How long do you keep your Christmas decorations up?

[Kirby]

I usually wait until the day after Christmas but this year I took everything down and had it all put away by noon on Christmas day. The only thing out is the wreath on the door which will stay through February.

 

[missypie]

We start to decorate the day after Thanksgiving. We will start to take stuff down the weekend after New Years. We have a very fat 12" real tree and 18 other smaller decorated trees, plus lots of other decorations, so it's a major process for us.

 

[Magickndm]

We take them down whatever weekend is after the first of the year. This year the tree will have to come down early though. It's losing needles like crazy and the ornaments were falling off (it's a naked tree right now). We've already had 2 casualties. Falling glass ornaments and wood floors do not mix.

 

[Hercules10]

You're supposed to take 'em down?

 

[Luv'sTink]

I am begining to take stuff down and put it away now. It will all be down and put away this year by 12/31.

 

[Aidensmom]

The first weekend in January.

 

[BillSears]

I usually wait until the day after Christmas but this year I took everything down and had it all put away by noon on Christmas day. The only thing out is the wreath on the door which will stay through February.

You took your Christmas tree down on Christmas morning?!?!?!?!

My tree will be up till sometime near the end of January, maybe until February. It's pretty, it's sitting in the corner and out of the way and it's not hurting anything to be up. So I'll leave it up and enjoy the flashing lights.

 

[Cantw8]

everything comes down on New Years Day bring on the summer

 

[LBAK]

I'll take the tree down tomorrow. I like the house back to normal when I go back to work.

 

[mudnuri]

You took your Christmas tree down on Christmas morning?!?!?!?!

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Um mine was gone by 10:15am on christmas morning.....by 1130 there was not a remnant of christmas in the house- I have OCD about stuff being out of place, and well, the tree and decorations caused quite a bit of that. I did well considering it went up the saturday after thanksgiving!

Brandy

 

[MUFFYCAT]

We take ousr down sometime during the first 2 weekends of January.

I can't believe some take it down Christmas day!
I need you guys at my house!

 

[Fionasmommy]

Ideally, I'd keep the Christmas tree up all year. I could cover it in purple, gold and green tinsel for Mardi Gras, red lights for Valentines, shamrocks for St. Patricks Day... But I guess that might ruin the whole "special" Christmas thang and may even lead people to question my sanity, so I'll begrudgingly take it down.

In March.

But the lights on the house are staying!

 

[Allison]

I put everything away this morning.

 

[iNTeNSeBLue98]

I plan on taking down our two 4 ft. trees this weekend, probably Saturday.

 

[mickeyfan2]

I can't believe some take it down Christmas day!

Neither can I!!!! It is a Christmas tree it should be there for all of Christmas day!

We will start the weekend after New Year's Day. No reason to rush the holiday'w disappearance.

 

[mickeyfan2]

Ideally, I'd keep the Christmas tree up all year. I could cover it in purple, gold and green tinsel for Mardi Gras, red lights for Valentines, shamrocks for St. Patricks Day... But I guess that might ruin the whole "special" Christmas thang and may even lead people to question my sanity, so I'll begrudgingly take it down.

Actually we have a small 3 foot tree that we don't use for Christmas that gets decorated the rest of the year for each holiday. People love to see it's decorations each season. Being it is a different tree it does not take away from the Christmas trees we put up. We love to have a lit tree all year lo ng.

 

[phorsenuf]

I start taking everything down the day the kids return to school after their break.
I don't understand why people take all their stuff down Christmas morning. Could someone explain that to me? Are you just tired of it or is there some symbolism? Just curious. I could never do that so soon.

 

[NewJersey]

Everything goes up the day after Thanksgiving and comes down new years day.

 

[Cantw8]

Everything goes up the day after Thanksgiving and comes down new years day.

you are my hero

 

[Fionasmommy]

Actually we have a small 3 foot tree that we don't use for Christmas that gets decorated the rest of the year for each holiday. People love to see it's decorations each season. Being it is a different tree it does not take away from the Christmas trees we put up. We love to have a lit tree all year lo ng.

What a great idea, I might have to try that! If this snow lets up, I might even be able to pick up a little tree on clearance at Target!