Whether you're a strict ‘Christmas is for December and December only,’ or one of the people who on the first of November declare its Christmas, because Mariah Carey is defrosting, meaning ‘All I want for Christmas is you’ is flying around the speakers again. 

Some people even keep the lights on their trees all year round, fooling everyone by saying ‘it just looks pretty’ or ‘Christmas? Nah mate, don't know what you're on about.’ kind of person.  

It could just be that maybe your dad can't be bothered to put the decorations back in the loft.  

Christmas is just around the corner and coming it at a flying rate. 

 

Christmas trees are found everywhere at this time of year in millions of shapes and sizes, from fur to spruce to pine, alive and potted, alive and cut or even faux/ artificial. 

 The trees can be found in any colour under the sun, and in almost every shape and size. 

The modern picture of a Christmas tree originated in Germany, based on the idea of a Paradise tree in the story of Adam and Eve, the Germans used to hang wafers on the Christmas tree on December 24th (Christmas Eve) symbolising redemption within Christianity.  

The wafers were later on replaced by cookies in all shapes and sizes.  

The idea of a Christmas tree became widely popular within the mid 19th century and since then have made recurring appearances every year. (The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica, 2019) 

According to tradition, Christmas trees should be put up at the beginning of advent, specifically the fourth Sunday before Christmas.  

However, the haste at which the Christmas tree is put up depends heavily on the tree itself, for example a fresh cut fir tree should be put up around December 17th so it will still be happy for the twelfth night. 

Overall, preference is the most important factor in decorating for Christmas. 

Some believe that decorating early ruins the idea and magic of the day, others leave decorating last minute to keep the kids calm.  

Most people could decorate to extend the joys of Christmas.  

Either way, if you're a more traditional body, you've got to get that tree out very soon.  

If you're more of an early decorator, you probably have it up and out now anyway.  

Finally, if you're a complete scrooge, you have another 3 weeks until its socially unacceptable to not have it up.