Question When do you put your Christmas tree up?

[old.user4556]

Since we are approaching the birthday of our dear lord Jesus Christ, I wondered when the Freddies put their trees up?

 

[caLLous]

Christmas Eve. Didn't bother last year - there were kittens, it was never going to work.

 

[djpringle]

It'll go up sometime in the week before Christmas, probably about the 20th I guess. Will get it before then and it can live outside for a while.

 

[pez]

1 week before christmas max. Basically whenever I have time after about the 20th.

 

[Gwadien]

Two weeks before, two weeks afterwards.

 

[Shagrat]

yep same as Gwadien about 2 weeks before hand

 

[old.user4556]

Awesome thanks guys; my missus is acting like a 5 year old and insisting it goes up on the 1st to which I've said "LULZ".

 

[Shagrat]

nah thats what the 12 days of christmas is all about isnt it. thats how long its supposed to be up for

 

[Chilly]

A bit after they start selling them on ealing common. probably 2 weeks into dec.

 

[Mabs]

2 things
"birthday of our dear lord Jesus Christ" isnt december, i believe its feb ish ? depending on how u calculate it
secondly, christmas decorations, trees, etc, go up for the 12 days of christmas. no more, no less. and no eating mince pies outside that time either, its bad luck

 

[Gwadien]

2 things
"birthday of our dear lord Jesus Christ" isnt december, i believe its feb ish ? depending on how u calculate it
secondly, christmas decorations, trees, etc, go up for the 12 days of christmas. no more, no less. and no eating mince pies outside that time either, its bad luck

Christmas has nothing to do with religion for the masses anyway, it's just a consumer holiday where gifts are exchanged, and when the shops make alot of their profit

 

[Raven]

Any time now according to the wife.

Foot has been put down though, two weeks before Xmas and 1st Jan to take them down again.

Personally I don't care for them. I would be happy to put them up Xmas eve and take them back down again on boxing day but apparently I am a Scrooge.

 

[Aoami]

At my mums they go up on my brothers birthday (11th December) by tradition

 

[old.user4556]

2 things
"birthday of our dear lord Jesus Christ" isnt december, i believe its feb ish ?

Mabs, did the sarcasm of that completely bypass you?

 

[Mabs]

Mabs, did the sarcasm of that completely bypass you?

my point was:
if you are religious, your doing it at the wrong time of year, so doesnt matter.
if your not, you arent bound by any "rules" that cover it, and it therefore doesnt matter.

 

[pez]

I always thought the 12 days of Christmas started on christmas day and went on till the epiphany.

 

[Mabs]

yes it does - "12th night" in fact

 

[Lamp]

usually about 10 days ish beforehand - going to try to look out for some WIFI lights tech

 

[itcheh]

Against all my wishes ... will probably get one up in the first week of December (My gf has to spend Christmas in the USA this year and therefore is making certain demands)

 

[Edmond]

They go up 12 days before and come down 12 days atfer Chistmas day, although i haven't put up and decs for about 15 yrs now, apart from a holy wreath that russ got me about 4 years ago, and burns my ears off if i dont hang it on the front door every year

Hate Christmas........Bah...fucking...humbug

 

[MikeyBear]

Week before... comes down the week after.

 

[Olgaline]

Two weeks before, two weeks afterwards.

this

 

[russell]

12 before, 12 after in our house and it HAS to be real, sod all the pine needles.
A decent size -none of this spindly crap in our house
And yes I do co -ordinate colour themes and I let the kids decorate and change it when they are in bed.

 

[russell]

Angel or star on top?

 

[old.user4556]

Either, they're my favourite sisters, although on top isn't my favourite position.

 

[JBP|]

2 things
"birthday of our dear lord Jesus Christ" isnt december, i believe its feb ish ? depending on how u calculate it
secondly, christmas decorations, trees, etc, go up for the 12 days of christmas. no more, no less. and no eating mince pies outside that time either, its bad luck

What? how can mince pies be bad luck, they are so tasty. Also does this mince pie rule extend to mulled wine too?

 

[Chilly]

Any man who denies mince pies is a fool.

 

[Cyradix]

In Belgium and the Netherlands we celebrate "Sinterklaas" (Saint Nicholas) on 5/6 December and christmas decorations can't go up until that's done.
So basically 2 weeks before (and down about a week into the new year)

 

[Wij]

a week before. my birthday-ish

 

[Wazzerphuk]

I don't.