All gone …..

I’ll probably take our (artificial) tree down on Tuesday, because my cleaner is coming on Wednesday and we’ve had a broken bauble, which seems to keep shedding shards of glass, no matter how often I clean up.

No one else is likely to visit after Tuesday and I have some art work I want to hang on the newly decorated walls plus I have decluttering plans so I might as well get on with it. I’ll keep some battery candles and other cosy decor around though. I can’t have any spring flowers, sadly, as my blooming cats eat them!

Mine went up on Christmas Eve and will come down on the 6th January.Same as when I was a girl in the 1950’s.

Not just you BlueBelle We are all back to normal also. Just heaps of food to eat and a bit more washing, guest beds to do. I love this week when everything is sorted, not much cooking todo and books to read.

Ashcombe

As memtioned by others, our late Queen kept her tree up until Candlemas, which is 40 days after Christmas and celebrates the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the presentation of Jesus in the synagogue. In 2026, it falls on Monday, 2nd February.

I bet the late Queen didn’t have to take her own tree down, or do the hoovering round it until the 6th February, or whenever.

I think it was also connected to the death of her late father and when she ascended the throne.

She always stayed at Sandringham for the anniversary.

I took most of my stuff down yesterday - just the tree in the lounge to go. The place will soon be decorated with bowls of pink, white and purple hyacinths and vases of daffodils (the only time I’ll have yellow in the house) in anticipation of Spring.

I'm taking mine down slowly, all of the red shiny bits gone, along with the Father Christmas & snowmen so looking less festive now. Garlands may twinkle for some time longer!
I layered up my decorations throughout December so I'm now reversing

I always leave mine till 12th night but this year it’s coming down New Year’s Day in the evening.
I’m going away for a week on 2 Jan and don’t want to return to faded Christmas.

I’m hosting the family brunch on New Year’s Day so will leave the tree and decks up till they leave., hopefully by 5. If not for the festive brunch, I’d be packing away tomorrow to make the 2nd easier

Too early yet. Our trees look lovely, completely different and still fresh. They went up the first weekend of December. This year that meant the end of November . One in the living room one in the hall, which is big.

Lots of lights inside and out, grandaughters decorated 3 big windowsills (living room and hall) and this year she put fat tinsel and red bows on the kitchen cupboard tops. We love Christmas in our house and nothing comes down until 12th night . It looks so bare afterwards

Very posh!

Who's coming for dinner (apart from all of us?).

Allira along these lines.

If anyone has silver ones here, I could always spray them gold?

If we weren’t going on holiday I would leave up until about the third of January. I feel sad they are coming down tomorrow. It’s been a lovely time. 🎄 it is nice to get them down and have a good clean.

MartavTaurus

All the red stuff gone, packed away.

Just the gold for New Year, and I've realised I need to buy some fancy gold napkin rings.

Real gold? 😲
Five gold rings? Or more?

I have some silver ones with a kind of gilt trim (could be gold). If only I could find them.

As memtioned by others, our late Queen kept her tree up until Candlemas, which is 40 days after Christmas and celebrates the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the presentation of Jesus in the synagogue. In 2026, it falls on Monday, 2nd February.

All the red stuff gone, packed away.

Just the gold for New Year, and I've realised I need to buy some fancy gold napkin rings.

I never had a tree anyway, some silver sprayed branches all lit up and a few sparkly lights are up. I didnt do it for "Christmas" specifically, it's a seasonal delight and comfort.

No rules therefore, just whatever and whenever pleases me.

and they will probably stay up as long as it gets dark so early including the ones in the bedroom which are nice on these long nights....

except for the ones in the hedge which I put to be neighbourly and they can come down when them across the road take theirs down 🙂

We didn't even get our tree put up until two days before Christmas, although the window sill, mantlepiece, outside lights and a few other bits were done in the the few days before. We were actually joking that now we had seen the boxes we could put them away again until next year 😄I'm glad we made the effort in the end as it all looks lovely. Everything will stay up until 5th January-ish.

I would take them down now but my daughters with the grandchildren might call again for new year and they would want them left up for the kids. But New Year’s Day everything goes away. Have not been feeling very Christmassy this year, has been a tough year so will be glad to see the back of it.

GrannyGravy13

When the Christmas decorations are down and packed away, then its candles in the kitchen and sitting room along with LED candles in the hallway, landing and dining room.

Anything to brighten the gloom of mid-winter.

I’m with you all the way GG13 but the Nativity scene will stay out till Candlemas and the lights on the bookcase will be on every dreary day up to and including next Christmas!

Our twig tree will be packed away probably the first Monday in January (5th).

The candle bridge can stay put until 2nd February. gramdMattie told me about Candlemas about 3 years ago - I like it’s soft warm lights and it reminds me of my late dear mum as she bought it for me years ago.

rubysong

Ours will come down on 6th. 12th night was traditionally the great celebration, though it won't be in our house, but like the decs up for 12th night. I may well have to dismantle my mantlepiece decoration as some of it is drying out,though I do water it, and some of the berries are dropping.

Now, should they come down on the 5th or the 6th?
I used to think it was the 6th but someone said no, must be before the 6th ie on the 5th.

We were really late putting any decorations out so they'll stay until 12th Night now.

Ours will come down on 6th. 12th night was traditionally the great celebration, though it won't be in our house, but like the decs up for 12th night. I may well have to dismantle my mantlepiece decoration as some of it is drying out,though I do water it, and some of the berries are dropping.

I leave mine up 12th night in honour of my late brother. His birthday was the 7th Jan and as a child would say it wasn't fair that all the decorations where taken down before his birthday. So it became a family tradition to celebrate his birthday on the 6th. I always think of him taking the tree down and those happy carefree days.

My DD has just taken all of hers down too. Some bits of furniture were moved to accommodate the tree in the living room and they’re all back in their spots . She has hoovered and mopped all the floors . She can now relax .

Grannybags yay
Birdie22 yay again
Calendargirl
We are growing
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I m happy, and ‘you with it up’ for another two or three or four weeks are happy, what’s not to like
Each to their own