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My mom said they put their up on Christmas Eve when she was a kid. StarryNite Dec 2021 #1
Yes, very commonly. I know my own parents' families did. Ocelot II Dec 2021 #2
We did when I was young... 2naSalit Dec 2021 #3
That Was our Practice, Sir The Magistrate Dec 2021 #4
I still do UpInArms Dec 2021 #5
Wow why? Polybius Dec 2021 #6
I am usually sick of Christmas long before Christmas because the season starts too damn soon. Ocelot II Dec 2021 #9
I was born in 1947. MyOwnPeace Dec 2021 #7
My mom and dad put up the tree after we went to bed in the early 50s. Mr.Bill Dec 2021 #8
It took me many years to realize it, but our tree went up on Christmas Eve because Nay Dec 2021 #16
That's interesting, I wonder if there's a variation by region? malthaussen Dec 2021 #21
This was 60 years ago, so maybe just a difference in the era. And it was in Florida. Nay Dec 2021 #25
I'm the same vintage, different region. malthaussen Dec 2021 #27
When you're attaching actual burning candles to a resinous conifer inside your house, it is best RockRaven Dec 2021 #10
My parents always did that. Even when the stores started Tomconroy Dec 2021 #11
Yes. Christmas Eve to Epiphany is when the tree was up MaryMagdaline Dec 2021 #12
My family did. Mister Ed Dec 2021 #13
This message was self-deleted by its author sl8 Dec 2021 #14
That was my family tradition growing up. (born in '54) Nittersing Dec 2021 #15
There is actually some old Celtic reason why you don't bring in the Scrivener7 Dec 2021 #17
Perhaps it stems from the 12 days of Christmas starting on the 25th/Christmas Day. Solly Mack Dec 2021 #18
We usually put ours up about the third week of December, although I recall one year we bought our dameatball Dec 2021 #19
Dunno about "people," but... malthaussen Dec 2021 #20
My recollection is that the tree went up when the kids were off for Christmas break rurallib Dec 2021 #22
My mother said that this was the tradition when she was a child. Irish_Dem Dec 2021 #23
Our family has always put it up around December 10th. Elessar Zappa Dec 2021 #24
Same with my family as a kid Polybius Dec 2021 #26
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