No decorations go up in our house until Christmas Eve.

When I was a child my parents decorated the house AFTER I had gone to sleep. When I awoke on Christmas morning "Father Christmas" had been all done all the work. Needless to say Christmas for me as a young boy was MAGICAL.

When our son was born my wife and I did the same, he would go to bed in a normal house but when he awoke ............ transformation !!

When at the age of 14 or so I asked him to help me trim up he refused, no that happens after I go to bed.

Even now we don't trim up until Christmas eve, once it has gone dark, Sherry, Madeira or Whisky in hand of course.