Monkeys Fist 38822 Posted December 9, 2011 Share Posted December 9, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan 0 Posted December 9, 2011 Author Share Posted December 9, 2011 My cat does not have an advent calendar. Bitch slap avoided- well done I however have a Cat's Protection League calendar and it's full of pussy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catmag 336 Posted December 9, 2011 Share Posted December 9, 2011 None of my 4 cats have an advent calendar, however my son has 2. No decorations up here as yet because we're getting the central heating flushed tomorrow and all the radiators have to come off the walls so it'll be carnage. I'm conveniently going into Newcastle for the day to soak up some Christmas atmosphere and hopefully it'll all be done by the time I get home. Going to spend tomorrow evening with pretty, twinkly Christmas lights, watching X-Factor and wrapping Santa presents. Making gingerbread and putting the tree up on Sunday, and I'm waiting for a special parcel to arrive with lots of beautiful handmade Christmas things for my fireplace - all made by a fab friend of mine, Very festive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toonraider 0 Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 I am about to clean all the carpets today then off to choose a tree in the morning, I hate the mess but love it when the tree is all done, my big dilemma is what colour lights to put on the tree! I'm not keen on coloured L.E.D lights so its either traditional fairy lights or all white or all red! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 34621 Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 All white. Keeps Leazes happy, and red looks like Satan's Christmas tree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 38822 Posted December 11, 2011 Share Posted December 11, 2011 Going to get the tree from Hillheads Farm in half an hour, my 4yr old is coming along to " help" She is so excited- Christmas trees, farms, when I show her the video from Santa she will explode. http://www.portablenorthpole.tv/home Shields Christmas Market- any good? Going there after I've got the tree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyluke 1 Posted December 11, 2011 Share Posted December 11, 2011 I've got a Wallace and Gromit advent calender but that's the extent of my decorations at the minute. Only around for another week then going back home for the rest of the festive period so dunno if I can be arsed tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 3997 Posted November 19, 2012 Share Posted November 19, 2012 Quite a few people I know have them up already! Not sure if this is some sort of comfort blanket to take minds off the crap economic circumstances / shit summer etc. Getting quite tempted myself even though Im traditionally a December 1st man (day after by birthday ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 30454 Posted November 19, 2012 Share Posted November 19, 2012 1st December or earlier is charva-tastic imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajax_andy 0 Posted November 19, 2012 Share Posted November 19, 2012 2 weeks before xmas at the very earliest or you should be to quote Chris Ramsey on Soccer AM 'Bummed by a horse" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 34621 Posted November 19, 2012 Share Posted November 19, 2012 Mine tend to go up about a week and a half before Christmas. If you have mates that have already got Christmas decorations up, then you've made some poor life choices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trophyshy 6434 Posted November 19, 2012 Share Posted November 19, 2012 Didn't take them down, will just give them a dusting and turn them on December 24 as usual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JawD 31 Posted November 19, 2012 Share Posted November 19, 2012 Some time early to mid December. I used to resist until a week before tbf but since the kids are getting older I dont mind as much. I'd draw the line at December though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 3997 Posted November 19, 2012 Share Posted November 19, 2012 There definitely seems a trend in this country that the distance before Christmas you put your decorations up ties in with your social position. Having a quick gander on google doesnt shine a lot of light on tradition for this sort of thing. When I was growing up (60's 70's) I think it used to always be 12 days before and down no later than 12 days after. The yanks get them up after thanks giving (4th Thursday in November) which probably explains why in this country its starting to creep back to November for some. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catmag 336 Posted November 19, 2012 Share Posted November 19, 2012 Mid-December here, although I'm moving house in a couple of weeks so I'll be lucky if I've got time! I generally only have a tree and decorate the fireplace anyway. Stopped with any of the hanging-from-the-ceiling crap years ago (yes, I'm talking about decorations!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 38822 Posted November 19, 2012 Share Posted November 19, 2012 2 weeks before xmas at the very earliest or you should be to quote Chris Ramsey on Soccer AM 'Bummed by a horse" Quite a few people I know have them up already! Not sure if this is some sort of comfort blanket to take minds off the crap economic circumstances / shit summer etc. Getting quite tempted myself even though Im traditionally a December 1st man (day after by birthday ) Did you put yours up early last year CT? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 3997 Posted November 19, 2012 Share Posted November 19, 2012 Mid-December here, although I'm moving house in a couple of weeks so I'll be lucky if I've got time! I generally only have a tree and decorate the fireplace anyway. Stopped with any of the hanging-from-the-ceiling crap years ago (yes, I'm talking about decorations!) Out of enemy territory? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 3997 Posted November 19, 2012 Share Posted November 19, 2012 Did you put yours up early last year CT? Thats brilliant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 12767 Posted November 19, 2012 Share Posted November 19, 2012 Aye, it's usually about mid-December when ours go up and even then, I could probably live without it. I couldn't live without the chocolate though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catmag 336 Posted November 19, 2012 Share Posted November 19, 2012 Out of enemy territory? Kind of. Washington, which is where I grew up so it'll do for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trophyshy 6434 Posted November 19, 2012 Share Posted November 19, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toonpack 6881 Posted November 19, 2012 Share Posted November 19, 2012 start of december, even then i'm not fussed. Christmas is shit unless you are a/have young kids who get caught up in Santa coming and the rest. Same here, although it's not just young kids, my daughter in law starts getting hyper as soon as the first Christmas Coca-cola ads been on TV, first sign it's officially christmas season in her opinion (she's 25) !!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 3997 Posted November 19, 2012 Share Posted November 19, 2012 Same here, although it's not just young kids, my daughter in law starts getting hyper as soon as the first Christmas Coca-cola ads been on TV, first sign it's officially christmas season in her opinion (she's 25) !!!!! I have one of those. As it happens the coco cola lorry is at the Metro Centre tomorrow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajax_andy 0 Posted November 19, 2012 Share Posted November 19, 2012 Same here, although it's not just young kids, my daughter in law starts getting hyper as soon as the first Christmas Coca-cola ads been on TV, first sign it's officially christmas season in her opinion (she's 25) !!!!! You know the rules man... pics or your post will be removed and you'll be banned for a month Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 5941 Posted November 19, 2012 Share Posted November 19, 2012 1st of December for me. Guess im a retard/git uncool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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