we don't do a "theme"...just all the ornaments that we have collected/made over the years
My mil puts a tree in every room of her house (even little tress in the bathrooms)..she decorates to match each room
I think some ppl put them up early b/c it is mire fun to put them up in the warmer weather...once it gets really cold in Dec it's not nearly as much "fun"
my mom does ham but my mil does different stuff
one year she made chinese food from scratch..one year she did homemade Italian..it's actually kind of nice b/c you get so much ham/turkey from other party's
I agree..I never want to spend $ on decorations b/c I have so many gifts to buy..I usually end up using some of the $ I get for Christmas to buy a few decorations for next year