The Countdown to Christmas has Begun!

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Saturday night we put our Christmas tree up. This is something I absolutely love doing but also something I was looking forward to this year more than most as I’d invested in an 8ft pre-lit tree in the January sale last year. We live in a Victorian house and our 5ft tree looked miniscule with the high ceilings in our home and I’d always intended to purchase a bigger one for our family so I grabbed a huge one when I had the chance!

The Countdown to Christmas has Begun!
The Countdown to Christmas has Begun!

The Christmas tree took a bit longer than expected to put up as the lights built into the tree came in 5 separate sections that all had wires that needed trailing to the bottom and attaching the the main plug hub. After that we put a little bit of tinsel and some chains on it and lots and lots of hanging decorations. We have a few special ones – Coca Cola baubles we brought back from Las Vegas, a felt boot that Dave made when he was small and couple of gingerbread men as I love them!

The Countdown to Christmas has Begun!
The Countdown to Christmas has Begun!
The Countdown to Christmas has Begun!
The Countdown to Christmas has Begun!
The Countdown to Christmas has Begun!
The Countdown to Christmas has Begun!

When I was a child I had a dream to have a train running around my Christmas tree and a few years ago I saw a Christmas Tree train in the shops and just had to buy it! It’s now not Christmas until the train is going around the tree – complete with Jingle Bells music and lights!

The Countdown to Christmas has Begun!

I have a lot of other Christmas things dotted around the house, Christmas signs, bunting, LP’s wooden Advent Calendar, a wreath on the front door, a countdown to Christmas blackboard, candles, stocking holders… There is so much Christmas in our house now – it really is my favourite time of year! 1st of December and Christmas has begun – Seeing LP’s face Sunday morning when she saw the tree and the train, her eyes lit up and she pointed out all the decorations – Star! Santa! Red! LP loves the tree and I really don’t want Christmas to come. december can last forever.

I really wish I could bottle this 1st December feeling and keep it forever – I absolutely love the festive season. The Countdown to Christmas has begun!

The Countdown to Christmas has Begun!

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  • Donna Wishart

    Donna Wishart is married to Dave and they have two children, Athena (13) and Troy (11). They live in Surrey with their two cats, Fred and George. Once a Bank Manager, Donna has been writing about everything from family finance to days out, travel and her favourite recipes since 2012. Donna is happiest either exploring somewhere new, with her camera in her hand and family by her side or snuggled up with a cat on her lap, reading a book and enjoying a nice cup of tea. She firmly believes that tea and cake can fix most things.

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  1. Gorgeous tree and I love the train track around the bottom! I might have to copy that for next year! Thanks for joining up with the linky 🙂

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