Every year I get all excited in November and think "Oh, it's too early"...  However December gets so busy we don't get around to it until the last minute.  SO I say, do it when you feel like it and when you have time - don't leave it too late...

 After thanskgiving should be the best time so you can enjoy it 

I also live in Canada and the tradition in my family is to put the tree upa week before Christmas and then take it down they day after New Years! Nothing worse then seeing Christmas decorations still up at Easter!

This will be the first time we put a Christmas tree up since I was a little kid LOL I feel like a little kid all over again just thinking about it! Raiden will be almost 1 1/2 but he is at the stage where he is learning to run and he opens and reaches for EVERYTHING so I think I will be putting the tree up quite late in December. As much As I want to put it up earlier than that, I don't feel like ruining the tree and decorations just yet!!

Where I live (in Canada) people set up their trees quite a bit earlier sometimes, especially if using an artificial tree.  I typically do it on or around December 1, although I may do it a little earlier this year because we are having a family Christmas party on December 5, plus my 7 year old is REALLY into Christmas this year!

I try to avoid decorating for Christmas, especially if we're not going to be here but I reckon put it up whenever you feel like it and if someone else doen't like it too bad: after all it's your house and you're the one who is going to enjoy it!

In SA, we put up our decs on the day of the Adelaide christmas pageant, usually one of the last 2 sat's of Nov. Or when I get my Chrisco as it feel like xmas when it comes!!!!!

But really it's up to you!

Cheers Raven

 Yeah as far as i know 1st of december you put it up and the 1st of jan you take it down, tho i have a red bow on my door from xmas last year and it was llike 6 months before I took some of the lights from outside (tho i was pregnant so i was sick and didnt feel like doing it anyway)

I dont know where we are going to put our tree this year, mite have to go get a small one till the kiddies arnt going to rip it down and eat it! lol

We always have put the Tree and Decorations up on the 1st of december and they have being brought down on the 1st of January..

Its really up to personal choice and the shops always get in early so they can make more money etc...

Well, here it's right after Halloween... there are houses with Christmas lights and out door decorations already.  I'm not sure about indoor decorating tho, as I don't decorate for Christmas.