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nadinbrzezinski

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58. again those two would go FUUUUNNNNNN

Tue Nov 24, 2015, 01:56 PM

Nov 2015

we're good, throw a waffle.

Fun fact, that bush is a nice invention from oh marketing gurus in New York City... and for the most part it is not working, (And mine would have to be up by now. Hanukkah this year falls early)

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Christmas Tree Tradition [View all] MerryBlooms Nov 2015 OP

10 days later zipplewrath Nov 2015 #1

July (NSFW) Fla_Democrat Nov 2015 #2

We don't have a tree frazzled Nov 2015 #3

That's OK. It's based on a pagan tradition anyhow. The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2015 #9

Midwinter? In December? Snobblevitch Nov 2015 #29

December 21 is the winter solstice. In some parts of the world, The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2015 #32

I know about the solstice. Snobblevitch Nov 2015 #33

Traditionally, yes Maeve Nov 2015 #38

Winter ends on Feb 1, yeah, right. Snobblevitch Nov 2015 #49

Some Jews have Chanukah bushes KamaAina Nov 2015 #50

Treevenge. That is my way. look it up. nt JanMichael Nov 2015 #4

Probably do Dec 12 this year. Nye Bevan Nov 2015 #5

We'd always put up our tree the week before Christmas, The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2015 #6

Always December 18th for us. Dads birthday and we carried the tradition yeoman6987 Nov 2015 #30

darn pagans always forcing their religious symbols on us :-) nt msongs Nov 2015 #7

Aren't we sneaky? Pushing our traditions into other religions, making people say Happy Holidays... ladyVet Nov 2015 #54

Festivus pole only Around the 15th Person 2713 Nov 2015 #8

Next Sunday Freddie Nov 2015 #10

I live by myself so I never get a tree.. yuiyoshida Nov 2015 #11

do you actually virtually drink the eggnog so you can see the level in the glasses get lower? snooper2 Nov 2015 #43

its kinda there for show but yuiyoshida Nov 2015 #47

Me too TexasBushwhacker Nov 2015 #46

Mine goes up somewhere around Dec. 1st LuvNewcastle Nov 2015 #12

Fuck that! $100.00 plus for something you are going to throw in the garbage OffWithTheirHeads Nov 2015 #13

We have artificial now - TBF Nov 2015 #45

Ours is artificial also but because it means not cutting a jwirr Nov 2015 #59

Excellent - TBF Nov 2015 #60

I haven't had a tree since LiberalElite Nov 2015 #14

We usually put ours up around December 15, Blue_In_AK Nov 2015 #15

I don't have a tree anymore. LWolf Nov 2015 #16

A live tree? Snobblevitch Nov 2015 #31

Of course, lol. LWolf Nov 2015 #37

We don't, we are jewish nadinbrzezinski Nov 2015 #17

What? No Hanukkah bush? Glassunion Nov 2015 #56

again those two would go FUUUUNNNNNN nadinbrzezinski Nov 2015 #58

Just buy a fake Christmas Tree and bend the crap out of it... Glassunion Nov 2015 #61

Ugg, those beaks would not do good with plastic nadinbrzezinski Nov 2015 #63

haven't had a tree in years shanti Nov 2015 #18

Same as above....... truegrit44 Nov 2015 #55

Some point in early December Tree-Hugger Nov 2015 #19

Thanksgiving night. n/t Shandris Nov 2015 #20

We put ours up about a week or so before Christmas. femmocrat Nov 2015 #21

We used to wait until winter vacation had started Art_from_Ark Nov 2015 #22

We're surrounded by hundreds of fir trees. Tierra_y_Libertad Nov 2015 #23

I put a tree up on my monitor as wallpaper NJCher Nov 2015 #24

I have ALREADY put up BOTH of ... Whiskeytide Nov 2015 #25

December 11th, my mothers birthday has been the tradition around here. eom Purveyor Nov 2015 #26

I decorate the beam in the ceiling KT2000 Nov 2015 #27

After Thanksgiving bigwillq Nov 2015 #28

I put the aluminum pole up about 2 weeks before Christmas. Then I think about how... BlueJazz Nov 2015 #34

Frequently, this procrastinator doesn't get the tree up till a week before Christmas. cwydro Nov 2015 #35

Last night Reter Nov 2015 #36

Second Sunday of Advent Maeve Nov 2015 #39

Sometime between TG and CE ProfessorGAC Nov 2015 #40

Sometime in the first 8 days of December. n/t FSogol Nov 2015 #41

when my Jewish son in law goes out to get a fresh cut tree... CTyankee Nov 2015 #42

Meant to put them up this past weekend. ileus Nov 2015 #44

1 to 2 weeks prior to Christmas Zing Zing Zingbah Nov 2015 #48

Other erpowers Nov 2015 #51

Our many dear ornaments given to us over the years randr Nov 2015 #52

About the 18th, and it comes down on New Year's Day. Shrike47 Nov 2015 #53

We do it on Thanksgiving. Glassunion Nov 2015 #57

No tree. Le Taz Hot Nov 2015 #62