Its too early for Christmas decorations!
By nancygibson
@nancygibson (3736)
France
November 13, 2006 3:35pm CST
Two houses in my street have their decoratiosn up already. I think thats awful and I hate it so much! We decorate about the 17th or 18th of December, end even then I would prefer to do it on Yule eve and only keep it up until Christmas is over, so maybe a week in total.
What do you think, have you seen houses lit up already?
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13 responses
@cloud_kicker_32 (4635)
• United States
14 Nov 06
I do think its a bit early..but..I start putting mine up after Thanksgiving..Its been a family tradition for soo many years in our family.,.and It is my favorite holiday ever!!! But the begining of Nov is way to early for me..But as they say..TO EACH THERE OWN..:)
@nancygibson (3736)
• France
14 Nov 06
We don't have thanksgiving in the UK so the major festival before Midwinter for many people is Guy Fawkes night (nov 5th), I think thats why they put them up early, but I wish they wouldnt
@thepromptwriter (474)
• United States
13 Nov 06
I'm already sick of all the decorations thanks in part to all the department stores that have had their decorations out since before Halloween. I don't want to look at that stuff until maybe just before Thanksgiving, but to start putting it out in the middle of October is just rediculous. By the time Christmas really does roll around, I'm tired of it and just want it to be over.
@nancygibson (3736)
• France
13 Nov 06
I completely agree that the shops are very naughty about pushing it too early
@nancygibson (3736)
• France
13 Nov 06
Well, personally I celebrate Yule more than Christmas, and to me its about having a big party to encourage the metaphorical return of the Sun during the dark days immediately around teh solstice. It feels wrong to me to start making it all bright too early or the magic of the occasion is lost. For those that are Christain though, its celebrating Christs birth, and you don't normally light birthday candles and put up balloons a month before your birthday party do you?
@rracers89 (3246)
• United States
13 Nov 06
I couldn't wait as long as you do. i d yours the week after Thanksgivng. Yes now is to soon but as I said in another post we saw a tree in someones living room while we were tricker treating on the 31st
@TrainsR4Me (231)
• United States
13 Nov 06
I think if you enjoy the decorations, put them up! Regardless of when we put them up, we are all celebrating the birth of Jesus. I start my Christmas train layout very early because of the time it takes to perfect it. it's too much work for a few days of enjoyment.
@webcookie (107)
• United States
13 Nov 06
nothing is lit up for xmas here yet. i like to see xmas stuff early, maybe in another week and a half. right at thanksgiving time. i love xmas!
@nancygibson (3736)
• France
13 Nov 06
When do you feel Chrisytmas/Xmas starts for you? Is it at teh start of December or do you observe some specific start date?
@saphire539 (1639)
• United States
13 Nov 06
We always decorate for christmas right after Thanksgiving i don't see any problem with it we have always done that all my life and so have most of the people i know.Our town already has the park decorated and ready to turn the lights on Thanksgiving night everyone is different doesn't make it wrong.
@nancygibson (3736)
• France
13 Nov 06
Why on earth do they do it so early thogh? I just can't fathom what posesses them. Their electricity bill must be sky high apart from anything else!
@sassybratky (872)
• United States
13 Nov 06
maybe a couple weeks early ..but usually people start thinking christmas and getting in the christmas mood i think around thanksgiving since all the *christmas sales and layaways* and displays start going up we do our tree and lights a few days after thanksgiving and dont take them down till after new yrs day..i love looking at the tree and lights myself .
@angel_1202 (129)
• Canada
13 Nov 06
All the streets in my neighbourhood already have tinsel christmas trees and stuff on them- it's way too early. Christmas season for me starts at the beginning of December. The funny thing here is that we have Christmas Parades starting the middle of November.
@aleddon (141)
• United States
13 Nov 06
I haven't seen any houses lit up, but I agree it's WAAAAY early. They started putting out Christmas stuff in Dollar Tree after the 4th of July! Sheesh, wait till after Thanksgiving, at least. I know that I am not even thinking of Christmas yet.
@Penguinsangel (3498)
• United States
13 Nov 06
I think its okay to put them up, but to actually turn them on, no.
Cause you want to put them up before you get to rushed and if it snows in your area...then before the snow really starts to fly.
I think the first weekend of December is okay, that is usually when we do it.
