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erpowers

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Tue Nov 24, 2015, 01:15 PM

Nov 2015

In the past our Christmas tree went up the day after Thanksgiving. In recent years the tree has gone up either on Christmas Eve or just a few days before Christmas Eve. The last few years have been hectic. This year I am hoping to have the Christmas tree up weeks before Christmas/Christmas Eve. I hope it will be up a few days after Thanksgiving. I had hoped to go back to the tradition of putting it up the day after Thanksgiving, but I am not sure that will happen. Now I hope it will be up the Saturday after Thanksgiving, or a week after Thanksgiving.

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Christmas Tree Tradition [View all] MerryBlooms Nov 2015 OP

10 days later zipplewrath Nov 2015 #1

July (NSFW) Fla_Democrat Nov 2015 #2

We don't have a tree frazzled Nov 2015 #3

That's OK. It's based on a pagan tradition anyhow. The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2015 #9

Midwinter? In December? Snobblevitch Nov 2015 #29

December 21 is the winter solstice. In some parts of the world, The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2015 #32

I know about the solstice. Snobblevitch Nov 2015 #33

Traditionally, yes Maeve Nov 2015 #38

Winter ends on Feb 1, yeah, right. Snobblevitch Nov 2015 #49

Some Jews have Chanukah bushes KamaAina Nov 2015 #50

Treevenge. That is my way. look it up. nt JanMichael Nov 2015 #4

Probably do Dec 12 this year. Nye Bevan Nov 2015 #5

We'd always put up our tree the week before Christmas, The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2015 #6

Always December 18th for us. Dads birthday and we carried the tradition yeoman6987 Nov 2015 #30

darn pagans always forcing their religious symbols on us :-) nt msongs Nov 2015 #7

Aren't we sneaky? Pushing our traditions into other religions, making people say Happy Holidays... ladyVet Nov 2015 #54

Festivus pole only Around the 15th Person 2713 Nov 2015 #8

Next Sunday Freddie Nov 2015 #10

I live by myself so I never get a tree.. yuiyoshida Nov 2015 #11

do you actually virtually drink the eggnog so you can see the level in the glasses get lower? snooper2 Nov 2015 #43

its kinda there for show but yuiyoshida Nov 2015 #47

Me too TexasBushwhacker Nov 2015 #46

Mine goes up somewhere around Dec. 1st LuvNewcastle Nov 2015 #12

Fuck that! $100.00 plus for something you are going to throw in the garbage OffWithTheirHeads Nov 2015 #13

We have artificial now - TBF Nov 2015 #45

Ours is artificial also but because it means not cutting a jwirr Nov 2015 #59

Excellent - TBF Nov 2015 #60

I haven't had a tree since LiberalElite Nov 2015 #14

We usually put ours up around December 15, Blue_In_AK Nov 2015 #15

I don't have a tree anymore. LWolf Nov 2015 #16

A live tree? Snobblevitch Nov 2015 #31

Of course, lol. LWolf Nov 2015 #37

We don't, we are jewish nadinbrzezinski Nov 2015 #17

What? No Hanukkah bush? Glassunion Nov 2015 #56

again those two would go FUUUUNNNNNN nadinbrzezinski Nov 2015 #58

Just buy a fake Christmas Tree and bend the crap out of it... Glassunion Nov 2015 #61

Ugg, those beaks would not do good with plastic nadinbrzezinski Nov 2015 #63

haven't had a tree in years shanti Nov 2015 #18

Same as above....... truegrit44 Nov 2015 #55

Some point in early December Tree-Hugger Nov 2015 #19

Thanksgiving night. n/t Shandris Nov 2015 #20

We put ours up about a week or so before Christmas. femmocrat Nov 2015 #21

We used to wait until winter vacation had started Art_from_Ark Nov 2015 #22

We're surrounded by hundreds of fir trees. Tierra_y_Libertad Nov 2015 #23

I put a tree up on my monitor as wallpaper NJCher Nov 2015 #24

I have ALREADY put up BOTH of ... Whiskeytide Nov 2015 #25

December 11th, my mothers birthday has been the tradition around here. eom Purveyor Nov 2015 #26

I decorate the beam in the ceiling KT2000 Nov 2015 #27

After Thanksgiving bigwillq Nov 2015 #28

I put the aluminum pole up about 2 weeks before Christmas. Then I think about how... BlueJazz Nov 2015 #34

Frequently, this procrastinator doesn't get the tree up till a week before Christmas. cwydro Nov 2015 #35

Last night Reter Nov 2015 #36

Second Sunday of Advent Maeve Nov 2015 #39

Sometime between TG and CE ProfessorGAC Nov 2015 #40

Sometime in the first 8 days of December. n/t FSogol Nov 2015 #41

when my Jewish son in law goes out to get a fresh cut tree... CTyankee Nov 2015 #42

Meant to put them up this past weekend. ileus Nov 2015 #44

1 to 2 weeks prior to Christmas Zing Zing Zingbah Nov 2015 #48

Other erpowers Nov 2015 #51

Our many dear ornaments given to us over the years randr Nov 2015 #52

About the 18th, and it comes down on New Year's Day. Shrike47 Nov 2015 #53

We do it on Thanksgiving. Glassunion Nov 2015 #57

No tree. Le Taz Hot Nov 2015 #62