My outdoor holiday lights are up! How about yours?

Ralphy1

Ralphy1

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Yes, the gutters have been strung with icicle lights with care, but I am waiting until Thanksgiving to put out the blowup Santa that stands about nine feet high. Hope your display is almost ready...
 

I do not put up any lights or decorations until December first or later.
Today is Remembrance Day in Canada and it's a day to honour and pay tribute
to all veterans. Too early to think about decorating for Christmas although later on
I do love to see the lights.
 

Mine went up over the past weekend so I didn't violate Veterans Day here. However the stores are open and with it being a holiday for many, shopping will be on many agendas...
 
We no longer decorate outside, except for a lighted wreath by the front door. It's not so much a problem putting it up, it's taking it down in January when it's bitter cold.. too much hassle.
 
We have never put any decorations outside, the Christmas lights people put outside are usually garish and horrible, imo!
 
Not far from us is a house which goes completely crazy every year, its front garden is covered in in Santas, reindeer, snowmen etc which are all lit up, it is absolutely awful! Even my young grandson said how horrible it was when he saw it!
 
Justme said:
Not far from us is a house which goes completely crazy every year, its front garden is covered in in Santas, reindeer, snowmen etc which are all lit up, it is absolutely awful! Even my young grandson said how horrible it was when he saw it!
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I think that Christmas is celebrated in many different ways, according to what people like. Even though I am not fond of the giant Santa's personally, either; I do think it is great that people enjoy Christmas enough to go to all of the work of decorating their house and yard.
I love driving through the streets and seeing all of the Christmas lights and lawn decorations that people put up. It was even more colorful when we lived in Idaho, and there was a couple feet of glistening snow in the yards and on the rooftops.

One thing that I really enjoy about the Christmas season is the extra friendliness among people at that time of year. If you are even just stepping into a McDonalds for a hot cup of coffee, someone will hold the door open for you and wish you a Merry Christmas, and you give them a big smile and a Merry Christmas back.
It would be nice if this were true all year, but often, we live in our own little bubbles, and don't even notice other people (who are in their little bubbles, too).

So, whether someone puts up a Nativity Scene, a Christmas tree in the window, or has their yard filled with blow-up reindeer; I enjoy it all as part of the wonderful Spirit of Christmas.
 
Justme said:
Not far from us is a house which goes completely crazy every year, its front garden is covered in in Santas, reindeer, snowmen etc which are all lit up, it is absolutely awful! Even my young grandson said how horrible it was when he saw it!
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I agree JM..it looks so cheap and tatty...
 
I enjoy looking at the holiday displays at homes around the area, but I don't do any outdoor decorating myself.
On the other hand, inside my home is all decked out! I enjoy doing that for the grandkids entertainment when they come over.

I'm glad I don't live in one of those neighborhoods that pretty much require outdoor decorating every year. And we have a few of those around here! .. Anyone else?? ... It's a whole subdivision thing ... They give each street a 'theme', and every house on that street must get their decorations up around Thanksgiving time.
They give out large money prizes for some of the best ones every year.
 
It's a beautiful day here in my part of PA. I just finished the lights about an hour ago and am waiting on lunch to arrive. I sent out for Chinese for lunch because we are having hot dogs and hamburgers on the grill for Veterans Day. You can't get anymore American than that. My wife bought a Carvelle (sp?) Veterans Day ice cream cake. Yippee.
 
I never put up outdoor lights, sometimes I see some with the old fashioned colored bulbs, perhaps on a spruce tree already in the front yard, those are really nice. Lots of the newer ones I see in my neighborhood are overdone, and not my cup of tea. Some folks have a large tree inside with nice lights and tinsel, and it sets in their front room in front of a large window, that always looks cozy, warm and Christmasy to see at night from the street.
 
Sorry Ralphy but I dont know of anyone that put up xmas display around Nov 10th ,most go up AFTER Thanksgiving.
Thats the way Ive done it for 50 years.
BUT whatever makes you happy.:)
 
QuickSilver said:
There is nothing at tacky as Christmas lights up in July... There is a house about a block from here that has had their tree up all year.. crazy.
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Please tell my neighbor, everytime I look up at my window, just over to the side I can see all the holiday decorations that have been up since the previous years. :eek1: It doesn't upset me, just makes me:giggle:
 
Except for electric candles in the windows and a wreath on the door, I don't put up outside decorations because I'm lazy, but I do enjoy driving around and enjoying other people's lavish displays. For me, the more the merrier. I love "excess" at Christmastime, but then I guess I'm "garish & horrible"......lol.
 
jujube said:
Except for electric candles in the windows and a wreath on the door, I don't put up outside decorations because I'm lazy, but I do enjoy driving around and enjoying other people's lavish displays. For me, the more the merrier. I love "excess" at Christmastime, but then I guess I'm "garish & horrible"......lol.
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Every year hubby and I drive around looking at lights... I enjoy looking, and the more lavish the better! But no way do I want to be out in a Chicago winter taking them down.
 
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