When do you put up your Christmas Tree?

lol, My wife's birthday is 1st December and it's usually done a few days after that. While we both worked it was the first Saturday after the first but now it will be much closer to the 1st. We both love the Christmas season and want to have as much of it as possible.

Although I think the inside is easier than the outside? And I'll probably put the outside lights up but not lit a few days before then on a fine day and have the big switch on when the day the tree goes up.

Last year I noticed people in general put them up much earlier than in previous years as if to say lets have as much fun as possible during that horrible year? I wonder if that will continue this year.

But David a more contentious question is when do you take them down?

Christmas, for me holds little charm. No decorations at home for last 12 years. Some lights on caravan from mid December and a small tree and fairy lights inside. 

We hope to be away in December ,so just caravan to decorate

Ours go up the Sunday before Christmas, last Sunday of Advent. There were odd years where it was before especially if it fell on Christmas Eve and I was catering for 10 or more on Christmas Day. Then tried to time it with Christingle when the children were young. Don't do outdoors, never have, but lights or tree in the front window. They come down Ephinany 6 January, so they're up for our wedding anniversary. 

More to the point can anyone tell me where my bag of last years leftover cards, and much more importantly, the Christmas address book have been placed? Lived in the same place for the last 36 years, but it appears in the sorting of shelves and cupboards ready for the removers to pack when the time comes they've make an escape!

1st of December it was decided after intense discussion/negotiation. November(my choice) was too early😱, 1 week before Crimbo(OH choice) too late so we agreed on a compromise👍🏻. To me it’s a time of utter joy, last year was a testing time for us & a very low point, we both cater for many over 25th & 26th Dec.

When you find them check if my Raffaello’s are there please B2 because I hid them on Boxing Day. . .I can’t find them anywhere either🤔🙄

Ours are kept under the chair in the conservatory if that helps?

Our address book in on Access which then prints the out the address labels. I've suggested doing just one sticky label for the inside of the cards but apparently that is not on

On my Birthday (21st December) and down on 6th January.

Only inside - one large real one in the hall, and five small fake ones in the bedroom windows.

Ours goes up when I'm told to do it. Mrs eM then decorates it and the rest of the house. I love it when it all comes down again. I'm a bit of an old grump as all those decorations make the house look untidy. 

To me the big question is has anybody else started on the important stuff yet, like food prep, and I don't mean putting the sprouts on.

Colin