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How long do you leave up your live Christmas tree?

gellen — Wed, 28 Dec 2022 11:42:55 GMT

I put mine up Dec 8 and will be taking decorations off this weekend. Since I live alone my nephews will come over to help me drag it out. I am hoping they can come the beginning of next week - around Jan 3rd or so. It starts making me nervous after that!😜

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Starpolisher — Wed, 28 Dec 2022 15:45:04 GMT

We celebrate Three Kings Day(Epiphany, Little Christmas) so until after January 6th!

Happy New Year Everyone!

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SloopJohnB — Wed, 28 Dec 2022 12:21:21 GMT

Although this year we have an artificial tree, we always leave our tree and other Christmas decorations up until the 12th day of Christmas.....January 6th, Little Christmas, Epiphany. But then again, we don't start decorating till about the first week of December. Not as early as some do. 🎄

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Isobel Archer — Wed, 28 Dec 2022 12:22:38 GMT

Until Ephiphany

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meallen616 — Wed, 28 Dec 2022 12:40:27 GMT

Little Christmas, January 6th,

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kaydee50 — Wed, 28 Dec 2022 12:52:48 GMT

When we put up a tree, we did it on Thanksgiving weekend and kept it up until after Little Christmas, January 6th. I will leave my nativity set out until then. I don't miss the tree!

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catter70 — Wed, 28 Dec 2022 13:09:34 GMT

They just showed the episode on GMA regarding fire hazard of live trees that are left up too long and using the lights.

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gidgetgh — Wed, 28 Dec 2022 13:30:14 GMT

I didn't put up a tree this year, but live or artificial, I always took it down on the 26th.

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Rockycoast — Wed, 28 Dec 2022 13:32:42 GMT

We leave our tree up till January 6th. Three Kings Day, Little Christmas, Epiphany whichever name you like to call it. It does not come down till then.

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Desertdi — Wed, 28 Dec 2022 13:42:29 GMT

I bought a live one in a pot at Walmart in 1999 (to celebrate the coming "century")....and it is now about 3 stories tall in the yard.

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gellen — Wed, 28 Dec 2022 13:50:36 GMT

Thanks. Won’t be turning my lights on again I think!

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maximillian — Wed, 28 Dec 2022 14:11:31 GMT

Tree? What tree?

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Chopsmom — Wed, 28 Dec 2022 14:16:18 GMT

Growing up, it was always Little Christmas.

As an adult, January 1st.

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San Antonio Gal — Wed, 28 Dec 2022 14:17:05 GMT

We leave it up until the 1st or a few days after. It will come down this weekend.

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greamy — Wed, 28 Dec 2022 14:26:25 GMT

Please be careful with a live tree. A very wealthy family in our town living in a beautiful mansion left their tree up and it caught fire. The entire family perished, the Grandparents to whom the home belonged and 3 precious Grands. The next day they were going to Disney. Please be careful!🙏

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greamy — Wed, 28 Dec 2022 14:28:54 GMT

I miss spoke it was 4 Grandchildren, not 3.

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beckyb1012 — Wed, 28 Dec 2022 14:36:59 GMT

Thanksgiving Day up and down on New Years Day.

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kate2357 — Wed, 28 Dec 2022 14:44:32 GMT

Normally by New Year's day...sometimes earlier, just depends on weather and social events. My plan this year is to put all inside decorations away on Saturday.

I think outside decorations will come down Sunday if the weather is dry. The boys will be over to watch game that day, so will likely pull down before game.

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Puppy Lips — Wed, 28 Dec 2022 15:37:26 GMT

@greamy wrote:
Please be careful with a live tree. A very wealthy family in our town living in a beautiful mansion left their tree up and it caught fire. The entire family perished, the Grandparents to whom the home belonged and 3 precious Grands. The next day they were going to Disney. Please be careful!🙏

How incredibly sad.

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Effie54 — Wed, 28 Dec 2022 15:41:07 GMT

I'm dying to take mine down. When the holiday is done, it's done. I plan on taking it down before the weekend.