When do you put it up? Who puts it up? I'm asking because when my husband and I had our first Christmas together last year, I found myself assembling the artificial tree we bought by myself, and decorating it, and putting the lights on, and the star!!! To him, that is normal, but for me, tradition is that the dad puts the tree up and the lights on, and then we play christmas music and have hot chocolate while everyone decorates the tree, and each year someone different puts the star on top.
2006-11-29 01:07:32 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Christmas
Our family puts the Christmas Tree up the day after Thanksgiving (everyone helps). We spend the day decorating the house from top to bottom, while listening to Christmas music. When we are finished we order pizza and watch a Christmas movie!
2006-11-29 04:04:05 · answer #1 · answered by tnmtngirl 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
When I lived with my parents my mother usually put a nice cloth on the floor where the Christmas tree was supposed to stand, my father put up the tree, my brother and I put the lights on it and decorated it (when we got older my brother lost interest and just helped me with the lights). Either my mother or I put the star on top, depending on how well I could reach up there myself.
My husband is not much into decorating for Christmas. He usually helps me put up the tree and then lets me decorate it.
2006-11-29 09:29:24 · answer #2 · answered by undir 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I put the tree up on Thanksgiving Day. I am usually the one to decorate it too. Sometimes the kids help. My husband puts up the lights on the outside of the house.
2006-11-29 09:18:15 · answer #3 · answered by saved_by_grace 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ok usually the week after Thanksgiving we go together (myself, my son and my husband), we pic out the tree together, then my wonderful husband puts it in the stand and then puts the lights on. then we all put the decorations on it, which is a big deal to me. I love us doing it as a family. but then i am always the only one taking it down. :) HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!!
2006-11-29 10:03:45 · answer #4 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hubby puts up the holiday tree and the lights because I am short. I decorate it myself because I like it a certain way and he could care less (LOL)
I listen to holiday music and drink champagne while I decorate.
2006-11-29 09:29:56 · answer #5 · answered by KathyS 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
when i was a little kid, my dad and i used to go together and buy a Christmas tree. he let me put the angel on top all the time. ='(
I miss that. now i am old and i put the Christmas tree up with my husband.
2006-11-29 09:16:13 · answer #6 · answered by ♥ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Me, my husband and our two kids all help in decorating the tree.. I put it up and put he lights on it.. But mainly the kids decorate it.
2006-11-29 10:36:50 · answer #7 · answered by janice 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
my family does the day after thanksgiving. we all work on it together for the whole thing. my dad usually puts the star on top because he's the tallest. the thing i love most about putting up the tree is that the whole family does it together. it's just really nice.
2006-11-29 09:18:04 · answer #8 · answered by HANNAH S 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wife puts it up on Thanksgiving day. Grandkids decorates it. Take it down Christmas night.
2006-11-29 09:14:54 · answer #9 · answered by whirlwind 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Our tradition started several years after we were married. We have been married for 22 years now and the traditions I brought to our marriage and the ones my husband brought were totally different. You need to create new traditions that are only for your family now. That way when your kids get older and have their own families this same questions will come up, and you will have the answers.
2006-11-29 10:29:01 · answer #10 · answered by twobon 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋