Putting away Christmas- when do you do yours?

Décorations were put up 22nd Dec. I don’t have a set day when they come down, possibly a couple of weeks after Hogmanay to add some cheer to a dreich January when I make an early stab at spring cleaning. If I start then, it should be finished by April!?

We normally put up about a week before Xmas and take down NYD.
This year we rented a holiday home so no decorations, bed changing, cleaning to do here!
We leave tomorrow for our second home/ holiday let for NYE, there is a tree there to take down when we leave but the housekeeping company will do everything else.

This is bliss for me as I’m normally up to my eyes in laundry and cleaning until Jan 3/4.

I usually do it NYD but I took it down on th 27th this year. I'm moving house on the 17th, and I'm ants about getting things packed away. Just got the Christmas tea towels to go, currently dancing on the line.

Mine come down as soon as possible after New Year's Day. The living room looks very bare without them at first, admittedly.

I maybe a bit odd but I love taking down the decorations - usually the day after Boxing Day - they are already back in the loft!

To me it’s still Christmas until at least New Year. Ours don’t usually come down until the 6th, though it’ll be the 5th this year, because of youngest Gdc’s birthday the next day so we’ll be otherwise occupied.

I’m not one of those people who ‘can’t wait to have a good clean’. I always feel a bit sad when it all comes down - January can be so utterly dreary anyway.

I wouldn’t go so far as those people who leave decorations up until Candlemas - 2nd February, though!

Ours go up about a week before Christmas and come down on 5th or 6th January, depending on what we are doing.

All of it, coming down today & tomorrow. Can’t wait!
They just look tawdry to me once Christmas is over.

Our decorations go up the weekend before Christmas and come down on 12th Night.

12 days of Christmas…..up as near to 24th as I can…..usually 20th….then down by 6th, the epiphany…..bad luck to keep them up after that! Or so my superstitious mother said!

LauraNorderr

Same here Calistemon, taking the 25th as the first day of Christmas means 5th Jan is day twelve but most people take theirs down 6th.
I hedge my bets and always take them down just before midnight on the 5th.

Me too now, although I used to leave it until the 6th.

I didn't put much up this year for various reasons but DH is already asking when they can come down. I might leave the outside lights up until New Year though. I'm relieved it's all over, to be honest. I'm not really a Bah Humbug but this year has been awful and I will be glad to see the back of it.

Iam64

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 ???

I usually maintain the Jan 6th deadline but this year will leave all but the cards up for most of January.The lights and cheer is much needed at this time of year, I wish I had left them longer for the last few years.

We have birthdays on 30th and 4th of Jan I always take cards and decs down before 30th but leave tree up until 6th

One thing I left last year was the white lights in a huge house plant - more of a tree, really. I’d planned to take them down when the clocks changed, but they were eventually left up all year.

I'm with those who put the decorations up no earlier than the weekend before Christmas and take them down on Twelfth Night. Apart from anything else, real Trees are generally dirt cheap by the week before!
Absolutely nothing to do with being Scottish, I assure you..
Nothing to see here..
Move along...

2nd January

I like to keep them to enjoy on New Years day then pack them away on Jan 2nd. I'm always a curious mix of sad and glad when I take them down these days.

Ours when up on Dec 23rd and will come down tomorrow.

I planned to taken them down today but had a better offer of lunch with friends. Much nicer than packing decorations away and after 2 hours drive each way I can't be bothered to start this evening.

Will leave it till new year’s day, from end of November. Then a good dusting, hoovering and tidying up.

Done. And feel much better for it.

If it were up to DH, they would come down on Boxing Day, but that's too soon for me. I see he has taken the boxes down from the attic, so over the next few days we will pack things up.

We grew up leaving them until the 6th, and DH was Boxing day, so we have fallen in the middle just before New Years.

Easy peasy for me - as the decorations never went up and the cards are still in the hall, next to the recycling! I choose what to display (or not) here!

New Years Day...can't wait to have a jolly good tidy up start the new year at afresh.

The 6th is 12th Night. We'll have to do a Harry Hill and fight about it.

I'm in no hurry to take ours down.