Some say it’s never too early
Emma Slee and SWNS Emma Dunn
08:39, 12 Sep 2025
The Christmas tree at the Air Balloon
A pub has put up a Christmas tree more than three months before the big day.
The fully decorated floor-to-ceiling fir complete with baubles and lights was spotted at the Air Balloon in Filton, Bristol.
The tree is accompanied by a board advertising the pub’s Christmas menu ahead of the festive season.
Always in a festive mood, the pub puts its tree up early every year – and it was even spotted in August last year.
One staff member say they cover up the tree with a sheet for Halloween – but have it on full display for five months of the year otherwise.
Pub-goer Emma said: “I didn’t expect to see a Christmas tree in September but I couldn’t help but smile.
“I went in for a Thatcher’s Gold and came out feeling merry.”