bobbyshinton 59 Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 When does yours go up and to what extent? The Shints, 2 weeks before. Tree and rasteful indoor decs. People who do the outside are a pack of tits, but they cheer me up, so well done. The G mans house decs like Abacus balls. Rentons, like the princess's castle Wacky, like brough park. Cat, pussy all over. Meenzer, like times square (newcastle) careful when there it's like a ice rink Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetleftpeg 0 Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 People who do the outside are a pack of tits, but they cheer me up, so well done. Ours go up fairly late and tend to be canny tasteful. Personally, I'd like tacky but my Mrs thinks tinsel is the spawn of the devil. Plus our cat tends to eat anything and everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 The house on Longbenton Estate that leaves them up all year round is a personal favourite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 13915 Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 Its way to early for anything... i sick of the fucking adverts allready Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curry stained pilchard 0 Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 Haven't put decorations up for years... [/scroogetastic] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbyshinton 59 Posted November 15, 2006 Author Share Posted November 15, 2006 Its way to early for anything... i sick of the fucking adverts allready bahh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paddy 9 Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 Its way to early for anything... i sick of the fucking adverts allready bahh humbug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazarus 0 Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 the whole thing with neighbours trying to outdo each other with ever more elaborate decorations stuck to the roof (the fecking roof!) is very sad if you ask me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom_NUFC 0 Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 The Tree goes up about a week before Christmas and comes down on January 6. Its a real tree mind, not an artifical one. We don't go in for a load of decorations. Just the tree and its decorations and lights, some lights in the dining room and cards in the living room and dining room, and that's it. I can't stand OTT decoartions. If people want to put a few lights in their window, fair enough, but all the tack outdoor decorations - horrible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyluke 1 Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 Our tree usually goes up a bit later than most (after my family's saint's day...it's a Serbian Orthodox thing) and stays up a bit later as Orthodox Christmas is on 6th January. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted Maul 0 Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 Tree goes up about two weeks before Xmas and comes down on New Years day. I'd love to say it's tastefully done but it's just a mish-mash of all the left over tinsel and baubles from past years. It looks a fucking mess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbyshinton 59 Posted November 15, 2006 Author Share Posted November 15, 2006 The Tree goes up about a week before Christmas and comes down on January 6. Its a real tree mind, not an artifical one. We don't go in for a load of decorations. Just the tree and its decorations and lights, some lights in the dining room and cards in the living room and dining room, and that's it. I can't stand OTT decoartions. If people want to put a few lights in their window, fair enough, but all the tack outdoor decorations - horrible. thats nigh on woor hoose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenzer 14136 Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 Two or three weeks beforehand at my parents' place. A "tasteful" Swedish approach, for which read a boring but fairly pretty selection of red, gold and straw-coloured decorations and basic white candles and stuff. Have never bothered with putting up anything in my own place since I always head back home for Christmas/New Year itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manc-mag 1 Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 Usually December 20/21/22 and down on 6th Jan. No messing. Decorations are a mish mash of any old sparkly shite on a geet massive tree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JawD 31 Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 I usually fight it off as long as I can then eventually give in after the blackpool illuminations that is my street set off. Actually, they aint that bad. Most often mid december. Tree n lights inside, and a row of lights down the side of the drive to the house. Oh, and some candle light thing on the window. Its a pain in the arse to set up, more so when I realise that I ripped it down the year before and have to spend an hour sorting the mess that is a wire bundle come birds nest out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 13915 Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 Its way to early for anything... i sick of the fucking adverts allready bahh humbug its november ffs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jill 0 Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 The house on Longbenton Estate that leaves them up all year round is a personal favourite. Always helps with the festivity in June. Mine will probably go up a week before Christmas. I'm not really big on decorations though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 18051 Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 I think I'll go for a bare aluminium festivus pole this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbyshinton 59 Posted November 15, 2006 Author Share Posted November 15, 2006 I think I'll go for a bare aluminium festivus pole this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebellious 0 Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 I have kids so mine go up on the first Sunday of December. Not blaming them entirely, I do like christmas. I just have a large tree with a few bits around the house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottish Mag 3 Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 Nevermind Christmas Decorations, my work have had loads of people from the community in over the last couple of days recording a Christmas CD which will be our Card this year to be sent out to the local organisations etc. I think I am meant to be taking part soon, but they have two chances of me adding my vocals to it. None and fook all.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radgina 1 Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 A real tree "massive one" about a fortnight before Xmas.....tastefully decorated with matching baubles ornaments , bells , beads and lights. A garland for the fireplace and my lighted Santa n Snowman in the windows !!! I lurrves Xmas I does Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 9240 Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 if I had my way it'd be something on the mantle piece, a couple of candle thingies dotted about the place, a tree of sorts but not bent under the weight of all those shite plastic baubels, and stockings. fucking hate the polava(sp?) that surrounds Xmas. My sister is far too anal about the whole thing, same height tree, from Peter Barrets every year, same fucking decorations in the same fucking place every year, all the cards must be displayed at all times, tree has to be up the second weekend in Dec and down by the second weekend in Jan. I just bog off out the house until they've put em up and bog off while they take em down. Want nowt to do with the stupid bickering arguments and hissy fits thrown when something isn't just so. Mates house in Seaton Sluice is on the Corner of what they call Christmas Street, full to burst of all those stupid tacky shite plastic lights and moving things.. FFS they had fake snow a couple of years ago, despite an inch or so on the ground... twats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brock Manson 0 Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 Not at all this year. Well at least not on the xmas tree front. Going down to Plymouth to stay with me cousins and then I'm away from home for a bit, so me mam can't be bothered with it all. That and the kittens would knock everything off the tree anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 18051 Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 I read an article which said the average christmas tree is likelt to cost 50 squid this year! Better off sticking to a bare pole tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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