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Christmas Tree

Junebug54 — Sun, 22 Jul 2018 00:15:54 GMT

Just wondering if people actually decorate their tree this early. Personally I can't even imagine putting up my tree in the middle of summer. Mine goes up Thanksgiving weekend.

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cherry — Sun, 22 Jul 2018 00:21:25 GMT

I don't even do a tree now. I put up the Creche when advent starts ,and slowly fill the manger each week ,with animals and people. The Christ Child goes in last on Christmas Eve

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Bri63 — Sun, 22 Jul 2018 00:23:34 GMT

We put ours up after Thanksgiving.

My SIL puts her tree up in October. LOL

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Junebug54 — Sun, 22 Jul 2018 00:26:45 GMT

Just was curious as I looked at Lisa Robertson's facebook and it seems she is already decorating. Way too early for me... I know someone that use to leave hers up all year!!

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Junebug54 — Sun, 22 Jul 2018 00:28:56 GMT

Cherry happy to see you back posting. Hope you are doing better

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Annabellethecat66 — Sun, 22 Jul 2018 00:31:22 GMT

I bought the tree recently QVC offered (last year I bought it, never opened the box and sent it back).

Hopefully, this year I will at least set up the little 5 ft tree. I'm posting here because I like just lights on the thing! This new one is supposed to have lots and lots of lights.

I have plenty of bulbs and stuff but I think they make the tree look ummm...messy? My girls go away for Christmas so it's just me and it's mainly one day.

I find it hard to believe people put a real Christmas tree up this early but as I've gotten old(er) I am way less judgmental and I feel like everyone does what works best for them. Maybe some people feel they need the 'cheer'. Today everyone needs different things to cheer them...who am I to judge what makes another person happy and who does it hurt? Right?

I will say years ago I have one of those fake huge trees in a pot in the corner in the TV room. My late husband put tiny lights on it. I never plug it in, but I could if I wanted to and guess what? I sure wouldn't feel weird or guilty because that would mean I'd need the cheer right about then.....

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Julie928 — Sun, 22 Jul 2018 00:31:39 GMT

I admit in the past I have, but it was the smaller tree that goes in the den in the back of the house. I decorated it in a woodland theme and kind of liked the looks of the birds and things.

This year I'm passing on the tree. I decided to spend Christmas alone (well, not really ~ I'll have one of my dogs with me) at a rented cabin in the mountains. My husband couldn't care less about Christmas and my family (what there is of it) is crazy so I made my plans and I'm sticking to them!

Given that, it seems silly to go through all the work if I'm not even going to be there. :-)

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Junebug54 — Sun, 22 Jul 2018 00:39:05 GMT

@Julie928 Actually your tree sounds perfect. Even spending Christmas in a cabin alone (with your dog) sounds very relaxing. Christmas can be so stressful... hugs to you..

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arizona babe — Sun, 22 Jul 2018 00:42:29 GMT

Lisa has left one tree up in her master bedroom all year- the ones she is decorating now are to showcase her merchandise that she sells on LisaRobertson.com- she also does a live facebook chat every sunday night at 7pm est for an hour to chat about her weeks workth of merchandise- she has been doing this now for 2 years and seems to have quite a following, not sure if all those people buy as alot of her merchandise is very pricey - she sells fake flowers for about $50 which is alot higher than what you can get at the craft stores- she travels alot to get merchandise and always does remotes from where she is at- her group has planned a cruise next april also- it is very interesting how she is turning a nice hobby into a business- i guess it is called reiventing yourself

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Texasmouse — Sun, 22 Jul 2018 13:08:23 GMT

@Julie928

If I'm understanding this correctly, you will be spending Christmas alone in a cabin while your husband will be spending it alone at home? I can't imagine doing that as it would make me very sad to be apart from my husband on Christmas day but I guess it's whatever people are comfortable with.

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151949 — Sun, 22 Jul 2018 13:13:46 GMT

What makes you thunk anyone puts up their tree in July?

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Julie928 — Sun, 22 Jul 2018 15:42:12 GMT

@Texasmouse ~ I know it sounds strange, but yes, that is what I plan to do. My husband is Jewish so he doesn't celebrate Christmas anyway. He only has celebrated it in the past because of me and my family. This is something I have always wanted to do so I am looking at it as a sort of Christmas present to myself. :-)

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lovesrecess — Sun, 22 Jul 2018 16:46:31 GMT

I am all about the tree....we had a huge commercial-quality tree for years....it became too much work for DH to bring it down from upstairs and set up...so we donated it and bought a smaller one at Costco last year...10 feet and not as wide....I tried to get happy about it but it isn't the same....hopefully this year I can get excited about it...it will only hold half of my ornaments.....my kids don't want any of them and they have special meanings to me since most are heirlooms, so will try and find a way to display them this year instead of leaving in the box...mine tree usually goes up Thanksgiving evening and takes about a week to decorate...

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ILOVE ME — Tue, 09 Oct 2018 11:30:21 GMT

How do you leave it up for 3 months? Isn't the dust collecting all over the tree and you can't clean it as the ornaments will break. Just wondering? I do ours Thanksgiving weekend. In New York now it is too warm to consider setting up the tree-we still have our AC on!!!

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Imaoldhippie — Tue, 09 Oct 2018 11:47:23 GMT

The Q put up their Christmas decorations last year at this time and now they have up a tree for the fashion day.

I think nice fall decorations would be very pretty this time of year, but evidently the Q doesnt.

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Gorgf — Tue, 09 Oct 2018 12:09:24 GMT

I have a travel friend who leaves her tree up all year. She lives in Texas. I live in N. WISC. where snow is coming soon. I spend Christmas alone. It was hard the first few years but got used to it as that is the way it is. I have no family . I also live with a dog who is my best friend.

I have downsized as lost most everything in a flooded basement four years ago. I donated my big tree to a private school.Small items mostly and small trees is what I do for me.I bought lit birch trees at Wal-Mart and liked them so much left them up all year on a timer. They lasted a couple of years and I bought some replacements this summer. They get some ornaments also during the holidays.

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missy1 — Tue, 09 Oct 2018 13:37:38 GMT

I wait until December. Been doing tabletops now.

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lovesrecess — Tue, 09 Oct 2018 15:00:54 GMT

It I have a friend who has a huge walk in closet....she leaves her decorated tree in it all year and the rolls it out on Thanksgiving night...ready to go. Her DH made a stand with wheels on it so it is easy to move...and it is a 12 footer! We get ours out usually Thanksgiving weekend and I try to have it finished with decorations by that Sunday. I mainly now do the tree for the grandkids since they enjoy it so much...

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beckyb1012 — Tue, 09 Oct 2018 14:56:42 GMT

Goes up Thanksgiving night and down before the sunsets on New Years Day at the latest. Except in 1983 I was expecting and finally got it down on Jan. 15th, morning sickness all day long so why bother when it was so pretty.

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Burnsite — Tue, 09 Oct 2018 16:53:51 GMT

My white tree acquired c.2012 through Amazon turned _brown_ and last month I ordered a green tree I saw marked down and on Advance Order on the Q. It is a Bethlehem Lights 5 footer. (I downsized from 7').

It goes out on my patio, and I'll try to find a platform of about 1' so I can look up to part of it. Half my house is glass, so it is visible from almost everywhere, just as much as if it were inside.

The Q tree is coming later this month, I think--and I will put it up then, partly to be sure the lights all work.