Can I take the decorations down now?

NannyTee
It’s the most wonderful thing to look forward to - Spring is the best time of year for me!

Me too. It's my favourite time of year. Love all the daffs.

Oh I must look out for the daffs!

So cheerful they are.

Twelfth night for me - I love the lights especially. But my house is liberally “decorated” with Lego, dolls pram and walker, Spider-Man pjs, books etc etc. Yes the grandchildren are here and it looks like a bomb site! So I’ll be glad to have a good tidy up (though not that they’ve gone home) and always do a January Spring clean and have hyacinths and fresh flowers in place of the Christmas things. But in answer to your question OP do exactly what suits you! Obviously! Doesn’t make you a grump at all.

Took my tree down last night, it did tend to take over the sitting room, but I’ve chucked a string of lights over the bookcases, and the ivy is still up from our Yuletide celebrations.

Teetime don't worry everyones different mine coming down today and like you flowers ...mine been up for 2 weeks no more visitors so down they come.not miserable just me.

Never before 1 January but as soon as possible after that date.

They stay up as long because they get put up a week earlier as if we do not buy our tree early in December, the choice is so limited. This year we had to buy a bigger (more expensive) tree and cut it down to size.

6th January for me and it is my son's birthday so I always remember

Twelfth night for me. I love the old medieval Yuletide traditions? it is interesting to think that in times past the festivities and feasting went on for nearly an entire month? I don’t put the decorations up until Christmas Eve (just as we did when I was small and for my own children) I therefore want to enjoy them that bit longer, especially as for me Christmas is a season not just one day ??

The twelve days of Christmas start on Christmas Day but if people put up decorations in November they think it’s all over on Boxing Day.
I used to wait for Twelfth Night but can’t wait to get back to normal now. I brought in my tree and put greenery along the mantle pieces just over a week ago and will clear up tomorrow.

Grandchildren just gone and I'm afraid all decs down now, tree dropping and no one else coming round who will see it so all back to normal now.

Took the tree down, the wreath off the door and any other Christmas decorations and packed them all away today. Thoroughly cleaned the house, fresh flowers in vases and I'm glad the house is back to normal!

We always have DD and family for lunch on New Years Day so we leave the tree etc up until after that. I'll probably take the tree amd decorations down on Tuesday as the cleaners are due on Wednesday. I do miss the twinkling lights though.

Of course it's up to the individual, but I must say the long bus journey I had in the dark this evening was cheered up no end by the lights and trees that are still on display. It's nice that people leave their curtains open later while the decorations are up and it's welcoming to see the lights shining out as you get to your own front door as well. I'll miss them when they go next weekend.

My tree cost me an arm and a leg this year so will not be coming down before it's necessary - my family are still here until the end of Jan anyway so the little ones like the trees. I am getting fed up of the cards falling off the door/walls though and may well take those down on Mon. It's my OH's birthday on 4th so we normally have them down before then anyway but being back at work on Tues I might have to leave them till the weekend. I always leave candles and little lights all over the place anyway to keep the cosy feel going.

In case anybody was wondering....

Well, christmas disappeared from my home yesterday! Nice and tidy again