“We go all out. We cut down a tree, pull out all of our decorations and figurines, put things in the windows and get out our holiday music. But we don't dress up the dogs; I'm against that. My husband will be back from Iraq, so this year should be extra cheery.”

— Kathy Abel, Washburn University senior, Lawrence

“Very little. I have just never gotten into it. I know that sounds dull, but that's the way it is.”

— Roger Beckett, unemployed, Lawrence

“Not as much as I used to. We still put up two full-size trees and decorate each room. The kids all have little trees in their room that they decorate. It used to be a little overkill, but we've scaled back.”

— Stacy Cohen, instructional coach, Lawrence

“A lot. It's a lot of decorating on the inside - not so much on the outside.”

— Randol Wehrbein, Kansas University junior, Lawrence