Taking Christmas decorations down

MaizieD

All we have up is tree and the cards. They'll come down on 12th Night, as usual. But then, they didn't go up until Christmas Eve.

I never get tired of my Christmas tree, I would willingly leave it up all year

I don't understand all this 'back to normal' stuff. Aren't January and February (and March) depressing enough without them being 'normal'?

I'm wondering whether to hang bird food from mine but then I thought I might have to clean off birdie poo.

Noah's Ark Zoo is making good use of Christmas trees if anyone is in that area

www.noahsarkzoofarm.co.uk/whats-on/upcoming-events/christmas-tree-recycling-2024/

For me Christmas is special because it isn't 'normal'. It's a couple of weeks of having a tree, decorations, family and friends' visits and lots of food (and drink for those who partake). If that stretched to a month, it would lose its special status, for me, anyway.

I agree that the post-Christmas months can drag more than the run up to the holidays, as there is nothing to look forward to. Christmas does concentrate the mind by giving the winter some focus. After Easter, however, the days get noticeably longer and the weather starts to improve. Then there's a brief summer, and it all starts again .

Might wait until the promised snow goes away.

MaizieD

All we have up is tree and the cards. They'll come down on 12th Night, as usual. But then, they didn't go up until Christmas Eve.

I never get tired of my Christmas tree, I would willingly leave it up all year

I don't understand all this 'back to normal' stuff. Aren't January and February (and March) depressing enough without them being 'normal'?

Given that this is the first time in 6+ years that I’ve put up a Christmas tree I might just leave it up indefinitely. I could add the Easter decorations to it. It has a shelf above it that was meant to have a seasonal display on it but I filled it with Christmas things a couple of years ago and they stayed there because they looked really nice.

Ours will come down tomorrow. I always think the house looks so spacious, yet bare when they're gone.
We have a long, busy Christmas time because DH has sung in services and concerts since 1st December through to tomorrow's last Epiphany service, plus rehearsals leading up to these. I'm glad Easter is late in 2025, so he'll have a good break before then, (and I'll be on GN less!)

Ours are now all down (inside and out)

I have put everything in the dining room, to be sorted into keep, throw or charity shop (to be kept in garage until donated in November)

I have been meaning to do this for several years, but circumstances have intervened, all part of my declutterring plan.

Took mine down yesterday.
I do love the tree but our house is small and it seems even smaller with the decs up.

If only. 😂

I took half of mine down today. It involved a lot of clambering about so I ran out of energy and will finish it tomorrow. Hopefully.

I have been doing mine at the rate of one room a day since Thursday, when I cleared the hall, then kitchen, breakfst room, Outside and study today and the living room tomorrow..

Hopefully everything will be back in the loft by Wednesday.

Our real tree is now outside, (being collected 16th) and indoors all packed away, good idea to hang some bird treats outside, I’ll do that.

The tree and decs are now down, but DH has agreed to leave the lights up for a while. I love the light that they give in these dreary days.
I'm so looking forward to seeing nature starting again after the winter. Our dafs are showing through nicely, but no sign of snowdrops though.

We went to Church, Epiphany service, removed the exterior wreaths, greenery. However, it's Monday, needs must, I had to accomplish my husband's receipts, incomings, outgoings.

Tuesday we'll quickly remove all decorations - apart from lights inside and out. I hope the containers are stored away by tea time.

I’m doing ours right now

I’m slowly working my way through dismantling it all now, with DH helpfully singing that it’s beginning to look a lot less like Christmas.

All done this morning!

All done yesterday, decorations packed away and in the loft, Real tree outside.
It took five hours because I decided to clear out the large cupboard under the stairs as well. I am burning my candles as the house looks bare and I want to feel cosy.

I packed Christmas away yesterday. Tree down and back in its box waiting to be returned to the cupboard. This morning I took the batteries out of all the little light up ornaments.
Only thing left is to unplug the outside lights. DH will have to do that, I can't reach.

I have nearly finished. I should finish tomorrow.

Some people must put up a hell of a lot of decorations if it takes them days to take them all down again! Do some of you decorate every room in the house or something?

The tree's in the conservatory but it is undecorated.
I thought it might have a shock if it went out from a warm room to cold outside.

😂 yes, Misinterpreted, I do have a quite a lot of them - some go in the dining room, some in the lounge, some in the hall and landing and some in the kitchen. They do look lovely when they’re done, but need to come down (and go up) gradually. Whilst I can do it, I will, but I can see the day when I won’t be doing as many, much as I love them.

Son has kindly just taken our tree and decs down. I packed them in containers and he is putting them in the loft tonight.

We just said that it has been a very different Christmas without my husband who is still in hospital. We are hoping that next Christmas we will all be together again and he has made a good recovery.

Cards were dealt with a couple of days ago. Tree and the few other bits were put away this morning. Holidays booked, so life moves on.

Serious question here. Is it unlucky to still use The Snowman and the Snowdog loo paper after 12th night? I have 2 rolls left!!