He Wants to Put Up the Christmas Decorations Now, Just After Halloween, but His Wife Says They Need to Wait Until After Thanksgiving—Readers Voted: When Should Christmas Decorations Go Up?

This husband says he was putting Christmas lights up just after Halloween while his wife was out for the day. When his wife came home, it sparked a disagreement between the couple, with the wife pointing out that their pumpkins were still outside. 

According to the husband, who shared his story with readers online, she wants each holiday celebrated separately and considers outdoor decorations different to those inside because "the whole street" sees them. But the husband says he enjoys coming home to the lights during dark evenings and refuses to leave them switched off until she agrees it is time. 

Neither has budged on their stance on this issue, leaving the husband stumped. He shared the situation with an online community to appeal to readers and settle, once and for all, whether Christmas decorations should go up immediately after Halloween or wait until Thanksgiving is over.