, Rochelle's keenness only spurred me on to do it. I've always been a huge fan of Christmas. My birthday is at the end of November and I love that this is the time that the festive build up begins. Some people may want the focus to be all about their birthday, but not me. Christmas is a present in itself. It's a magical time of year for me anyway, but admittedly, this is the first year I've decorated this early – but for good reason. Back in 2020 – the year we were in lockdown for Christmas – I started at the end of November, the only time I'd done it before December. It brought some much-needed festive cheer during a time of turmoil, and I think the seed was planted then. In 2021, the decorations went up at the same time. But this year, with the cost-of-living crisis looming as winter approaches, my partner and I decided that the festivities needed to start even){kind=link}
NEWS… BUT NOT AS YOU KNOW IT
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas.
As I put the baubles on my tree on November 6, I made sure the festive atmosphere was just right.
The Gavin and Stacey Christmas special was put on the TV, I had a ready supply of Twiglets on the table, and boxes of sparkly decorations surrounded me.
As well as erecting my six foot tree, I adorned the front door with a wreath, my bannisters with tinsel, decorated the walls and dotted nutcrackers around the house.