Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Christmas spirit – and a fair bit of sass – poured out of the comments as Independent readers waded into one of the biggest festive debates: when should the tree actually go up? Far from agreeing with etiquette experts declaring early decorators “common as muck”, many in our community proudly embraced starting Christmas in late November, arguing that the joy is in stretching out the season. For them, the tackier and more chaotic the decorations, the better. Others mounted a spirited defence of tradition, insisting trees belong firmly in the final days before Christmas. A few lamented how commercialisation has dragged the season earlier each year, sweeping away older customs and turning December into one long advert. Several readers shared fond, funny, and fiercely …