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Curious about taking down Christmas decor...

madzonie — Mon, 29 Dec 2014 22:54:34 GMT

Several of my neighbors, and some friends & some acquaintances on Facebook, etc. have all stated how they couldn't WAIT to get their decorations down. The general sentiment was something like, "the best part of taking them down was that Christmas was over!"

So I have wonder, if it's such a drag to decorate for Christmas, and you can't wait for it to be over, why decorate in the first place?

I don't care for the commercialized approach to Christmas, but I LOVE decorating. I don't do as much as I used to, but I love the lights and the sparkles and the greenery.

Also, I wait til Jan. 6 or after to take my things down, and then the house always seems to bare for awhile.

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brii — Mon, 29 Dec 2014 22:56:11 GMT

I read on another forum someone in-decorates Christmas day. I enjoy them until I'm ready to take them down. Lol

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sunshine45 — Mon, 29 Dec 2014 22:57:22 GMT

i love decorating and we have friends and family who stop by for holiday visits and food well after christmas day. we leave our decorations up through the second week of january.

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bikerbabe — Mon, 29 Dec 2014 23:13:15 GMT

I thinned out my decorations today because I was getting that claustrophic feeling but the trees are still up and will stay until around the 5th/6th.

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traveler — Mon, 29 Dec 2014 23:16:07 GMT

I dropped our xmas tree yesterday. Furniture had to be moved to fit it in and I was tired of the close fit. Plenty of décor still up and the mantle is fully decorated.

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VioletEyes — Mon, 29 Dec 2014 23:20:17 GMT

Perhaps some people put up a real tree and worry about it being a fire hazard?

Personally, I put so much work into decorating, I want it to stick around for awhile so we can enjoy it. Besides, it is nice to see the tree on New Year's Eve when we toast to the New Year.

I guess everyone has a different way of looking at it. Neither is wrong.

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chickenbutt — Mon, 29 Dec 2014 23:20:39 GMT

As to the question - I wonder if some people just do it out of a sense of duty, because maybe the kids or the rest of the family loves it. So it becomes drudgery to them and they are glad when it's over, but they still want to do it for others.

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sylviahomeatlast — Mon, 29 Dec 2014 23:22:41 GMT

mr Sylvia is having knee replacement surgery tomorrow so we took ours down yesterday

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traveler — Mon, 29 Dec 2014 23:23:22 GMT

My husband wants me to donate some of the Christmas stuff and get rid of the 6 ft tree.

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Azcowgirl — Mon, 29 Dec 2014 23:24:11 GMT

I moved in to my new house just before Christmas, and the tree and decorations were almost the first thing up ....I'm afraid that when I take them down, it will look empty and blah ):

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deepwaterdotter — Mon, 29 Dec 2014 23:24:53 GMT

I only put up a fresh wreath at the front door. Put it out with the trash in March when I put up an artificial spring-themed wreath.

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colliegirls — Mon, 29 Dec 2014 23:41:07 GMT

For some of my neighbors. I believe, they decorate to show off or it is a competition for who has the most beautiful tree and decor. They get so worked up that they are sick of it before Christmas. If it was really about the holiday, it would not be such a "hardship" to look at it for a few days after Christmas. JMO

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Irshgrl31201 — Mon, 29 Dec 2014 23:52:13 GMT

I know someone who took their stuff down on the 26th. I can't imagine taking it down the day after Christmas. IF you are so anxious to get it down, why bother putting it up.

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Chrystaltree2 — Mon, 29 Dec 2014 23:56:12 GMT

I wonder if the people who are "sick" of Xmas five minutes after they open their gifts and wolf down the ham are the same people who put their Xmas decorations up the day after Halloween and hit the malls on Thanksgiving day. I think some people really don't celebrate any holiday they just rush through them so they can get to the next one. I'm more of a traditionalist and I really do relax and enjoy every minute of this glorius season. I just love Christmas and since I do, I want it to last as long as possible, I don't want to get it over with as soon as possible. So, it's still Christmas until January 6th and sometimes, we leave the tree up until the middle of January because the house seems so empty without Christmas lights.

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brii — Mon, 29 Dec 2014 23:58:30 GMT

It's still the holiday season to me. I can relax and enjoy all the decorations now.

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Chrystaltree2 — Mon, 29 Dec 2014 23:58:55 GMT

On 12/29/2014 Irshgrl31201 said:
I know someone who took their stuff down on the 26th. I can't imagine taking it down the day after Christmas. IF you are so anxious to get it down, why bother putting it up.

Indeed....the couple upstairs from us dragged their Christmas tree and their wreath out to the dumpster Christmas night....no lie. We heard banging and hubby went to look and they were tossing out the tree and wreath. I thought that they were probably going on vacation but that was not the case.

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gidgetgh — Tue, 30 Dec 2014 00:04:05 GMT

On 12/29/2014 Irshgrl31201 said:
I know someone who took their stuff down on the 26th. I can't imagine taking it down the day after Christmas. IF you are so anxious to get it down, why bother putting it up.

I can't imagine leaving it up beyond the 26th. What's the big deal? I enjoy it when the tree is up and other decorations are out and then I'm ready to take it down. For me, Christmas is the 25th. I don't do the 12 days, etc. so when the 26th comes, Christmas is over for me. I can't imagine leaving it up well into January or even February as some people do. I can't imagine that as much as you and others can't imagine putting it all away on the 26th.

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Irshgrl31201 — Tue, 30 Dec 2014 00:09:34 GMT

On 12/29/2014 gidgetgoeshawaiian said:
On 12/29/2014 Irshgrl31201 said:
I know someone who took their stuff down on the 26th. I can't imagine taking it down the day after Christmas. IF you are so anxious to get it down, why bother putting it up.

I can't imagine leaving it up beyond the 26th. What's the big deal? I enjoy it when the tree is up and other decorations are out and then I'm ready to take it down. For me, Christmas is the 25th. I don't do the 12 days, etc. so when the 26th comes, Christmas is over for me. I can't imagine leaving it up well into January or even February as some people do. I can't imagine that as much as you and others can't imagine putting it all away on the 26th.

There certainly is no big deal and everyone is free to do what they wish. Most of the people I know including myself that enjoy Christmas love to have it up as long as possible. The house feels empty after I take it down. The people I know that take it down the day after, didn't want to put it up in the first place but they feel pressured to. If I felt I had to have it down the day after and didn't enjoy having it up, I wouldn't bother to put it up in the first place. I like to have it up for the holiday season and the holiday season isn't over on the 26th. If you like to take it down early good for you. We are all here expressing opinions. Just opinions.

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brii — Tue, 30 Dec 2014 00:10:47 GMT

I don't put my tree up until after Thanksgiving. I can see why some people are sick of it by the time Christmas is over

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gidgetgh — Tue, 30 Dec 2014 00:13:12 GMT

I definitely agree that if they don't want to put it all up in the first place, if it IS drudgery to them, then they shouldn't bother. What's the point in that? For me, I just like to take it down on the 26th.