Look, I know how tempting it is to get them up while the weather's still warm, so you don't freeze your fingers off in November. But it's just too friggin' early.

The owners of another condo in my building have had theirs up for two weeks already - and they have them lit every night. It looks ridiculous.

Sure they're not Halloween lights?

couldn't agree more. btw, happy easter!

Nothinbutjoy said:

Sure they're not Halloween lights?

Nope. I initially thought they might be, so I checked out the color very carefully. They're just plain ol' multi-colored Christmas lights.

Genesia said:

Nothinbutjoy said:

Sure they're not Halloween lights?

^^ I was gonna ask that too.

Nope. I initially thought they might be, so I checked out the color very carefully. They're just plain ol' multi-colored Christmas lights.

Thanksgiving weekend AT THE EARLIEST! I'm usually putting out/up the Christmas stuff the first week of December because I like to leave it up until the first week of January. A month is already pushing, imo.

I have purple and orange halloween lights on, but Christmas? Just DUMB!

I've got white ones up that I light all year 'round -- not every night, but when I'm feeling... I dunno... happy. Looks nice and festive.

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Genesia said:

Nothinbutjoy said:

Sure they're not Halloween lights?

Nope. I initially thought they might be, so I checked out the color very carefully. They're just plain ol' multi-colored Christmas lights.

cheese n rice man ~ lame !!

Lammastide said:

I've got white ones up that I light all year 'round -- not every night, but when I'm feeling... I dunno... happy. Looks nice and festive.

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When I lived in Philly, there were these houses down by the water that were lit up year round. I love that shit. Can't even front.

DrRockdapuss said:

Lammastide said:

I've got white ones up that I light all year 'round -- not every night, but when I'm feeling... I dunno... happy. Looks nice and festive.

[Edited 10/5/10 18:35pm]

When I lived in Philly, there were these houses down by the water that were lit up year round. I love that shit. Can't even front.

I think it looks cool. Now, I personally wouldn't rock icicles, blinking multicolor lights, full house coverage and whatnot all year, but some tasteful, fairly restrained white lights in ornamental shrubs or trees looks really cool... especially on a warm night when, say, you might have friends over for a barbecue or something.

...In that way, I suppose, they're not earnestly Christmas lights.

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Our Costco already has fully dressed Xmas trees, ribbons and decor and presents for sale...

Way too early

Isn't there the rule of putting decorations up 12 days before and taking htem down 12 days after? I'm a firm believer in this rule!

...Though i'm usually sck of the sight of it all by new years day and end up taking everything down.

Lisa10 said:

Way too early

Isn't there the rule of putting decorations up 12 days before and taking htem down 12 days after? I'm a firm believer in this rule!

...Though i'm usually sck of the sight of it all by new years day and end up taking everything down.

I havent heard that rule. I put mine up on dec 1st and take them down jan. 1st... Or if I went out for new years eve I take them down jan. 2nd

One of the things that I do not miss about the US. You do not see that kind of thing here in the UK.

What? Xmas lights before Halloween?? wth, wtf

I guess western countries love Xmas too much and they just need Xmas lights during November and December, but Xmas lights in October before Halloween is just wrong

Shanti0608 said:

One of the things that I do not miss about the US. You do not see that kind of thing here in the UK.

UK: thank God for London though...

JoeTyler said:

Shanti0608 said:

One of the things that I do not miss about the US. You do not see that kind of thing here in the UK.

UK: thank God for London though...

Beautiful country full of beautiful people. Not just the ones in London.

Genesia said:

Look, I know how tempting it is to get them up while the weather's still warm, so you don't freeze your fingers off in November. But it's just too friggin' early.

The owners of another condo in my building have had theirs up for two weeks already - and they have them lit every night. It looks ridiculous.

My dad always says that you're SUPPOSED to put Christmas Lights on the worst, most grey, dreary, cold day possible. He refuses to put them up while it's warm.

=0P

Shanti0608 said:

JoeTyler said:

UK: thank God for London though...

Beautiful country full of beautiful people. Not just the ones in London.

Yeah!!

JoeTyler -

Lisa10 said:

Shanti0608 said:

Beautiful country full of beautiful people. Not just the ones in London.

Yeah!!

JoeTyler -

I rest my damn case!

How about the TV commericials or Christmas greetings? I was watching TV Monday night, and this man appears dressed in Santa hat and suspenders talking about he wanted to be the first to wish everyone a happy holiday season. WTF, man?!?! It's not even friggin Coumbus Day yet!

I agree, waaaaay too early

we usually decorate the day after thanksgiving

I love xmas and everything that goes along with it

but anything out more than

a month or so before xmas day is ridiculous

I can understand the stores selling

holiday items/decorations early

but that doesn't mean you gotta put

them out in your yard before the ink on the receipt is dry

Hero0101 said:

Genesia said:

Look, I know how tempting it is to get them up while the weather's still warm, so you don't freeze your fingers off in November. But it's just too friggin' early.

The owners of another condo in my building have had theirs up for two weeks already - and they have them lit every night. It looks ridiculous.

My dad always says that you're SUPPOSED to put Christmas Lights on the worst, most grey, dreary, cold day possible. He refuses to put them up while it's warm.

=0P

Your dad's a stud.

DrRockdapuss said:

Lammastide said:

I've got white ones up that I light all year 'round -- not every night, but when I'm feeling... I dunno... happy. Looks nice and festive.

[Edited 10/5/10 18:35pm]

When I lived in Philly, there were these houses down by the water that were lit up year round. I love that shit. Can't even front.

I think that looks cool, too - especially when the lights reflect on the water. But they should be all-white lights - and no icicles or other weird shit.

orger said:

I agree, waaaaay too early

we usually decorate the day after thanksgiving

I love xmas and everything that goes along with it

but anything out more than

a month or so before xmas day is ridiculous

I can understand the stores selling

holiday items/decorations early

but that doesn't mean you gotta put

them out in your yard before the ink on the receipt is dry

Fuck in my neck of the woods, we have houses with Christmas, Halloween, AND Easter decorations still up from a few years ago.

I don't care when they put them up, its the not taking them down in a decent amount of time that irritates me.

It's going to look strange as hell on Halloween night when you see kids going up to that house trick or treating and there are Christmas lights up. It's just totally out of place.

TotalANXiousNESS said:

orger said:

I agree, waaaaay too early

we usually decorate the day after thanksgiving

I love xmas and everything that goes along with it

but anything out more than

a month or so before xmas day is ridiculous

I can understand the stores selling

holiday items/decorations early

but that doesn't mean you gotta put

them out in your yard before the ink on the receipt is dry

Fuck in my neck of the woods, we have houses with Christmas, Halloween, AND Easter decorations still up from a few years ago.

I don't care when they put them up, its the not taking them down in a decent amount of time that irritates me.

yep, we get that here too

there's a guy that still has his inflatable decorations

in his yard from last year

just laying there, deflated, on the ground

for almost a year now

that's not only stupid

it's plain lazy

I can't even to begin to think about messing with Christmas stuff until AFTER Thanksgiving is over...preferably the day after Thanksgiving.

I noticed that growing up.....Christmas was being pushed earlier and earlier in the retail division. I swear...on year Macys put up some Christmas stuff in September.........

This year, during the summer, I saw an ad about shopping "early" for the holidays, and that was only a few months after the post Christmas sales. I think the stores are desperate

Genesia said:

Nothinbutjoy said:

Sure they're not Halloween lights?

Nope. I initially thought they might be, so I checked out the color very carefully. They're just plain ol' multi-colored Christmas lights.

I gotta tell you, I can't get down with Halloween lights either tho. I think Halloween decorations are cool, but lights should be only for Xmas.