Christmas tree decorating....

We usually go out and get our christmas tree the week after thanksgiving and take it down about a week or two after christmas. I like to have it up early to enjoy the holiday season. It always seems like such a waste to put it up on christmas eve, because then you can only enjoy it on christmas day. I know some kids are made to believe that Santa claus puts up your christmas tree for you, but that seems like so much work of having to put up a tree and decorate it without the kids seeing you do it. I was always brought up thinking that you had to put the tree up yourself because Santa doesn't have time to put up everyone's tree for them.

In my family back in the Philippines, we started decorating our house and putting up Christmas tree and lights after Halloween. Here in Sydney, my husband brings the live tree two to three days before Christmas. No much time for kids to enjoy it. This week I will buy a Christmas tree and let my daughter decorate it with me, so we'll have more time to enjoy the Christmas tree.

Hi applsofgld! Here in my country, we don't have Thanksgiving but I do decorate our home as early as October for the Christmas celebration every year. Only this year that I haven't had the time to do the decorations because we got so busy and I am still sitting on my beautiful behind (LOL!) typing and responding to discussions here in mylot. haha.. Take care and have a nice day.

well we usually buy a tree around 2 or 3 weeks before.since we get a real tree i dont want it to die right away if we got it sooner.we usually take it down about the first week of january or bascially when we get a chance.pattie

I have not had a child long enough to make somthing a tradition,but i think i will put my tree up about a week before christmas,and take it down about a week after so a total of two weeks. i think that is plenty.especialy since my daughter like to knock it down! last year by the time christmas morning came around it looked like the leaning tower of pizza.lolol

We cannot assume that everyone celebrates Thanksgiving in late November but even so that is real early To be honest much to early to decorate and have up our Christmas tree.In Canada we have our Christmas Tree up by about December 20th and take it down on the Epiphany about 1/3rd through January I would like to know if there is anyone that doesnot have a Christmas Tree to celebrate the religious holiday Thanks for sharing Good Luck

When my kids were little, to keep things fairly normal, we waited until about December 15 to put it up. I have always used January 6, the twelfth day of Christmas, as the date I wanted to take down the tree. I think for me it goes with whatever job I am working at, and how busy I am. I have some things that I leave up most of the time. I learned of a custom from my husband's back ground, of hanging stars from a loft. I began collecting different star ornaments, and others have made or given them to me. I will leave them hanging most of the year. My nod to Christmas, so to speak.

My grandmother puts up at least 2 trees, my mother puts up one or 2, my sister may put up one, my husband's grandparents put up 2-3, and my uncle makes a Christmas tree forest. I don't even bother. Last year, we were military, living far away from family and intending to go home for the holidays. The apartment complex where we were living at the time gave everyone a live poinsettia. As I wrapped presents, I just put them under the poinsettia, on a shelf, and hung the few Christmas I got b/f leaving around the set-up. We had a maid service come to clean the house every few weeks, and the girls really got a kick out of our little Christmas Corner, as they called it. I tape up Christmas cards, and wrap presents, but that is about it for my Christmas decorating. Makes easy clean-up.

Hi, I've started my own tradition. The day after Thanksgiving my tree go's up, and the house is filled with Christmas decorations. I just love the feeling of Christmas.

Hunnie

My husbands family put it up on Christmas eve when he was growing up, but by the time I met him, his Mom kept it up year round and decorated it with different things for each season.
I can't remember when I was a child when we put it up, but I do remember it was at least a few weeks before Christmas. Today, because the whole family is here during Thanksgiving weekend, that is when mine goes up..:)