christmas decorations

**sobeit** · 11-01-2008, 11:53 PM

I noticed for a month now most stores have their christmas decorations out now in addition to their christmas inventory.

What about you, when are you going to put your christmas treee and other decorations out?

**stressfreesoul** · 11-02-2008, 12:01 AM

Dont do tree, not since the tragic incident of 99 when my cat decided eating a plastic tree was clever and fun.
Died two days later.
So now I just put up lights. Thousands and thousands of lights.
I'll post pics when I dig them out.
Bah Humbug.

**WereBo** · 11-02-2008, 10:29 AM

I don't do Christmas, I celebrate the Midwinter solstice (the REAL new year :wink) instead.

**Done_Fishin** · 11-02-2008, 11:52 AM

I went off of Xmas celebrations when I found out my wife wanted to do everything HER WAY ...

When the kids were small and my eldest daughter didn't even know what Xmas was, let alone her 8th December date of birth .. the decorations were up in time for the birthday celebrations. However as time went by and my wife became more and more engrossed with doing things her way .. I just left her to it .. Xmas was just one more of those things that egoists do to make people clap them on the back and say well done ..

Presents in my wifes eyes were not toys but clothes .. must make the kids look nice regardless of the fact that toys are educational and a prime requirement for raising a normal human being .. just something else that my kids were deprived of so that the egoist in her could have everyone standing around applauding the way she was bringing up the children .. because they were dressed nicely.

Then we have the commercialism of the festivities .. something that turns me off completely .. don't get me wrong .. I love the old carols , the lights and the singers , the idea of everyone getting together and being happy .. however when we see the overpriced plastic ornaments that were not manufactured to last more than one Xmas and of course next year we MUST have something different ..

It came to the point a few years ago that I volunteered to go abroad for Xmas rather than stay at home .. the tree wasn't even up by christmas eve (a situation that has slowly worsened year by year as "her indoors" has allowed other things to gain priority rather than prioritise with what is going on inside the home), the kids were grown and two had left home .. my son put up the tree alone ..

Nope .. not interested in Xmas, at least in my current environment! I am looking for a family thing where everyone plays a part and we all have a part to play

Shame I missed out on so many Xmases at my parents house, where everyone gathered around Xmas eve and or Xmas day for food drink and a good get together. Friends, relatives and immediate family.
Midnight Mass for those of us who were catholic .. and I assume the others went to their own services in their own churches since I come from a family where my Mum is a converted Catholic but both sides of the Family got along really well.

Xmas is just another day for me .. like my birthday or like a bank holiday .. so I suppose I'd better go get out my Humbug sign like Scrooge .. except that I really would love to celebrate in true fashion .. without the "dictator" telling me how to enjoy myself

**carsey** · 11-02-2008, 03:46 PM

Its only the beginning of november and its amazing how things are soo christmassy. Personally, decorations up anytime before 1st December is a joke and people have something seriously wrong with them.

**sobeit** · 11-02-2008, 04:06 PM

when I was growing up, christmas decorations did not start until christmas eve for my family. My parents would spend the night putting up the xmas tree so santa could put the presents under the tree.

IMO, anytime before thanksgiving is too early. In the past it was the middle of December. I guess society is slowing changing my mindset.

I had not put up a tree in years though last year was the first time in years I put a wreath up outside. This year I may put other stuff outside but...as far as a tree for the inside, I doubt it but I may change my mind.

**Titomike** · 11-02-2008, 07:49 PM

Yes, I too would rather ignore Xmas. The whole family works hospitality so wer'e all usually working and it marks the start of the busiest 2 weeks of the year. We look forward to it like you look forward to an ulcer.
My wife however, bless her heart, manages to instil some Xmas spirit in us and takes care of the decorations, requisitioning help from whoever she can catch.
Oh yeah....nowadays it's all about the lights!

**Glaswegian** · 11-03-2008, 06:45 AM

We won't put anything up until about 10 days before Christmas. I agree with Chris - anything before that is just so tacky...

**dm01** · 11-04-2008, 10:11 PM

I put up a few strings of LEDs rather than the big fire, much safer for the little ones who invariably visit. At least I get some time off work (sort of). That's all I'm doing this year, the whole "let's kill a tree for fun" thing just doesn't do it for me.

**sobeit** · 11-05-2008, 07:59 AM

whats bad is at work, I am already making stuff for xmas 2009...

**ssj4Gogeta** · 11-05-2008, 11:28 AM

Well I'm a Hindu so I don't celebrate Christmas, but we had Diwali a week ago with lots of lights and fireworks. People burn so many fireworks in the houses and the streets that there's smoke everywhere and it sometimes becomes hard to see outside. The temperature also rises by a few degrees.

**Cathy95820** · 11-07-2008, 07:51 PM

LOL every year my husbands mom calls at Thanksgiving and mentions she has her tree up. The day after Halloween, I took our little polyoptic tree out of the box and placed it on the dining table and told Harold to call his mom and ask her if she has her tree up yet. ROFLMAO............swooped her this time.

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11-01-2008, 11:53 PM	#1 (permalink)
sobeit TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: NEAR Posts: 7,433 OS: windows/linux	christmas decorations I noticed for a month now most stores have their christmas decorations out now in addition to their christmas inventory. What about you, when are you going to put your christmas treee and other decorations out? __________________ there's been global warming since the ice age

11-02-2008, 12:01 AM	#2 (permalink)
stressfreesoul Semi-Absent (life, eh?) Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: County Durham UK Posts: 1,852 OS: XP, Win7 RC x64, Ubuntu x64 multiboot My System Blog Entries: 7	Re: christmas decorations Dont do tree, not since the tragic incident of 99 when my cat decided eating a plastic tree was clever and fun. Died two days later. So now I just put up lights. Thousands and thousands of lights. I'll post pics when I dig them out. Bah Humbug. __________________ TSF Folding@Home, find out how to do your bit in the fight against Cancer "Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut" xbox Live tag: storiedmedal Warning!! GTA IV addict! Join my game at your peril!

11-02-2008, 10:29 AM	#3 (permalink)
WereBo Resident Village Idiot Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: SE London, UK Posts: 14,321 OS: Win-7, XP-Pro SP3 My System	Re: christmas decorations I don't do Christmas, I celebrate the Midwinter solstice (the REAL new year :wink) instead. __________________ I shall meet all of my deadlines directly in proportion to the amount of bodily injury I could expect to receive from missing them.

11-02-2008, 11:52 AM	#4 (permalink)
Done_Fishin Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Brit living in Greece Posts: 7,359 OS: WinME, WinXP Pro SP3, Win7 Beta, Ubuntu 9.04 & Netbook Remix & CD2USB, Mepis 6.5, Fedora 10 My System	Re: christmas decorations I went off of Xmas celebrations when I found out my wife wanted to do everything HER WAY ... When the kids were small and my eldest daughter didn't even know what Xmas was, let alone her 8th December date of birth .. the decorations were up in time for the birthday celebrations. However as time went by and my wife became more and more engrossed with doing things her way .. I just left her to it .. Xmas was just one more of those things that egoists do to make people clap them on the back and say well done .. Presents in my wifes eyes were not toys but clothes .. must make the kids look nice regardless of the fact that toys are educational and a prime requirement for raising a normal human being .. just something else that my kids were deprived of so that the egoist in her could have everyone standing around applauding the way she was bringing up the children .. because they were dressed nicely. Then we have the commercialism of the festivities .. something that turns me off completely .. don't get me wrong .. I love the old carols , the lights and the singers , the idea of everyone getting together and being happy .. however when we see the overpriced plastic ornaments that were not manufactured to last more than one Xmas and of course next year we MUST have something different .. It came to the point a few years ago that I volunteered to go abroad for Xmas rather than stay at home .. the tree wasn't even up by christmas eve (a situation that has slowly worsened year by year as "her indoors" has allowed other things to gain priority rather than prioritise with what is going on inside the home), the kids were grown and two had left home .. my son put up the tree alone .. Nope .. not interested in Xmas, at least in my current environment! I am looking for a family thing where everyone plays a part and we all have a part to play Shame I missed out on so many Xmases at my parents house, where everyone gathered around Xmas eve and or Xmas day for food drink and a good get together. Friends, relatives and immediate family. Midnight Mass for those of us who were catholic .. and I assume the others went to their own services in their own churches since I come from a family where my Mum is a converted Catholic but both sides of the Family got along really well. Xmas is just another day for me .. like my birthday or like a bank holiday .. so I suppose I'd better go get out my Humbug sign like Scrooge .. except that I really would love to celebrate in true fashion .. without the "dictator" telling me how to enjoy myself __________________ . . I'm not old!! I'm age impaired .. D_F I DON'T PLAY GAMES How to mark your thread as solved HDD DIAG UTILS TSF's Photographer's Corner

11-02-2008, 03:46 PM	#5 (permalink)
carsey Moderator, TSF Articles Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Hunwick, Co. Durham England Posts: 10,671 OS: XP Pro SP3 My System	Re: christmas decorations Its only the beginning of november and its amazing how things are soo christmassy. Personally, decorations up anytime before 1st December is a joke and people have something seriously wrong with them. __________________ Submit New Articles Here

11-02-2008, 04:06 PM	#6 (permalink)
sobeit TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: NEAR Posts: 7,433 OS: windows/linux	Re: christmas decorations when I was growing up, christmas decorations did not start until christmas eve for my family. My parents would spend the night putting up the xmas tree so santa could put the presents under the tree. IMO, anytime before thanksgiving is too early. In the past it was the middle of December. I guess society is slowing changing my mindset. I had not put up a tree in years though last year was the first time in years I put a wreath up outside. This year I may put other stuff outside but...as far as a tree for the inside, I doubt it but I may change my mind. __________________ there's been global warming since the ice age

11-02-2008, 07:49 PM	#7 (permalink)
Titomike TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: New Zealand Posts: 975 OS: xp pro sp3 My System	Re: christmas decorations Yes, I too would rather ignore Xmas. The whole family works hospitality so wer'e all usually working and it marks the start of the busiest 2 weeks of the year. We look forward to it like you look forward to an ulcer. My wife however, bless her heart, manages to instil some Xmas spirit in us and takes care of the decorations, requisitioning help from whoever she can catch. Oh yeah....nowadays it's all about the lights!

11-03-2008, 06:45 AM	#8 (permalink)
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11-04-2008, 10:11 PM	#9 (permalink)
dm01 Moderator: Design Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Richmond, B.C.; Canada Posts: 1,403 OS: Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600] SP3 \| Ubuntu Jaunty Jackalope \| Windows 7 BETA My System	Re: christmas decorations I put up a few strings of LEDs rather than the big fire, much safer for the little ones who invariably visit. At least I get some time off work (sort of). That's all I'm doing this year, the whole "let's kill a tree for fun" thing just doesn't do it for me. __________________ Validate your Markup Validate your CSS Notepad++ Please use [html], [php], and [code] when posting code or markup. I do not help by Private Message or e-mail. If for some reason I have over-looked a reply to a thread that I have previously replied to, then send me a message.

11-05-2008, 07:59 AM	#10 (permalink)
sobeit TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: NEAR Posts: 7,433 OS: windows/linux	Re: christmas decorations whats bad is at work, I am already making stuff for xmas 2009... __________________ there's been global warming since the ice age

11-05-2008, 11:28 AM	#11 (permalink)
ssj4Gogeta Custom User Title Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: India Posts: 1,860 OS: Windows XP SP2, Vista, Ubuntu Intrepid Ibex, Leopard (Kalyway) My System	Re: christmas decorations Well I'm a Hindu so I don't celebrate Christmas, but we had Diwali a week ago with lots of lights and fireworks. People burn so many fireworks in the houses and the streets that there's smoke everywhere and it sometimes becomes hard to see outside. The temperature also rises by a few degrees.

11-07-2008, 07:51 PM	#12 (permalink)
Cathy95820 TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 2,368 OS: Windows XP Svs.Pk 3	Re: christmas decorations LOL every year my husbands mom calls at Thanksgiving and mentions she has her tree up. The day after Halloween, I took our little polyoptic tree out of the box and placed it on the dining table and told Harold to call his mom and ask her if she has her tree up yet. ROFLMAO............swooped her this time.