When can I put up my christmas tree?
912652
I see this question so much. I have wondered myself when the correct time is. I for one have not been able to celebrate Christmas for the past 20 years, and this will be my first one. I am SO excited and can barely stand to wait. And then I stopped and thought about it. Why is there a "correct" time? Why do we care so much about what others think? And why do people have such a fit if someone puts their decorations up early? What if that person only had a few weeks to live? No one knows anyone elses circumstances, we shouldnt judge! The correct time is any time we want to. It hurts no one. Life is short. Sometimes far too too short. Put your tree up when you want to. Turn up the Christmas carols and enjoy! Celebrate!
773983
its supposed to be 12 days before xmas, but mine go up dec 1st
855574
ITS NOT CHRISTMAS UNLESS YOU GET A REAL TREE !!!!\n\n\nFake trees dont smell good and they look cheesy....\n\nReal trees smell like christmas, and although they have more matainence its worth it..
787530
apparently its the 2nd december
857919
What u can do is find a store that sells really cheap things like Big Lots or u can ask a friend if they have old Christmas stuff that's in good condition if u can have it. As for decorating you house, I would say on the outside, try decorating a couple of trees with lights, put a santa in a sled with reign deer in the front, and if u want to go crazy, u should put a snow man or the santa stuff on your roof. Also try putting a couple of snow men in your fron lawn.
926832
I think any time after the 1st December is fine. November is too early!\n\nMind you all the shops have been decorated for Christmas since Novermber the 1st. So no wonder people start early.
1092893
I stock up on gifts year round.. whenever I see a good deal on something I know someone would like.  But I don't think stores should start decorating till the first of November.
749475
All things Christmasy should be done AFTER Thanksgiving. Decorations, cards etc. Anytime before is too soon.
18675
Really.... any time one feels like it. Traditionally though, I think decorating for Christmas is usually done the day of or the day after Thanksgiving.
742963
I don't think so. When I get home today I'm going to start putting Christmas lights on my house. People may think I'm nuts but I don't care. Me and my family lost our home last year because of Katrina. I'm not complaining because we did have a Christmas and we could have had it a lot worse but I told my kids we would make up for it this year. So this will be our first Christmas in our new house and we want to make it memorable. So I say to go ahead and put it up! Merry Christmas!
777442
I am ready to decorate a little bit this year. 18 years of no tree....about 5 of no decorations at all, it's time.
732992
I usually wrap the weekend before or the night before, the problem with wrapping ahead of time is where and how to store the gifts if they have bows. If you have small kids or pets I don't recommend putting them under the tree ahead of time, the gifts tend to get opened, it's also hard to so the "Santa" thing when the gifts are already under the tree.
745132
Thanksgiving weekend is the time we put up our tree! we ned atleast 2 1/2 days to get tehj job done right. I am particular!!!!\nIt's an artificial 7 1/2 ft  Mountain King. We always get visitors claiming that it won't last until Christmas because it looks so real!\nIt has individual branches to insert and shape separately and stands about 7 ft wide at the bottom. I have over 600 ornaments from antique to current Hallmark, including blown glass, and lots of hand crafted ones.  We also have complete sets like the Lenox Carousel set and some older Hallmark Club designs.  Oldest is a very plain glass, oval shaped bulb. It's about 75 years old and was my grandmother's.  We use over 500 of them each year. The lights I use are the larger C5 and I use about 75-85 of these,  very carefully spaced and proportioned for color.  I add about 5 or 6 'twinkle' lights to give a soft  twinkling background effect and it works very nicely. You have to go light with these or it starts to look like a store front ! We add candy canes to be given to the younger visitors and they all go by time the tree is ready for it's rest. I also use and love our blown glass icicles and hang them off the very ends of specific branches to give a more majestic effect to the tree. I have a colorful tree skirt with a horse drawn sleigh to cover the base. \nI recently added a few bubble lights to give it some additional life.\nIt gets to be more fun with each passing year and as my two girls lend a hand and share laughs. \nMan, do I live for this!!!  Have a Merry Christmas!!!!
697619
I am catholic and we do not any specific date to pop it up.\n\nJust be sure pop it up before Dec 25!\n\n\nWe use to begin garnishing with Advent and it will begin next sunday
941502
I usually get all of my stuff set out right after Thanksgiving. Maybe that Saturday or Sunday. This year though I haven't put them up yet.
1150009
plant an apple tree and WAIT
846464
December 19 2006\nJust in time for Christmas