Christmas is officially 91 days away – but one TikToker has already decked her halls with boughs of holly, and the rest.
Halloween, the spookiest time of the year, is next in the events calendar. But Bobbie-Jo Pritchard, 24, from Wales, truly wishes it could be Christmas every day, as she’s taken TikTok by storm thanks to the fact she’s so Christmas obsessed, she’s already got her tree and decorations up – and has done since September 1.
You may wonder why @bobbiejochristmas chooses to put them up so early, and it’s so she can get over three months of Christmas cheer in her home because she doesn’t celebrate Halloween, and the festive period fills her with “joy”.
In the comments of her videos, she frequently gets told “it’s too early” for decorations, but Bobbie-Jo doesn’t care as she loves the festive season. However, others said her TikTok was a “safe space” because they also felt the same about Christmas.
Her videos receive upwards of 800,000 views a time, so it’s safe to say some people are enjoying her content.
Online home store, Wayfair UK, spoke with Bobbie-Jo to ask her why she decorates for the festive season so early. “Christmas has always been a big celebration in my family. Growing up, my mum was putting our Christmas trees up in October and we would make a big celebration of it,” she shared.
Bobbi-Jo shared Christmas gives her a “joyous feeling” that she’s “never experienced with anything else”, and so she starts to decorate “the moment the calendar turns to the ‘ber’ months”.
Daniela Venturini, Art Director and Trend Forecaster at Wayfair UK, mentioned that “traditionally”, the ideal time to start decking the halls is “four Sundays before Christmas Day”. However, she added: “Decorating early has been proven to give people a boost, therefore, the earlier you decorate, the better!”
Yet, Daniela also highlighted some “problems” associated with early decorating, advising: “One thing to steer away from is over-decorating as this can overwhelm a home and make it look slightly cluttered. If you want to get in the Christmas spirit right now, decorate minimally for now and build it up the sooner it gets to the festivities”.
She further advised if you’re opting for a real tree instead of an artificial one like Bobbi-Jo’s, it might be best to wait until the end of November to ensure it will “look its best”.