.

We have a fake tree we have used for the last few years, although I would love a real tree the hassle of getting rid of it afterwards puts me off!

aHH AJ, dont be a chrimbo scrooge

I was tempted as we finished chrimbo shopping this weekend...but OH wont let us put stuff up til his birthday has been and gone (Nov 29th) as it 'distracts people away form HIS day' lolololol

wer having a Christmas day on sunday 5th...wrap pressies, put tree up, put decorations up,put outside lights up and watch muppets christmas carol! i cant WAIT

We watched Muppets Christmas Carol yesterday!!

It's in the singing of a street corner choir
It's going home and getting warm by the fire
It's true
Wherever you find love
It feels like Christmas

Mine generally go up on the first Saturday in December, got to get them out the loft area first though lol...

We usually put it up on the First Sunday in December so it will all be going up on the 5th this year.

Its my fav Claire, OH will then make me watch Elf

We usually do ours around the same time as Sherrie, first weekend of December.

When i was little my mum always had the up 12 days before, down 12 days after strict rule but now she puts them up as early as possible and their down by new year, ha ha.

I always watch Home Alone when I am putting the tree up, one of my favourite Christmas films.

Why do American homes always look so cosy at Christmas?

It's my OH's fav too!! My favourite is Santa Claus the Movie, the one with Dudley Moore. I love them all though, I also love Elf!!

u mean to say your home doesnt have real candles burning everywhere and huggggggggggge garlands strewn with cones and festive items all over the house and light displays to rival blackpool sherrie?!

I don't have a house to put one up in this year as I'm back at my moms!

Mom won't put one up as she is away for 2 weeks over Xmas and just comes back intime to see in the new year (9pm NYE).

And OHs parents didn't put one up last year either as their youngest (my OH) was in Afghan and their 2 older girls lived 500 miles away so they went down to them. This year everyone is home and we will be having a BIIIG family Xmas! So perhaps they might pop one up!

Well actually now you come to mention it......

4th December for us too, and I am not looking forward to wrastling my 9 month old baby off it until it comes down in the New Year!

I've told my H2B that we're buying our tree on the 4th of December and not the 11th like he wanted.

I want to put them up now! I'm feeling so Christmasy at the moment! We usually put ours up the first weekend in December so it will probably be the 4th...... that's if I can hold on that long! x

No, we've not put ours up yet as it's November, you nutters!

We'll probably put ours up on the second weekend. Real tree. *sniff, sniff* Don't they smell wonderful?!

We pour a large sherry, put up our tree and decorations and listen to some Christmas music. Very exciting!

We are putting ours up 1st Dec - so excited as its the first christmas in our new home

We finished shopping at weekend and i wrapped it all up yesterday

x

Yay Christmas!!! I love it, although I may be a little sad because I start listening to Christmas music very early in November already! My favourite movie has to be elf, has me in stitches all the time. Think ours will go up second week of December so that we can have a tree that will keep it's needles till Christmas. On that note, does anyone have tips for keeping it fresh?

xx

I love Elf, its my favourite xmas film and I always watch it while Im wrapping my pressies, with a glas of mulled wine! Cant wait

Will be putting my tree up on 5th as well, always o it first weekend of december but just had a call from our head office informing us that we need to put our office xmas tree up so this afternoon I will be mostly decorating, YEAY!!!

they say to spritz it with water!! and keep well away from a radiator!!

we have a real no drop needle tree and is always fine from first weekend in december right through to january!

Aw cricketbride, you sound like such a classy lady we save our glass of sherry for christmas eve!

We usually have a real tree but this year I want to get a branched artificial tree to hang the decorations on hehe

No way!!!! our tree goes up after the 3rd dec- only because its my sons birthday on the 2nd of dec, so ots kind of a tradition

I sounded abit like a duffus then, just reading that sentence back! ?

The first weekend in December! I always imagine it to be like in the films with music playing and us decorating the tree and all happy and in reality its a ball ache and we fall out because he isnt interested and i end up doing it on my own and it looks like rubbish!

Mine is going up on Sunday! I would have done it this weekend if it was my home hen party on Sat!

That's my birthday too and my rule! Nothing christmassy before my birthday!!

My birthday's on the 6th December and I love the decorations being up for my birthday! x

Ah but that's in December so that's fine, once December is here I loooooove everything christmassy!!

*puts on classy lady t-shirt*

*drinks sherry*

*falls over*

We usually put ours up over the first weekend in December. Although last year we put it up on Sunday 29th as the 1st was on the Tuesday!

We usually play Christmas music whilst it goes up and then snuggle up to watch a Christmas film. Current joint favourites are 'Elf' (love it!) and 'Santa Clause the Movie'.

He he, I'll remind you of that next time there's a classic CB faux pas, Trickers!