November is here, and no sooner than the pumpkins go on half-price special at the supermarkets do the mince pies and Christmas lights hit the shelves.
But while consumers can expect to be bombarded with the merriment of the festive season and all the spending that comes with it from now until January, how people choose to mark the festive season in their homes varies greatly.
Some people have taken to social media this week to announce the arrival of their tree, complete with twinkly lights and baubles, brightening up dark evenings.
Others insist it’s far too early for a tree, saying it cheapens the value of them closer to Christmas.
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According to old superstitions, putting up your Christmas tree too early could bring back luck, as Martin Johnes, author of Christmas and the British: A Modern History wrote.
According to Dr Johnes, the tree would traditionally only go up on December 23 or even 24.
Nowadays, however, people tend to put their trees up earlier, with the first week of December proving most popular.
Lisa Cherry, Christmas buyer at John Lewis, said the first weekend of December tends to be the “big tree’kend”, with four in ten families getting the tinsel out that weekend.
