A lot of Christmas events have started popping up across the region and people are discussing when it is too early to start putting up from Christmas tree. We wanted to know when the people of newcstske think is too early to celebrate Christmas. So we took to the streets to find out.
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00:00 Now that Halloween is over and done with, for a lot of people it is the start of Christmas
00:07 celebrations. But for some, November is still just a normal month with the Christmas celebrations
00:13 beginning in December. However, in Newcastle it is like Christmas has already begun. Fennec's
00:19 Christmas window has now officially opened and it tells the tale of Narnia, the Lion,
00:24 the Witch and the Wardrobe. For many, that gets people in the Christmas mood seeing the
00:28 festive window with the Christmas music playing around them. And across the city, the Christmas
00:34 lights have been put up ready to be switched on next week which does give Newcastle a very
00:39 Christmassy feel. Soon the streets will be like this again with all the Christmas markets
00:45 and people doing their Christmas shopping. But we wanted to know if the public feel the
00:50 same way about Christmas celebrations beginning so soon before December even starts. Let's
00:56 see what they had to say.
00:59 And it is coming up to Christmas unfortunately and we're seeing the C word at the moment.
01:03 When is too early to start for Christmas?
01:04 Well I'm here now to do some Christmas shopping because I don't like the crowds. So I'm getting
01:09 mine done and dusted and out the way and I can just focus on the nice bits like going
01:14 out and drinking.
01:16 I mean to me, last week in November, it used to be like that at one time and to me they're
01:21 diminishing the whole thing. You know what I mean? It's just not the same. It's going
01:26 to be starting in August before long. It's going to be starting in the summer. I mean
01:30 I love Christmas but it's just too much sometimes.
01:33 It is coming up to Christmas, dare I say it. We're asking people when is too early to start
01:39 Christmas, like your Christmas shopping and things like that?
01:45 Before New Year.
01:50 When do you usually start putting your Christmas tree up and things like that?
01:54 I've always been traditional, 12 days before and 12 days after, even when the children
02:00 were small.
02:01 As Christmas is coming up, it's getting a bit close, when is the right time to start
02:06 getting in the mood for Christmas?
02:09 The last week of November. I don't think you should be putting your tree up in the middle
02:14 of November because by Boxing Day you're sick of it and you want to get it down. I think
02:17 the last week of November and then yeah, good to go. And then you've got a full five weeks.
02:22 Five weeks? Yeah, five weeks of it.
02:25 So it looks like the public have mixed feelings about when Christmas starts, with a few already
02:30 coming out to do some Christmas shopping ahead of the busy season.
02:34 Despite a lot of people's opinions that Christmas should start later, in Newcastle Christmas
02:39 events are taking place well before that.
02:42 The well-known ice rink will be coming back to the Life Science Centre on the 11th of
02:46 November. The Christmas lights will be switched on on the 14th of November and the Christmas
02:51 markets open on the 18th of November.
02:54 So whether you love Christmas or are a bit of a grinch, be prepared as Christmas starts
02:59 early here in the North East.
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