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Title: The year's first Christmas tree....Already!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Mikekoz13 on November 08, 2009, 06:39:58 PM

Well I saw my first Christmas tree this evening. We were coming home form the CHinese Buffet around 6 PM this eveing and there it was...... in Waynesboro Pa., across from the YMCA, a house with a gigantic, well lit Christmas Tree in the big bay window.

Way too early for my liking..............

Title: Re: The year's first Christmas tree....Already!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: D.A.L.U.I. on November 08, 2009, 07:10:51 PM

Christmas trees, to be really strict about it, shouldn't be decorated until Christmas Eve, and then left up until 12th Night--but this is now a very commercial activity, we can't expect every one to agree.   So let a lot of trees go, bc we, here in Katrina land remember the 2005 Christmas and there were no trees, or very few.  It was a sad and yet joyful Christmas in so many ways. 
Personally, our guy, Adrian, goes to North Carolina the week before Thanksgiving.  He knows what tree we want, 9', narrow, and brings us a great tree every year, sometimes it still has snow in it.  It's left up until 12th Night, the first night of Carnival--ending on Mardi Gras--every place else misses that connection except for a very few people.  We start the party on the first Sunday of Advent, and progress through the whole season until Easter.  It's more European than the rest of our country, but we LOVE it. 

Title: Re: The year's first Christmas tree....Already!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: J.J. on November 08, 2009, 07:37:04 PM

Quote from: Mikekoz13 on November 08, 2009, 06:39:58 PM

Well I saw my first Christmas tree this evening....in Waynesboro Pa., across from the YMCA, a house with a gigantic, well lit Christmas Tree in the big bay window.

AWESOME!!!

Title: Re: The year's first Christmas tree....Already!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: PBurke on November 08, 2009, 07:47:04 PM

i would give my opinion, but it may offend someone!!!  ha ha ha just kidding. that ain't gonna stop me. BAH HUMBUG!

Title: Re: The year's first Christmas tree....Already!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: wpruitt on November 08, 2009, 08:09:00 PM

I dread the thought of putting up a trip and the electric trains .... but loved looking at them over the holiday season!

Title: Re: The year's first Christmas tree....Already!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: tomgallagher on November 09, 2009, 07:54:28 AM

Used to be Thanksgiving till New Years, now it's All Saints Day till New Years, next stop will be Labor Day till New Years....OMG.

Title: Re: The year's first Christmas tree....Already!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: jamesh75 on November 09, 2009, 11:37:45 AM

It seems to start earlier every year.  When we were at the store picking out the kids Halloween costumes in early October, they already had a couple isles of Christmas stuff out. 

Title: Re: The year's first Christmas tree....Already!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: ozzie on November 09, 2009, 11:59:20 AM

Yeah, I find it totally depressing. But then along comes JJ with that avatar, and who can resist a smile. LOL!

Title: Re: The year's first Christmas tree....Already!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: aarrggh on November 09, 2009, 02:55:19 PM

 Maybe it was a Festivus tree . ? !                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                (https://www.slybaldguys.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi37.tinypic.com%2F23lochd.jpg&hash=3af7423f878e77c6039b27613ef501215ca6eac0)