Q: Flipping city centres putting up christmas decorations at the beginning of October.Christmas cards are in the shop! and my neighbour is putting up her lights on her house already!
A: unfortunately we live in a world of pure unadulterated commercialism. A bar in my town centre put up its christmas tree and decs the day after the August bank holiday. How obscene, and don't forget that Harrods and Harvey Nicks had their christmas departments open at the beginning of August. It does spoil things a lot as it just pushes and pushes and puts a lot of pressure on people unnecesarily. That said, I think when it comes to home decorating that is purely your choice, I have friends who start decorating in the middle of November, I start in the 3rd week and have it completely ready for the start of advent. After all, you put a lot of effort into decorations, why not make the most of them.....January can seem very drab in comparison when they are taken down. (by the 5th btw)