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Christmas Tree: Up or Down?

Posted by Cindy

Dec. 28, 2009 noon • 14 comments

If you’ve got an artificial tree perhaps it doesn’t matter so much, but today’s the day many of us with real trees start to ponder just how long to leave the tree up. Is it losing needles or in the way?

Some folks don’t take their tree down until New Year’s Day, and some take it down the day after Christmas.

When do you take your tree down?

14 comments on this post so far. Add yours!

OrangeTV on December 28 at 12:07 p.m.
Mine’s going down today at some point, as soon as I can muster the energy to pull myself out from under my vacationitis.
JeanieSpokane on December 28 at 12:12 p.m.
I don’t have a tree this year - no room. Traditionally, I put up my fake tree the 1st of December and take it down New Year’s Day. I used to have real trees when I could get them on sale. Charlie Brown trees needing lots of TLC.

My mother had a 4’ tree (fake) that she’d just stick in the back closet, fully decorated.
Katrina on December 28 at 12:20 p.m.
Boxing Day—the day I put all my Christmas decorations back in their boxes. ;)
JeanC on December 28 at 12:22 p.m.
I’ll take my tree down this next weekend. When I was so sick a couple weeks ago, I’d given up on getting one, but hubby got the neighbor to go out to the boy scout lot in Potlatch to get me one, so I want to enjoy it for as long as possible.

Tho one year I managed to keep a tree up until February :D
Cindy_H on December 28 at 12:27 p.m.
February! Gosh!
I’m torn. We spent $60 bucks for our Noble Fir and it still looks noble, but we’re hosting our annual New Years Day party. There isn’t enough room for the tree and a couple dozen of our closest family members.
spokelooneh on December 28 at 12:37 p.m.
After the 12th Day of Christmas. Christmastide ends at midnight on Jan. 5, leading into the Feast of Epiphany on Jan. 6.
idawa on December 28 at 12:41 p.m.
probably this weekend, after the New Year, I’ll chop it up and put it in the Yard Waste bin … it still looks okay, but the needles are starting to drop and it is no longer taking water, so I imagine it doesn’t have much longer.

Tis the season, where we chop down a lovely, living tree and then watch it slowly die in our living rooms … ah.
Sam on December 28 at 12:46 p.m.
We’ll probably take ours down over the weekend.
Lizard_People on December 28 at 12:55 p.m.
12th night!
scootermom on December 28 at 1:00 p.m.
Over the weekend.

Ornaments and tree go back into their respective boxes until next year.
Phaedrus on December 28 at 1:01 p.m.
January 6th of course.
Cabbage Boy on December 28 at 1:49 p.m.
I agree with Spoke, typically not until Christmastide is over. But the expensive douglas fir was done already this year. It was dead before Christmas and was a fire hazard not to mention a mess.

So sadly we took it down already.
Escapee on December 28 at 10:49 p.m.
So get yourself a shovel and dig yourself a hole
There’s no romance in your soul.

That’s always how I felt when I saw Dad taking down the Christmas Tree…
Cis on December 29 at 3:20 p.m.
all my Christmas decor was boxed up last Sat. and in the garage… for until next year.

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