Only 107 days to go to Christmas Day!

SANTA in September . . . it’s a winter wonderland for Carl Davidson at Housing Units — a full 107 days before Christmas

CHRISTMAS has come even earlier to Oldham this year - with one store setting out decorations a full 107 days before Christmas Day.

Housing Units launched its 2010 Christmas department today insisting that starting celebrations in September will help both the consumer and the economy.

The department is 3,500 sq feet of floor-space dedicated to Christmas trees, decorations and accessories and seven ready-made decoration themes.

It may seem too early for Oldhamers still hoping for a last blast of sunshine after this year’s washout summer.

But Housing Units director Nick Fox said: “Christmas is getting bigger and bigger as a celebration in the UK, with many families turning the decoration of the house into an event in its own right.

“By starting Christmas so early we feel we’re helping both the consumer and the economy.

“Customers like the idea of being able to spread the cost of purchase of decorations — and UK families are very much following the North American trend of making Christmas a much bigger and more decorative event in any case — so they’re actually spending more on what they really want, and spreading the cost.”