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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

Christmas tree? Mine is now up and decorated with pink, purple, mirror balls, cute lil angels, silver beads and some snowflakes and tinsel bau bauls..

When do you put yours up? What colours do you go for? xxx

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I wait until it's at least the month of Christmas before getting a tree, and a real one for me, can't beat the smell of pine trees in the living room.

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By *he BendoversCouple
over a year ago

Carlisle

Bloody Hell you just couldn't wait to get it up

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By *unky monkeyMan
over a year ago

in the night garden

I prefer real trees. I hate those trees with implants.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"Bloody Hell you just couldn't wait to get it up "

no comment lol xx

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By *etillanteWoman
over a year ago

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I love real, but I decorate my tree with Swarovski crystal so a couple of years ago bought a black artifial one. The snowflakes/stars are hung from black ribbon and I have found lights with black cable.

The tree looks like everything is floating round it.

Mine with go up on the 11th

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

i have a 8ft fiber optic one cause i hate decorating lol

i only put it up just before xmas tho and take it down just after

i just dont like xmas decorations

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By *adcowWoman
over a year ago

kirkcaldy

the last 2 year i couldn;t be bothered puting up a treee or decorations but when i do its the fibre optic ones as so much less hassle. but only about 2 weeks before xmas

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I never put Christmas decs up - seems pointless for just me and an unnecessary expense.

I just visit plenty of people who do have them to get that Christmas experience

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"I love real, but I decorate my tree with Swarovski crystal so a couple of years ago bought a black artifial one. The snowflakes/stars are hung from black ribbon and I have found lights with black cable.

The tree looks like everything is floating round it.

Mine with go up on the 11th"

That sounds amazing! i love visiting garden centers as they always do big displays of tree's and decorations

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"I never put Christmas decs up - seems pointless for just me and an unnecessary expense.

I just visit plenty of people who do have them to get that Christmas experience "

bah humbug! lol xx

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By *luespartanMan
over a year ago

crawley

I like to get the real thing up

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

a nice real one for us

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By *all-Eddies QosCouple
over a year ago

wirral

I gotta have a real one, just hate decorating it so let kids do it, looks like someone has thrown up on a tree but kids enjoy it. Hate xmas :@ once kids have buggered off, its cancelled. Yeah yeah BAH HUMBUG

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I have 4 ... two big real ones and 2 that are not real but thay look it ..

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Although I’m not a fan of what Christmas has become in these over commercialised times….

I remember the incredible wonder and excitement I felt as a child in the build-up to Christmas, was made all the better for seeing peoples house’s illuminated with displays of festive joy, whether it was just a tree in the window or a spectacular full on Santa’s grotto in the garden, or even better still a musically enhanced nativity scene complete with kings and shepherds, cows and sheep .

So although I could now easily do without a tree or decoration of any kind . I would like to think the efforts I make now, help young minds feel that magic which is sadly stolen from them, far to quickly……

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I love a real tree, will be shopping for mine in a couple of weeks... havnt decided on a colour scheme yet this year, lol, sad or what

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By *ezebelWoman
over a year ago

North of The Wall - youll need your vest

Real tree that goes up the weekend before Christmas and usually comes down the weekend after NY

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By *unky monkeyMan
over a year ago

in the night garden


"Although I’m not a fan of what Christmas has become in these over commercialised times…."

I think Christmas has destroyed the true meaning of commercialisation.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Although I’m not a fan of what Christmas has become in these over commercialised times….

I think Christmas has destroyed the true meaning of commercialisation."

haha,,,, Munkle old chum.... by the time we get too January, you could well be proven be right!!!.....

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I loved christmas as a child and in my teens was fab. Its only as you get older see the costs and how commercl it is now it can take the fun away .. But i make it lovely for my family .. thay all love it and i think if you have children you cant that it away from them Cheistmas its a time to get together and maybe say thankyou too x

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By *irtydanMan
over a year ago

Blackpool

my daughters put mine up it would still be in the box if it was up to me i think its silver bloody christmas

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By *emmefataleWoman
over a year ago

dirtybigbadsgirlville

im not arsed either way, never lasts til twelfth night anyway

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By *evonfuncoupleCouple
over a year ago

Yelverton

Dust from the loft on ours usually.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

hhmm real.....but it would have to be a good one.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I like to put it up anytime really but will probs hold out til December 1st.

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By *mumaWoman
over a year ago

Livingston

Neither. Not putting one up this year

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Neither. Not putting one up this year"

going fer a double eh, why not? variety and all that ....

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Christmas tree? Mine is now up and decorated with pink, purple, mirror balls, cute lil angels, silver beads and some snowflakes and tinsel bau bauls..

When do you put yours up? What colours do you go for? xxx

"

Up!! Already!! Tis still November!!

We have a real fake tree - two of 'em. One is a spiral tree that hangs from the ceiling, it's quite unique and always draws comments from people who see it each year.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Although I’m not a fan of what Christmas has become in these over commercialised times….

I think Christmas has destroyed the true meaning of commercialisation."

That made me smile.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Although I’m not a fan of what Christmas has become in these over commercialised times….

I remember the incredible wonder and excitement I felt as a child in the build-up to Christmas, was made all the better for seeing peoples house’s illuminated with displays of festive joy, whether it was just a tree in the window or a spectacular full on Santa’s grotto in the garden, or even better still a musically enhanced nativity scene complete with kings and shepherds, cows and sheep .

So although I could now easily do without a tree or decoration of any kind . I would like to think the efforts I make now, help young minds feel that magic which is sadly stolen from them, far to quickly……

"

They'd still rather have an X-Box.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Real ones all the way.

Tip. If they have no roots, cut an inch off the trunk (bottom that is) and put in water, stops them dropping needles.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Christmas tree? Mine is now up and decorated with pink, purple, mirror balls, cute lil angels, silver beads and some snowflakes and tinsel bau bauls..

When do you put yours up? What colours do you go for? xxx

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I dont put mine up till about a week before... I have a dark tree..and I change the colours each year.. dont know what colour to be honest.

Its down by the 28th at the latest too..

Hate anything xmas even being mentioned till at least mid december.

Cali

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

mine doesn't go up until least the 10-11 December

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Although I’m not a fan of what Christmas has become in these over commercialised times….

I remember the incredible wonder and excitement I felt as a child in the build-up to Christmas, was made all the better for seeing peoples house’s illuminated with displays of festive joy, whether it was just a tree in the window or a spectacular full on Santa’s grotto in the garden, or even better still a musically enhanced nativity scene complete with kings and shepherds, cows and sheep .

So although I could now easily do without a tree or decoration of any kind . I would like to think the efforts I make now, help young minds feel that magic which is sadly stolen from them, far to quickly……

They'd still rather have an X-Box. "

Haha….

That’s probably true very Wishy ….!.

Times certainly have changed …… I think if X-boxes were around when I was kid,,,,,

I’d have got more fun playing with the box the X-box came in…….

I know for sure, I would now too……

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By *heekychezzaWoman
over a year ago

warrington

Just finished decorating mine (although I'll probably spend the next few day tweaking it and changing bits around. I don't do a colour scheme - it's all colours, and very bright and shiney. Had some problems with the lights yesterday but eventually got enough working, including my first ever set of lights which I bought in the NAAFI shop in 1978 when I was 19 years old. I love unwrapping the baubles and decorations - again some of which date back to the late 70's, although my oldest ornament is one my mum passed on to me and has been on every christmas tree I've had.

Now I just have to clear up the mess I've made during the process of putting the tree up

still worth it though

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Real tree, mine goes up on my Birthday 13th, it was a tradition when I was growing up, which I carried on and still do even though I am now living on my own, I alternate the colours each year, this year it is going to be pink and silver

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By *inktherapyCouple
over a year ago

Gloucester

We have a 6ft real one in the living room, decorated (by me) in bronze, gold and cream only, with plain small white lights. No tinsel and very 'tasteful' baubles

The children have a 6ft tall fake one in the family room decorated by them (all 4 help) in multicoloured whatever they want stuff with colour changing angel lights with fluffy wings and other multicoloured lights. Total mishmash of colours.

Each of the children then have a fake small (2 -2.5ft) tree in their bedrooms, decorated with small baubles - usually in a colour scheme to fit their room.

Daughter's bday is 11th Dec, so they don't usually go up before then. The ultra tacky huge Christmas lights are going up on the front of the garage on the 3rd though...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

We prefer a real one but there is nothing wrong with an artificial one.

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

I put one up last year first time in 4 years but wont be this year. The kids arnt coming to the week after christmas so no point. Would never have put it up in november though it would drive me round the twist. When callum was little it went up 1st weekend in december

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Bit early for me to put the tree up yet, but artifical one that i use every year is good, it does make the room look sparlkly when all the decs are up.

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By *ENDAROOSCouple
over a year ago

South West London / Surrey


"I love real, but I decorate my tree with Swarovski crystal so a couple of years ago bought a black artifial one. The snowflakes/stars are hung from black ribbon and I have found lights with black cable.

The tree looks like everything is floating round it."

Sounds lovely....

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By *ENDAROOSCouple
over a year ago

South West London / Surrey

Ours doesn't go up until around 12th Dec.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Fibreoptic here too. We dont tend to put it up until very close to christmas as the dog or cats run off with the bits on it.

This year as we are having our 1st xmas with 2 VERY much loved tinytots we are trying to turn our house into a grotto xxx

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By *mumaWoman
over a year ago

Livingston


"Neither. Not putting one up this year

going fer a double eh, why not? variety and all that ...."

no one at home for Christmas so don't see the point, but if I was to put one up for myself it would be the fibre optic one

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By *obletonMan
over a year ago

A Home Among The Woodland Creatures

Bah humbug!

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By *atisfy janeWoman
over a year ago

Torquay

I always had a real tree, but after seeing an incredible artificial one in Harrods a couple of years ago, and not being able to afford the ridiculous price tag I have to add, I then saw the same make of tree in a Devon garden centre at a post christmas sale at 75% off the retail price!.....

Snapped it up and last year we had our beautiful artificial tree up for the first time....it is something I really wanted but would never have paid the full price for....

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