The annual debate over the correct date to put up a Christmas tree is proving as spiky as the festive firs themselves.

In Norway – home of the spruce – it’s traditional to wait till 23 December to decorate your tree but, in Britain, the day for trimming and tinselling appears to be getting earlier and earlier, with some Christmas enthusiasts getting the baubles out as early as August. As a nation, we are also leaving our halls decked long after the festive season, turning the traditional 12 days of Christmas into something closer to 12 weeks.

‘Big Treekend’

“Pine politics” have become “increasingly spicy”, said Helen Coffey in The Independent . The first weekend of December is known as “The Big Treekend” because that’s when 33% of Brits put up their Christmas tree but, this year, th

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