Have you put up you Chrimbo tree yet?

[grassrootsracer]

Nope. With my family scattered throughout the Southeast, we haven't put up our tree yet. It's one of those family traditions where we do it when everyone is together.

[expat1]

I have put some lights into the windows, and some paper stars. We´ve got some straw things as well in the house. (Did it on 1st dec)

I´ll buy our tree about one week before christmas. We´ll put it up on 24th during the day and decorate it together. On the 6th of january it will end up in our fireplace.

Usually we have an "Adventskranz" (a wreath with four candles on it, one for each advent sunday) but not this year I managed to forget

[schmenke]

Do you go and cut it down yourself?...

No, but I do like to press wild flowers :

[J4MIE]

10 days to go before thinking about it yet

[Ian McC]

10 days to go before thinking about it yet

I suppose you haven't done any Christmas shopping yet then.

[viper_man]

We go and get one from a christmas tree farm just outside of Lincoln every year on the 10th, 2 days before my birthday. Dont ask why, just a funny tradition me mum has.

Does everyone else get real trees? It simply has to be real for me.

[expat1]

and what about real candles on the real tree?

The characteristic sound of needles in the vacuum cleaner just belongs to christmas for me so it has to be a real tree...

[schmenke]

...The characteristic sound of needles in the vacuum cleaner just belongs to christmas for me ...

[odykas]

My house is "X-mas tree clean" (tm)

[Dave B]

and what about real candles on the real tree?

The characteristic sound of needles in the vacuum cleaner just belongs to christmas for me so it has to be a real tree...

The characteristic sound of the fire engine is a good enough reason not to have real candles!