Christmas Lights Timing

I saw that. Last year, they put them up the day after Halloween.

The Professional Elves have been working all over our neighborhood this past week. Saw the first lit up house last night...even saw a tree lit up inside a house. Those that pay for this service get a discount if they do it before Thanksgiving. Miss Kitty has Mr. Kitty and her son do their house.

I don't think it's so much about when you put them UP; it's when you turn them ON.

I like to see Thanksgiving over before I start looking at Christmas lights twinkling on people's houses.

By the same token, I also like to see New Year's Day over (at least New Years!!) before I see Christmas trees lying on the curb for the garbage man to collect. What is it about people that they don't believe in the 12 days of Christmas anymore?

A neighbor put up his lights last weekend, WTF?

What is your timing?

I don't think it's so much about when you put them UP; it's when you turn them ON.

I like to see Thanksgiving over before I start looking at Christmas lights twinkling on people's houses.

By the same token, I also like to see New Year's Day over (at least New Years!!) before I see Christmas trees lying on the curb for the garbage man to collect. What is it about people that they don't believe in the 12 days of Christmas anymore?

I think it is because they put them up so early...they are so dead and dry by Christmas day...they are sick of looking at them :roll:

I don't think it's so much about when you put them UP; it's when you turn them ON.

I like to see Thanksgiving over before I start looking at Christmas lights twinkling on people's houses.

By the same token, I also like to see New Year's Day over (at least New Years!!) before I see Christmas trees lying on the curb for the garbage man to collect. What is it about people that they don't believe in the 12 days of Christmas anymore?

No kidding. I know people that take down their tree at the crack of dawn on Dec. 26th. Done. Gone. Out the door, time to decorate for Valentine's Day. Blech!

also, they should not end on the curb for the garbage man, they should be recycled

I like to get through Thanksgiving first, but after that, anything goes.
I usually just put up red chili pepper lights, don't know how well that would go over in these parts.
I usually take everything down New Year's Day.

Neighbors of ours on our old Denver block keep their tree up through Valentine's Day, and always have a huge VD party, with their tree decorated with hearts.
One year the tree actually began growing--it had new pale green growth on its branches for their annual party.

I wish we could have a real tree- but live ones make everyone here sick.

But I do plan on doing another bird tree outside this year- we make ornaments out of bird food. Last year, we sliced bagels, spread them with peanut butter, dipped them in birdseed, and hung them on a tree. Never saw one bird eat them, but the squirrels went nuts for them. I'm not wasting my time on them this year!

We had a warm spell here Thursday and Friday, so MAN-go put the lights on the 2 big pine trees we light since they require an extension ladder, But we wont turn them on till after Thanksgiving.
We still have a lot of other decorating to do with fresh greenery, so we wait until after Thanksgiving to put that up so by New Years it doesn't look brown. We still have leaves dropping here

I like to get through Thanksgiving first, but after that, anything goes.
I usually just put up red chili pepper lights, don't know how well that would go over in these parts.
I usually take everything down New Year's Day.

Neighbors of ours on our old Denver block keep their tree up through Valentine's Day, and always have a huge VD party, with their tree decorated with hearts.
One year the tree actually began growing--it had new pale green growth on its branches for their annual party.

In the days long since past, I always put up our family tree and decorated it, but I never took it down. That was my deal. Apparently, no one else in our family had a removal deal, so sometimes, our Christmas tree remained standing in our mostly unused living room, until July or August.

In the days long since past, I always put up our family tree and decorated it, but I never took it down. That was my deal. Apparently, no one else in our family had a removal deal, so sometimes, our Christmas tree remained standing in our mostly unused living room, until July or August.

The rule of thumb in our house is that ALL Christmas decorations must be taken down by Good Friday. There's no decorum in having items celebrating a birthday still around on a crucifixion day. Although in your case, SJ, a dead Christmas tree might have served as a sad if not perverse commentary.

The rule of thumb in our house is that ALL Christmas decorations must be taken down by Good Friday. There's no decorum in having items celebrating a birthday still around on a crucifixion day. Although in your case, SJ, a dead Christmas tree might have served as a sad if not perverse commentary.

I saw some lights on Friday night in a not so great neighborhood in Atlanta and they made me happy!

The rule of thumb in our house is that ALL Christmas decorations must be taken down by Good Friday. There's no decorum in having items celebrating a birthday still around on a crucifixion day. Although in your case, SJ, a dead Christmas tree might have served as a sad if not perverse commentary.

We always had fake trees. I take that back. We always had the same fake tree.

I posted on another thread recently that I saw 3 houses in my neighborhood last week fully decked out, inside (Christmas trees!) and out, with all lights ablaze.

We always had fake trees. I take that back. We always had the same fake tree.

We've gone fake, too. When the kids started thinking it was hokey to go to the country with their parents and ride the hay cart out to the fields to pick out and cut down their own special tree, that was it. Done! I assemble a tree out of a box now and spray the room with balsam scent or light a scented candle and call it a day. It looks just as pretty as the real thing and it's a lot easier. I've gotten very un-sentimental in my old age.

My guess as to why people are decorating for X-Mas so early is that they watch the retailers too much. Retailers have realized that Halloween and Thanksgiving are not good very profitable, so they go straight to Christmas stuff, in hopes of making Black Friday come earlier. Personally, I like the tiny Christmas lights year round, but only when used sparingly.

We've gone fake, too. When the kids started thinking it was hokey to go to the country with their parents and ride the hay cart out to the fields to pick out and cut down their own special tree, that was it. Done! I assemble a tree out of a box now and spray the room with balsam scent or light a scented candle and call it a day. It looks just as pretty as the real thing and it's a lot easier. I've gotten very un-sentimental in my old age.

Since I do not have kids, I just use the local Christmas trees for my own, like this one at Destin Commons:

I posted on another thread recently that I saw 3 houses in my neighborhood last week fully decked out, inside (Christmas trees!) and out, with all lights ablaze.

thats CRAZY....

Since I do not have kids, I just use the local Christmas trees for my own, like this one at Destin Commons:

Hey, that's my tree!

The tree at Rockefeller Center is bigger than ever this year- just saw it on the Today show. Matt and Meredith (M&M) both commented on the fact that is is bigger than in past years. It was covered in scaffolding.

The tree at Rockefeller Center is bigger than ever this year- just saw it on the Today show. Matt and Meredith (M&M) both commented on the fact that is is bigger than in past years. It was covered in scaffolding.

I got to see it in person last year. Funn to place to be during the Holidays!

The tree at Rockefeller Center is bigger than ever this year- just saw it on the Today show. Matt and Meredith (M&M) both commented on the fact that is is bigger than in past years. It was covered in scaffolding.

I hope to see it in person this year....

I hope to see it in person this year....

You and all your travels, you probably will.

http://www.christmastree.org/faketrees.cfm

Heavy on the propoganda side I know, but...