Is it too soon for Christmas celebrations and adverts to start? POLL

Marks & Spencer launched their Christmas advertising campaign on Wednesday, November 2, showcasing their best festive food starring Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders. But with the big day still over seven weeks away, do you think it is too early? Vote in our poll.This year’s advert shows Ms French as a Christmas Fairy teaching Ms Saunders as Duckie, a slightly bedraggled dog toy, to fly. The comedy duo introduce viewers to the M&S food with a heart-warming story.Director of marketing and hospitality at M&S Food, Sharry Cramond, said: ‘This Christmas we know families want a cosy but special get-together at home. Our ad brings to life what we have to offer – the perfect menu to deliver that warm, fuzzy, festive feeling.’Elsewhere, John Lewis is expected to release their iconic advert at the start of this month and is reportedly due to highlight the cost of living crisis facing the nation, depicting a fire in a bin soundtracked by children’s screams and an acoustic version of Baby Got Back.A representative for the department store said: ‘Yes, it’s a bit different his year, but I hope people will take to their hearts as they often do with our ads.’READ MORE: Oxford Street Christmas lights switched off in day to save energy POLL: Is it too soon for Christmas to start? (Image: Getty)Data from some of the UK’s retailers shows that Britons are starting their Christmas shopping earlier this year, with John Lewis launching their online Christmas shop in August after customer searches on the website soared 42 percent. The in-store Christmas shops launched on September 30 with 12 weeks to go with sales of boxed baubles up to 10 times higher than last year. Christmas trees were also up 37 percent for the same period.For some decorations go up on November 1 as soon as Halloween is over but do you think this is too early? Let us know when you start decorating.London’s annual lights display on Oxford Street was switched on earlier this week, illuminating the mile-long shopping street with 300,000 stars to mark the festive season.DON’T MISS:Bounty chocolates to be removed from Celebrations tubs [REPORT]Greggs Christmas menu confirms return of fan favourite Festive Bake [UPDATE]Morrisons announces storewide ban on popular Christmas items [LATEST] Oxford Street’s festive lights were switched on earlier this week (Image: Getty)The LED lights made from recycled polymer will be turned on from 3-11pm over the festive season, compared to 24/7 last year, to help save energy.Campaigns and events manager at New West End Company Hadas Kulcsar said she is ‘delighted to be bringing back the Christmas lights to the world-famous Oxford Street this year’.She added: ‘In the current climate, it is also important that we reduce our energy consumption and help to promote a more sustainable Christmas in line with our ambitions to make Oxford Street a leading sustainable district. The reduced hours of our Christmas lights are a great step forward to achieving this.’So what do YOU think? Is it too soon for Christmas to start? When do you start celebrating the festive season? Vote in our poll and leave your thoughts in the comment section below.