Taking Christmas decorations down

All done this morning!

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.

I’m doing ours right now

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

If only. 😂

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

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.

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!)

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.

Might wait until the promised snow goes away.

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 .

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/

I’ve just taken down all my decorations and boxed them up ready for my SIL to put them in the loft. I enjoy having them up but am glad to put them away and get back to normal if that makes sense.

I love our Scandi style Christmas decorations but the last visitor went home this morning so they are being put away this afternoon. It doesn’t take long apart from removing the lights from my big houseplant.
Having the decorations around for a short time keeps them special.

OH is out tomorrow so I shall take the day to clean through properly.

I’ve taken some things down and put them away, (such as decorations in the hall and kitchen), but the trees and a few other bits are being packed away on Monday 6th. I like them up for our 12th night dinner (tomorrow). If we get the promised snow tonight, I’ll be glad of the twinkling tree lights to be honest 😂.

If you're not a fan of xmas, then yes, it's good to get back to normal.

I pack it all away before New Years Day. Otherwise decorations Are up twice in one year

An interesting variety of responses. Some still think about the twelve days of Christmas and take them down on the twelfth night. And yet so many, and I know people like this, put them up at the start of December (or even earlier), and take them down right after Christmas Day. An interesting shift in attitudes.
I think I'll try and persuade DH to take down the cards, but leave the tree and lights for a while longer: perhaps even leave the lights up until the clocks go forward.

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'?

Allira

Ours is a smallish real tree which is going to need repotting in the spring.

We have one of those (last year’s) outside the front door. I dare say it should be re-potted, but OTOH I don’t want it getting too big. If we had a big enough garden I’d plant it, but alas it’s far too small.

Was going to be today, but I decided to go to the shops and by the time I get home will not feel like doing it!
Tomorrow out to a rugby match, so it will have to be Monday, Twelfth Night.
I love them anyway and am glad to enjoy them for two more days.