Christmas trees are already making their annual return for the most fiercely festive households, setting the tone for the next few weeks of festive feels.
Some are getting the trees out of the box in the attic, while others hold out for a real one, dreaming of filling their homes with that piney scent once more.
But – how soon is too soon?
We caught up with Ginger Ray, a party decoration supplier, and Mark Rofe, owner of Christmastrees.co.uk, to get their take on exactly when we should and shouldn’t put our trees up.
“Traditionally Christmas trees should be put up on either the 28th of November, 13th of December, or on Christmas Eve," Rofe explains.
"However, since the creation of artificial trees, and newer varieties of real trees that last longer, people have been putting up their Christmas trees much earlier."
He continues:
"When Christmas trees first came into use in the Victorian era, many people chose to wait, to ensure that their Christmas decorations would be as beautiful as possible for Christmas Day - but it seems today people aren’t too concerned about this factor.”
“Truthfully, you can put up your tree whenever you would like, but like all plants, Christmas trees will begin to wilt a certain amount of time after being cut," says Rofe.
Jess Martin, decoration expert at Ginger Ray comments:
“Christmas trees are often the most important part of our Christmas decor which we spend valuable time and money on in order to get it just right.
“With Christmas festivities beginning earlier every year, more and more trees are making an appearance from as early as the very first day of November. Stars such as Tan France puts their tree up on the 31st of October every year!"
How soon is too soon to put your Christmas tree up?
