Putting away Christmas- when do you do yours?

I wanted to do it yesterday and just bring in the small tree from outside but I've been overruled and i know exactly what will happen, I will be left doing it on my own and doing all the cleaning up on my own too.

Calistemon

LauraNorderr

I’m with eazybee, we usually put ours up Christmas Eve (admit a few days earlier this year) and take them down on twelfth night. Superstitious? Moi?

I never know if they should come down o the 5th or 6th January

They should taken down on the 6th

My DH went to the tip yesterday with some garden rubbish. There was a man there throwing away Christmas things who was in a foul mood, when an attendant commented that his tree was the first one, he commented on having a b….y awful Christmas. He was also throwing away children’s toys, most of them looked brand spanking new! Not sure what had happened there!!!

I will leave mine up until the 12th night, I like to see the tree and pretty Christmas table and decorations. I put my cards on a string so that they are not over the surfaces so not in the way. I put a few choice decorations around and a smaller tree than usual which I actually prefer. Will be glad to get back to normal though.

Family habit---the 12th night. Mum always stuck by this, no ifs or buts.

Decorations for more than 10 days are too much, IMO. Put them up late, take them down early.

5th January, DH hates them coming down! I always put there up fairly late, this year it was the 21st.

Take them down whenever you want.

Mine stay up until Twelfth Night, but then the tree doesn't ever go up before the 21st December.

I would gladly keep it up longer. January is such a dreich month.

Am taking down garlands on stairs as batteries nearly gone& theyre just annoying & in the way? but the rest all come down on 5th for us as its anniversary of my late mums death, so i always take them down by then.Not much up this year anyway, as i kept hoping id get a house move soon but didn't yet.?

One of my DD's always takes down xmas decs at night on xmas day after kids go to bed, and puts up birthday decs as its my GD birthday boxing day.

Will do mine on the 3rd while DH is at home and around to help put them away. Then I love to have a couple of vases of flowers about the house as it looks so bare.

Ours go up about 15th December and come down 2nd January.
I like them to be part of N.Y. celebrations

Mine stay up till the 6th. January’s miserable enough without clearing Christmas away early.

But we’ve got a small second tree upstairs this year that’s pot grown. We’re planning to take that down after our little NYE do so that we can start acclimatising it to go outside.

Just taken the tree and other stuff down this morning, although they only went up the week before xmas, and even then, reluctantly. Glad to see the back of it all.

Until last year, I’ve maintained the 12th night tradition.
Last year they came down a couple of days into the new year. I’m fiinding the news, the constant discussion covid depressing. I know it’s important to be aware but it’s ever present. Im not sure whether to keep the glitter and lights up to cheer or tidy up and clean as therapy ???

Thankyou for all your replies. I usually get everything away by the 3rd- throwback to when all had to be away ready for back to work ( teaching) and a new school term around the 4th.

As usual, our tree didn’t go up until the 12th and the ornaments and cards were displayed during the following couple of days.

I’m wanting to take everything down now but got up feeling a bit ‘off colour’ this morning so hopefully tomorrow will be Decs down day- apart from the tree which will have gone by the 2nd!

Our’s didn’t go up until Christmas Eve and will go way on January 2nd.

Usually take mine down around the 3rd Or 4th. Then a good clean up and buy a couple of new house plants and some flowers because everywhere seems so gloomy,

I hate taking mine down - it took me nearly a week to put them all up so they won't be coming down until 12th night. The place always looks so bare so I use battery fairy lights in flower arrangements to brighten it all up.

Gradually after New Year's day and all before 12 night.

As we have grandchildren living with us we take them down the day before term starts.

Mine will be up till Twelfth Night, put them up about two weeks before and can't bear to take them down as it looks so bare. I just love them.

Will start tomorrow ,small flat so not overcrowded with decorations.
My birthday today so am not doing too much,resident grandaughter spoiling me.
Tomorrow back to normal

Ours go up on Christmas Eve and come down on 12th Night.

I would gladly leave my Christmas trees up all year round!
They go up on my birthday 11th Dec., then get put away again sometime between New Year's day and 12th Night

Normally we take ours down just after or on New Years Day. This year, I didn’t put much up as we are about to move so the cards and small tree taken down yesterday.