First Christmas trees spotted in Edinburgh..in SEPTEMBER!

There may be 108 days left until Santa visits, but already Christmas trees have been spotted around Edinburgh.
By The Newsroom
Published 8th Sep 2018, 11:49 BST
Updated 8th Sep 2018, 12:00 BST

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Is it too early for Christmas trees? Picture: TSPLIs it too early for Christmas trees? Picture: TSPL
Is it too early for Christmas trees? Picture: TSPL

Facebook page Edinburgh Spotlight shared a snap of a fully decorated tree in the Haymarket area of the city earlier today, much to the dismay of Capital residents.


Commenting beneath the image, Pamela Harrison exclaimed: “What ??? Leave Christmas in DECEMBER please.”

Rosanna Zaccardelli added: “That is just wrong.”

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Jean Marie Gay wrote: “OMG!! There’s being organised/and getting ahead but jeez we’ve only just emerged from August!!”

But not all were unimpressed, Ewa Truszczyńska wrote: “Amazing foresight or laziness. Decorating a Christmas tree every year can be such a bore.”

It seems Christmas decorations have already begun to spring up around Edinburgh, with many social media users reporting signs of the festive season across the city.

Irene Grant said: “Ravelston House Hotel in Musselburgh had theirs up on 1 August - absolutely ridiculous.”

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While Sarah Lewis wrote: “Tesco Hermiston Gait have got mince pies and Christmas cards in. ”

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