When did you put up your Christmas tree?

[Ehelldame]

Seeing all these tree lots with plenty of trees left to sell, it made me wonder when people are most likely to set up their trees.

[mrsbrandt]

This year we did on Dec. 9th.  Normally we do it the weekend after Thanksgiving and go cut down our own tree so that it stays fresh and everything.  We had plans to go cut down our own tree on the 2nd, but we were rear ended so that ruined those plans.  This is the lastest we've ever put up our tree.  I wish we could have stuck with tradition and done it the weekend after Thanksgiving, it's always such a nice idea.

[DottyG]

Family tradition.....

Mom and I put the tree up the day after Thanksgiving.  My brother wasn't ever interested in helping.  And, we send Dad off to do Dad things (golf, woodworking, whatever).  And, Mom and I turn on the Christmas music and decorate (and also turn the air conditioning on and put our shorts on - it's always hot out when we decorate for some reason!)

After we're done, Dad comes in and puts a special ornament on the tree.  It's in the shape of a white cat that looks like one we used to have that was very special to him.  He puts it on (usually putting it into the angel's hand at the top).  Stands there and sighs.  And, says, "Whew, I had to decorate the Christmas tree again this year."

That's at my parents' home.  I don't have one at my home this year (or previous years).  I just enjoy theirs when I visit.

I do have garland and lights on my patio this year, though. It's the first year I've had a patio to decorate.  Put them up the week before Thanksgiving, because I was going to be out of town shortly after that.

[blue2000]

I don't put up a tree or much decorations. The cats would just eat them. 
I usually go to Oldest Bro's for Christmas, and ever since my niece came along, they haven't either. They might this year, since she's old enough to be trusted with ornaments.

[mumma to KMC]

We bought our tree yesterday (a little "Charlie Brown" tree) and will put it up tomorrow and decorate on Christmas Eve. We will keep it up until the Feast of the Epiphany. (Perhaps a little longer...)

[Shoo]

My dh's birthday is Dec. 8, so we don't get our tree until after that.  This year, we got it on Saturday the 9th and decorated it the next day.   I like to get the tree about 2 weeks before Christmas, so it's still fairly fresh on Christmas Day.

[Xanthia, Maker of fine Tin-foil hats since 2007]

My dh's birthday is Dec. 8, so we don't get our tree until after that.  This year, we got it on Saturday the 9th and decorated it the next day.   I like to get the tree about 2 weeks before Christmas, so it's still fairly fresh on Christmas Day.

We usually do not put ours up until after my birthday (the 14th) but I picked up a 4 foot fiberoptic tree this year to keep on a table and away from the cats, so it just got plugged in the day after I bought it, I think the 11th.

[Clara Bow]

I have an artificial tree so that I can put it up right after Thanksgiving. I was lucky this year in that my mother and father were here and could join in the decorating. It was really nice.

[Cyndi]

Our tree is fake so mom puts it up after she's done up the rest of the house(she looooooves to decorate. Our house lights half the street!) and then sits back while I decorate the tree with regular ornaments and she goes back later with plastic apples and icicle tinsel. We have tree-scented candles because I kept flipping out at a tree with no scent being a break in Christmas ritual. I do miss the feel of a real tree though, but my mom's allergies can't handle it.

Interesting fact - real Christmas trees actually clean dust out of the air!

[artk2002]

We got ours on Wednesday, which would make it the 20th.  There were about 30 trees left on the Home Depot lot, so we didn't have to spend much time deciding.  No lines, either, so it was a lot more pleasant than last year (40 minutes in line just to get into the lot!

[Clearbrite]

We of course have a fake tree,and we just put it up on Tuesday


Merry Christmas to all from the other side of the Pacific!**HUGS**


Clare
Sydney

:0)

[Chonsil]

I have to admit to being a bit of Scrooge this year - I haven't bothered with a tree. My husband and I have just been really busy with work, so there's been no time to get one. And then it's just the two of us for Christmas, no friends or family coming over....we're out of town shortly after Christmas to do some work - and then shortly after the New Year we're away to the States.....

I thought I'd get out some of the other decorations in storage - we have an artificial table top size tree that I usually pull out every year - but you know, I opened the storage closet, and the Christmas decorations are all the way at the back and I'd have to move loads of boxes and the bicycle - sorry, I just didn't have the energy.

I will however, put the red tablecloth on the table for our Christmas dinner (yay for Sainsbury's pre-prepared just shove it in the oven chickens!) and we did buy a pointsetta, so I'm not completely miserable! 

[Fluffy_Brit_Bunny]

Until yesterday my mum kept saying 'stick the presents under the standard lamp'!

I'm the only one both willing to put up the tree and non-vertigo-afflicted enough to climb into the loft to get it (no proper ladder or floor up there, plus a nasty potential drop  ) Still I fixed it all up nicely while my sister sat watching and tying the strings for the chocolate decorations 

[Suze]

Still I fixed it all up nicely while my sister sat watching and tying the strings for the chocolate decorations 

Muuummm - chocolate decorations - how long does it take till the tree is bare?  Of course that would make taking the thing down and putting it away.

[Brentwood]

We put up our trees on the weekend after Thanksgiving.