With Haloween and bonfire night behind us, this weekend Christmas decorations will be going up in homes up and down the land.
And mums are livid about it.
When one Mumsnet user suggested 25th November was a perfectly reasonable time to put the tree up, she was roundly attacked.
One of the kinder posters argued: “Way way to early. December 1st at the earliest.”
In fact, some people felt so strongly about it they said we needed to change the law.
“NOT before December 1st. We need laws. Including the death penalty for shops who put xmas stuff out in September,” one poster wrote.
Others thought Mid-December was right.
One wrote: “25th November is insanely early too! 15th December is the earliest it should go up. Down on the 6th January.”
While a traditionalist suggested waiting until the very last day.
“Trees up this early is so tacky! Don’t do it. Christmas Eve to Twelfth Night. Anything else is a bit vulgar really,” they wrote.
But as well as risking the wrath of mums online, there's another reason to stay your hand when it comes to Christmas lights.
“It’s also massively wasteful of energy resources, so unless they’re being solar-powered, they are harming the rest of us,” another poster wrote.
Just how much will it cost you?
Well, running seven strings of 100 incandescent Christmas lights for six hours a day will costs £9 for the month of December, Love Energy Savings worked out.
Overall, the average UK household spends £50 more on energy bills over December, the organisation added.
Love Energy Savings' Phil Foster said: “It’s incredible the amount of energy which is consumed over the Christmas period in general, but getting your decorations out early can only lead to inflated electricity bills for longer periods.
“While it might seem like a nice idea to start celebrating early, I would advise people to consider the costs before they start decorating.”
He added: “Alternatively, try and do some research into energy-saving LED lights to reduce energy consumption and ensure that lights are switched off when they’re not needed.”
