When do you put your christmas tree up?

[spikydu]

:eek:when do you put your tree up?

I usually aim for 25th Nov , but this year ive decided i am going for the 15th Nov lol

[number4son]

It depends on how hectic things are. We'd love to put it up right after Thanksgiving dinner, but I'm usually up to my elbows in dishwater and the wife is snoring on the couch, or is that the other way round?

[Keepsake]

I usually put my trees up last but this year I think I might put them up the week before Thanksgiving. I used to be able to take the whole week after Thanksgiving off from work but this year I can only get 2 days off due to month end.:c53:

[gameshowguy2000]

We usually put ours up during Thanksgiving week.

[lightitup]

This year the trees will go up the week of October 6. Yep in two weeks. Should be fun.

[dominick]

I have several trees that go up in stages. The first goes up sometime in mid-October.

[lightitup]

I usually don't put them up this early but because this year the village is going under the large green tree we are putting it up early. Not sure how it will look but we are going to see.

[Ervserver]

Ours goes up the week after Thanksgiving

[Christy Carol]

At my folks I work on it Thanksgiving day. Ours at home goes up Thanksgiving weekend.

[Minta]

Which Tree? LOL!

The main tree will go up Thanksgiving night. The 4 ft tree in the dining up goes up sometime during thanksgiving week. The trees in the family room and in our room will go up thanksgiving weekend. The kids have a 2 1/2 foot tree for their bedroom and our daughter starts asking to put it up right after halloween. I expect the same this year so I am sure it will up sometime between halloween and thanksgiving.

[DoubleA]

Boy you all leave me in the dust. We put ours up the 1st or 2nd weekend in Dec. hopefully we can get it up by the 1st this year.

[YodaPHX]

If I am not hosting a Thanksgiving dinner then I put the tree up the week-end before Thanksgiving. If there is a Thanksgiving function at my house then I wait until after Thanksgiving. I try to keep a seperation between the 2 holidays.

[lightitup]

It is really starting to look like Christmas around here. I can't wait till the village goes up. A few more decorations on the tree and on to the village. Have to wait for my daughter comes for the biggest tree so she can help decorate it as they won't have one this year. They will be moving into there new home around Christmas.:c10:

[Montana's Santa]

My tree is up 24/7/365 and I have my outside lights on every Sunday night.

[ChristmasFanatic]

We usually get our tree on either, 'Black Friday' or that Saturday....been Saturday the past couple of years and we decorate it on Sunday. http://www.postsmile.com/img/winter/116.gif

[Ervserver]

I know people who don't put up a tree until Christmas eve

[Christy Carol]

I can see where it would be nice to do that night but what do they do, turn around and take it right back down?

[Ervserver]

seems like a waste, especially for a live tree

[YodaPHX]

Yea whats the point of going through all that trouble to put it up on the 24th to take it down on the 26.

[steven]

our tree will be up in the first 2 weeks of Nov, we are going back to the regular tree this year :c58:

[Goldie]

I always put mine up Thanksgiving weekend and this year will be no different whether I go live or artificial!

[Christy Carol]

Remember when we were kids (or even older) and putting up the decorations at our parents? Our Paps was a huge decorator and as soon as the turkey was eaten up it was time to start hanging lights!

[Goldie]

Remember when we were kids (or even older) and putting up the decorations at our parents? Our Paps was a huge decorator and as soon as the turkey was eaten up it was time to start hanging lights!
Yes I do!!! We had so much fun!!!

[granny]

Looks like we will have our living room tree up by Thanksgiving weekend. The neighborhood moveable feast is on December 1st and the house, trees and outside needs to be done before November 25th.

granny

[whitney37354]

I help with MIL's tree after Thanksgiving breakfast & my mom's tree after Thanksgiving dinner. Before having a child, our tree went up Black Friday or Saturday at the latest. Now it's Saturday or Sunday after Thanksgiving. The year I was pregnant, it didn't go up until the 2nd week of December and didn't come down until mid-January!! The year my family had Thanksgiving at my house, the tree was up before Thanksgiving for all to see.

[Ervserver]

not much of a chance to enjoy your stuff


Yea whats the point of going through all that trouble to put it up on the 24th to take it down on the 26.

[Christy Carol]

You know in alot of Christmas movies thats what the characters do. Still, cant see the point in it.

[Ervserver]

I wonder if it dates back to wwII or something, they did a lot of conserving back then. We'll have to ask #4

[Christy Carol]

:c5:

[Ervserver]

He'll see this post soon, I've placed an image of a invisible eggnog mug within it

[ViperCLKGTR]

We put our's up on either Black Friday or the day after.

[number4son]

I wonder if it dates back to wwII or something, they did a lot of conserving back then. We'll have to ask #4
My first toy:
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d145/dandsf480/aircraftgun_display_big.jpg

[Ervserver]

That doesn't appear all that fun

[Ervserver]

Taking the cover off the tree now, a couple weeks and she goes up

:c58:

[ElfSpirit]

Here in Holland, people usually wait until after Sinterklaas (Dec.5th) to put up the Christmas tree. But, they keep it up until mid-January. (I keep mine up longer!)

As I will be in the states for Thanksgiving but not for Christmas this year, I will be helping with my mom's decorations and tree - I imagine Thanksgiving weekend.

[kelly88]

Our tree usually goes up with the decorations during the last 2 weeks of November, sometimes start of December at the latest. This year I'm guessing the decorations (and tree) with go up on the 24th November.

But I've spotted some tiny trees in a Christmas shop near where I live. I'm itching to buy one which will go up in my room as soon as I get it (maybe some time this week :-D)

[buffettchristmas]

we have two separate trees.. one (family tree) which is artificial, we put up the week before christmas with the garden its a tradition... then mine downstairs (my tree) is real. i put up the first week or so of december

[Ervserver]

I've started testing lights now so when the day comes to setup stuff I don't have to do it. It gets frustrating to untangle lights and troubleshoot problems while trying to decorate

[OfficePro4U]

My tree goes up on Thanksgiving Friday NO MATTER WHAT! I also put up a real tree every year, no matter what. It dries out pretty fast here in Florida, but I don't care! I just HAVE to have a real tree. I usually leave it up until just after New Year's.

Diana :60:

[*Tessmas*]

l have 3 xmas trees(l think!LOL)my real one which is usually a lovely dark green fir goes up about a week or 10 days before xmas as it will be in our front room and will start dropping its needles if we put it up much before. l have one on the landing-an artificail one which usually goes up 2nd week in Nov, then l have one out by the front door which l put lights on and that will go up a couple of weeks before xmas, OH and l also have a fibre optic one which goes up whenever l like-maybe in a couple of weeks!LOL Wonder who puts up the most trees on here? l put 4 up.

[Christy Carol]

I have 4 Tess that I will be putting up this year. More than likely I wont have a live one due to it drying out before the big day. Gotta have it looking very nice for the family this year.

And Thanksgiving day is also my day but seriously thinking I am gonna have to start earlier this year.

[Ervserver]

if we buy another table top one we will have 6

[*Tessmas*]

Woah 6-thats cool, can anyone beat that?!

[Ervserver]

3 are only tabletop ones, 2 big ones, and 2 medium

[Christy Carol]

Oh, if we are counting table tops too then I need to add...hum. 3 I think.

[Ervserver]

yup

[number4son]

Just the one this year, unless I can count the one I put up at work.

[susiesnowflake]

This year we are gonna put our up a little early..(prob the 2nd weekend in Nov) we are not gonna put any decor on it until later...we are tryin to get Kirsten use to it now so that she doesnt destroy it later but I have a feeling thats not gonna happen

[Ervserver]

no room in the car?

Just the one this year, unless I can count the one I put up at work.

[spikydu]

:c17:im itching to get my tree up, but will try , notice i said try and wait till around 18th november

[lightitup]

1 seven foot, 2 six foot, 2 four foot, 6 table top two foot trees.
living room, craft room, dininig room, Front porch, my office, guest room, kitchen, 2 bathrooms, laundry room, hubby's office.
I might not put up one of the four foot trees this year as space in hard to come by and need somewhere to put the village.

[Christy Carol]

no room in the car?

Speaking of, did you get the stick on one for your car?

[Ervserver]

two in fact but Kim doesn't want on in her car so they are both going in mine

Speaking of, did you get the stick on one for your car?

[Christy Carol]

Cool!!!

[Ervserver]

I actually have some power supplies and could put them on windows on the porch, will see how well they stick to the window in the car first

[Twinkle]

Since I'm having a biz open house Nov 14th, I'm planning to have the tree up by then. It will be the earliest ever. But my daughter and family will be here for Thanksgiving and won't see them for Christmas, so thinking it's a good idea to do early this year.
:74:

[WSugerfoot2]

I'll put my tree up thanksgiving night and work on decorating thanksgiving weekend...I have been known to put up my christmas stuff mid november, but honestly that drives my husband crazy...He said that I make christmas boring by the time it gets here, so i usually have to hold in my love for christmas (except for when he's not at home, my kids are more like me lol)

[Christy Carol]

I do have the one inside now but it needs shaping so I might just move it into the spare bedroom until I get more time to mess with it.

[Ervserver]

put it in the shed

[Christy Carol]

Nope, thats were I pulled it out from yesterday.

[spikydu]

:lol: just got mine out of the attic today , so about another 17 days and ill start to work on it

[Ervserver]

Have tubs waiting to come up the steps at the end of this week

[Christy Carol]

I am thinking seriously of taking Thursday off. Not planning on decorating yet but I can still work on my stuff.

[Ervserver]

no, take Friday

[Christy Carol]

Cant. Gotta take my dad back to the eye doc Thursday so thats why I thought about taking the entire day off and not just the afternoon.

[Ervserver]

oh

[bobbibrowneyes]

I am putting mine up on November !st like I do every year. Hubby will grudgingly help me!:c55::c12:

[Ervserver]

That be in two days !

:a:


I am putting mine up on November !st like I do every year. Hubby will grudgingly help me!

[Ervserver]

Our prelit is up and lit, no decorations yet.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/Javern/treelit.jpg

[spikydu]

:c12: anyone else put their tree up yet

I still havent got round to doing the big tree, but it will be done by tuesday , to mark 6 weeks to the day

[primchristmas]

I put up my patriotic tree last night .....still have to do some final touches ,but its up! The other trees go up this weekend and I will take pictures.:c12:

[Christy Carol]

I have 4 up right now with only lights on them. Putting up one more tonight and then I will start decorating (maybe) this weekend.

[Ervserver]

Hope to get two more up this weekend. Still need a couple sets of lights

[Christy Carol]

Just shaped up #5 and its ready to be decorated. Now trying to put together #6.

[Ervserver]

what about the white one?

[spikydu]

:61: the 6 1/2 ft one is now built , just have to shape it , and decorate it , will take me a few days to do that lol

[Ervserver]

We have an 8ft, a 6ft, and a tabletop tree up so far, 3 possibly 4 more to go

[Christy Carol]

what about the white one?


Thats #6. Its gonna need time to fall out, it was really crammed in the box and looks bad right now.

[ornamentmaven]

The 4 foot white tree will all blue decorations is up in the den. Main tree will go up the wekend after Thanksgiving

:61:

[Ervserver]

hmmmm who put that away

:c15:

Thats #6. Its gonna need time to fall out, it was really crammed in the box and looks bad right now.

[Christy Carol]

Someone in China probably. Its the one I just bought Thursday night.

[Ervserver]

Got #5 up and decorated today

:c50:

[spikydu]

:c12:mine is now up , just a few decorations to put up around the house now

[commomom]

We usually go out and get ours shortly after Thanksgiving. We usually assign our daughter the job of watering it everyday.

[lightitup]

Hey when ya'll get done will you come and put up my trees. I have a white one in the corner half put together and the rest just waiting to get put together. We have been so busy outside that we just left the inside alone and it shows it. How am I going to pull this off.:roll:

[Christy Carol]

I am gonna miss not having a live tree this year. More so, the going to pick it out. Maybe I'll go and check out the trees just so I can say I did.

[Ervserver]

I always figured you would be the first one all decorated

:c71:

Hey when ya'll get done will you come and put up my trees. I have a white one in the corner half put together and the rest just waiting to get put together. We have been so busy outside that we just left the inside alone and it shows it. How am I going to pull this off.:roll:

[Twinkle]

Our main tree, the 7 ft prelit tree is up I'm happy to say. Sonny assembled and put it up last night. Since I had to work today and too tired to decorate, I'll tackle this tomorrow when I get off work which should be an early day hopefully. Since I keep two decorative trees up throughout the year, they're done but just moving them around into bedrooms. .but still need to get our lanai tree up.
This is the first year I have ever had a tree up before Thanksgiving but I do have an adjenda this year. Lol.http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a289/Lizilu2/Christmasmice.gif
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a289/Lizilu2/Christmastreewithstar.gif

[Ervserver]

I hope we get pictures Twinkle !

:c27:

[Twinkle]

Erv...there will absolutely be pictures to post here. I hope everyone posts pictures of their tree/tree's for us all to see. I love pictures and seeing what everyone is doing with their Christmas trees. What a fun and exciting time of year!!!!!!http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a289/Lizilu2/ChristmastreewithCardinals12-31-06.jpg

[Ervserver]

The Cardinals will be decorating at Twinkles soon

:t5:

[Christy Carol]

I have been placing my trees where I thought I was gonna put them but now I've changed my mind. I think I am gonna keep 3 in the dining room after all. I ended up putting a smaller tree in our bedroom.

But this leaves me one tree short. Hum...what to do, what to do??

[Ervserver]

We have two Christmas trees left to put up, Kim will do this tomorrow on her day off. I would like to buy 4 more trees to go outside along the sidewalk. I see Target has these on sale this week for $19 each

[Christy Carol]

Dollar General has 2 2 foot lighted green walkway trees for 10 bucks I think. And on 2nd thought it may be 3 in a box. Yeah, I think its 3.

[Ervserver]

hmmm will go there tomorrow but remember our store is a dump

:c58:

[Christy Carol]

Maybe you will luck out and find some. Or go to a small town like mine, you are sure to find them there.

[Christy Carol]

And didnt they have the snowman light pole at yours? Surely they will have the trees.