Prairie~Phlox Posted November 13, 2010 Share Posted November 13, 2010 I know people IRL that do, we have two cats and leave at Thanksgiving for a few days, so there's no way I would put it up this early, but just wondering if anyone does? I've heard Christmas music already....earlier and earlier each year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gratia271 Posted November 13, 2010 Share Posted November 13, 2010 No, it is a tradition in our home to decorate for Christmas the weekend after Thanksgiving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaffodilDreams Posted November 13, 2010 Share Posted November 13, 2010 I would love to have ours up already, but dh keeps me in check with his pleas of not before Thanksgiving! :001_smile: We have already started listening to Christmas music, but that's because our director plays it at rehearsals (we won't listen to it at home until the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoughCollie Posted November 13, 2010 Share Posted November 13, 2010 (edited) We put ours up in mid-December, although the house is decorated before that (after Thanksgiving). For me, this is too early because we always put our tree up on Christmas Eve when I was a child (my mother is German). DH is an American and he does not like that idea at all. I have never known anyone who put it up before Thanksgiving. I know lots of people who are complaining about Christmas music being played now. It's too early. I guess that stores are hoping it will put people in the mood to buy things. Edited November 13, 2010 by RoughCollie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoVanGogh Posted November 13, 2010 Share Posted November 13, 2010 We put our tree up the night before Thanksgiving, then decorate on Thanksgiving evening. I have heard quite a bit of Christmas music at the stores, but haven't minded. I'm ready to get 2010 done and over with so I'm, like, "Let's just get on with the holidays!" :tongue_smilie: We are listening to some Christmas music at home. 1.) We take off the month of December and I wanted to get some Christmas/seasonal poetry and books into our studies so decided last year to start earlier this year. 2.) DS plays a musical instrument. Last year we waited until early December to have him start working on Christmas music. Again - decided last year that he needed to start a few weeks earlier this year. Combining those two thoughts - we are reading about different Christmas carols, listening to different recordings, then DS is adding that piece into his practice line-up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gwenhwyfar Posted November 13, 2010 Share Posted November 13, 2010 there's one up here :D ~ in dd13's bedroom. the main one - prolly sometime this coming week, as i have to re-arrange the living room first. i have some lights up out front - put those up..monday? i think it was? and i'm putting some indoor window ones up today. our thanksgiving was last month. ;) [i love christmas!] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescrappyhomeschooler Posted November 13, 2010 Share Posted November 13, 2010 No, but I did put the Christmas lights up outside yesterday because the weather is supposed to turn much colder tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristusG Posted November 13, 2010 Share Posted November 13, 2010 Not yet....but I was seriously contemplating it this morning. We usually wait until Thanksgiving weekend, but that weekend is SO hectic that it's no fun trying to rush around pulling out the Christmas stuff. Thurs is Thanksgiving, Friday we go Black Friday shopping and then to family's house, Saturday is our town's lighted boat parade, Sunday is church. Last year we decorated the weekend before Thanksgiving and I think we'll do the same this year. I'll probably have DH pull everything out of the attic one night this week and we'll fully decorate next weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom in High Heels Posted November 13, 2010 Share Posted November 13, 2010 We don't put ours up until Dec 5 (St. Nick Eve), but I am so itching to! I'm ready for all the holiday pretties, but I know if I put it up before then I'll be sick of it by the time Christmas rolls around. I love to put the decor up, but I hate taking it down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belacqua Posted November 13, 2010 Share Posted November 13, 2010 I can take the Christmas tree for no more than eight or nine days. I leave it to my guys to decide which days those are. They've sneaked in a bit more time on occasion, but never more than a week before Christmas and never, ever still up on New Year's Day. I'm not a thorough Scrooge, really! I guess I just don't like changes in my surroundings. Especially big, bulky, sparkly, jingly changes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisabelle Posted November 13, 2010 Share Posted November 13, 2010 Nope. We decorate the house and tree while Thanksgiving dinner is cooking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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