Christmas lights

[Oma]

We have new neighbours a couple in their 40,s they are private renting from the previous neighbour , yesterday he was up a ladder on one of the trees in the garden we thought maybe trimming the branches , I just went upstairs to put my PJ,s on looked out of the bedroom window into their garden and it is festooned in twinkling Xmas lights , every tree and bush , now I love Christmas but even I think it's too early for this , can't wait to see what they do to the front of the house 😲😊

[Libra Gran]

Blimey that's a tad early,Ive heard of getting into the Christmas mood but not at the beginning of November.

[Gemini]

I love Christmas too, but it's too early for Christmas lights!

[Shemadee]

Perhaps they want to light up their lives all year round?

[Daisy]

Oma, LG and Gem - that is music to my ears!

Shem - you may have hit the nail on the head.

[Mimi]

Neighbours across the road have taken down their Halloween decorations and replaced them with Christmas decorations in their sitting room .
It is still only November isn't it ? Have I fallen asleep and missed November completely.

[Nanto2girls]

Christmas lights look lovely, but that is a bit too early.

[Glammanana]

We have a promotion sheet at work with the weeks for certain decorations etc and our xmas decs and items are due for display from mid November at all our shops Nationwide.the Manager from Age UK next door to me has had his xmas tree's and bauble's up and lit for a month now and I must add he has sold quite a lot of his xmas stock,but I still think it is far too early for house decorations just yet ladies.

[Daisy]

Glamm - our local garden centre was full of 'those' decorations yesterday. It was hard to find the garden things I wanted though.

My DS2 and DIL don't do their shop decorations until around 1st December. The town has a "C*******s Market and that heralds the start of the town street decorations going on etc. I think that's plenty soon enough, although I think it's still a bit early to start the shopping!!! Their customers have other ideas though, and at the moment they are inundated with work. They're not complaining of course, and if that avalanche of work came in in December they'd never meet their customers' deadlines.

[Clover]

Too early. I think it spoils the anticipation and gets a bit boring by December.Everyone is used to seeing them so it doesn't feel special when the appropriate time comes.

[Oma]

I agree Clover I love Christmas and the joy of getting the Dec's out but if you put them out to early as you say the excitement goes and your sick of them by Christmas

[Mimi]

I understand completely why shops have their windows and stores decorated early, after all they are trying to run a business, but in your own home ? No it's way too early.
When I was a child we had crepe paper streamers and by 12th night they had begun to sag , just imagine what the decs are going to look like by Dec 1st ! I know its not the trend to decorate as much as we did years ago but things can still look a little 'tired' at the end of Christmas

[Gemini]

I agree Mimi, of course businesses need to have the Christmas stuff on display in plenty of time for us to buy it.

I suppose it is up to the individual how soon or late they decorate for the festive season, but with outdoor lights you are sort of imposing them on others, so it shouldn't be this soon!
We tend to put our indoor and outdoor decorations and lights up a couple of weeks before Christmas and they stay there until 12th night.

[Oma]

Mine come down day after new years day , I leave them till then as I have everyone around New years day (none of us go out New years eve ) I've had enough of them by then I want my house back to normal 😊

[Daisy]

We generally put our decs up a week before Christmas, although there have been years when it's been Christmas Eve! I like to take them down on 2nd January, like Oma, but definitely by 12th Night.