1st Dec to decorate. Where did it start?

[Daydream Believer]

Im thinking next year I might start putting it all up on the day of the Christmas parade, which in Vic is generally the second weekend in Nov

[ss_storm]

My parents always used to do it the weekend that school finished for the year. We had a real tree, so it was always taken down on New Year's day or the day after as by then it looked pretty sad!

Last year was the first time we had a tree of our own, the couple of years DF & I were together before then we didn't worry about buying a tree as we were never home for christmas anyway. This year don't know when we will do it, we might be moving so will have to wait and see, won't beputting it up in this house if I just have to take it down for moving!

I can't wait for christmas this year though, normally it's like meh..another day...but with DD, I know she won't understand anything but it's just going to be much more special

[~breeze~]

I grew up putting up the Christmas tree & all decorations after watching the Adelaide Pageant on telly with Mum, we lived in SA until I was 7yrs old. So once we saw Santa "arrive" we were able to start our Christmas season IYKWIM.

When I moved in with XH I was told by him that "his" family put it all up on the 1st Dec & that's what we would be doing, so for the past 11yrs thats what I have been doing..... this year I would have done it after the pageant but not only could I not find it on any of the channels but we are currently staying with XH trying to find a place to live & all our stuff is in storage

When we move into our own place we will be setting it up after the pageant (as long as we can somehow watch it) otherwise I'll prob just choose a date, like the 2nd weekend of Nov, which is around the time the pageant is on

[mrsmac]

We put our up on the first weekend in Dec, not sure why except we have always done that LOL As kids we always had to take it down on 12th Night, now I am a bit slack.

DD2 is keen to get all the decorations up ASAP.

[indie24]

I always put it up 1st Dec... because like I said mum would never let us do it before. Isn't it funny I have lived in my own place for quite some time now and I still do the same. Even though I am chomping at the bit to put them up in November. (can you tell its starting to get to me now )