# It's January 10. Take down your Christmas decorations **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [January 10, 2009, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-january-10-take-down-your-christmas-decorations/480646 "2009-01-10T06:11:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2009, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-january-10-take-down-your-christmas-decorations/480646/1 "2009-01-10T06:11:28Z")
I’m no grinch. I like Christmas. But when it’s over, let it go. ---
**Author:** ![fachverwirrt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/94ad74/32.png) [@fachverwirrt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fachverwirrt)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2009, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-january-10-take-down-your-christmas-decorations/480646/2 "2009-01-10T06:17:51Z")
Can I have two more days? They won’t pick up my tree until Monday anyway. Also, I’m lazy, and putting everything away takes effort and shit. ---
**Author:** ![NinetyWt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/cc9497/32.png) [@NinetyWt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinetyWt)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2009, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-january-10-take-down-your-christmas-decorations/480646/3 "2009-01-10T06:20:03Z")
Yeah, I was in NYC for a week! It set me totally behind schedule. I’ll take them down tomorrow, I promise. ---
**Author:** ![erleichda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/4da419/32.png) [@erleichda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/erleichda)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2009, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-january-10-take-down-your-christmas-decorations/480646/4 "2009-01-10T06:29:00Z")
I’m still waiting to have Christmas. My tree stays up until the presents under it are given out, damn it! ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2009, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-january-10-take-down-your-christmas-decorations/480646/5 "2009-01-10T06:33:12Z")
You can do whatever you want inside the sanctity of your home. Keep a Christmas tree up indoors all year and it’s nobody’s problem except your long-suffering spouse’s. But lawn decorations? No, now you’re out on public display. Deflate the giant Sanata and put it away in the garage. And if you’re absolutely too busy to take the lights down, at least keep them turned off and hide your shame. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2009, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-january-10-take-down-your-christmas-decorations/480646/6 "2009-01-10T06:35:34Z")
> [@](#): > > I’m still waiting to have Christmas. My tree stays up until the presents under it are given out, damn it! Orthodox people get a pass. But I drove down a mile long road tonight and saw seven houses that were still lit up. And I wasn’t driving through Little Kiev. ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2009, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-january-10-take-down-your-christmas-decorations/480646/7 "2009-01-10T06:40:37Z")
What else am I supposed to put out in front of my double wide next to Olds jacked up on bricks? The animatronic Easter Bunnies aren’t due to arrive until next week. :mad: ---
**Author:** ![Casserole](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b77776/32.png) [@Casserole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casserole)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2009, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-january-10-take-down-your-christmas-decorations/480646/8 "2009-01-10T06:40:39Z")
I believe there is some feastday or some such which officially marks the end of Christmas… and get this, **it’s in February**. So, if we were to get technical, the Christmas decorations ought to stay up, along with the madness-inducing Christmas music. 🙂 I’m sure somebody will come along with more details… google turned up nothing. ---
**Author:** ![Library\_Boy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/cab0a1/32.png) [@Library\_Boy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Library_Boy)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2009, 6:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-january-10-take-down-your-christmas-decorations/480646/9 "2009-01-10T06:55:54Z")
Candlemass was the time in old England that Christmas greens had to be taken down by or risk bad luck. Sometime around Feb 2 I think. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/74df32/32.png) [@The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Devil_s_Grandmother)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2009, 7:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-january-10-take-down-your-christmas-decorations/480646/10 "2009-01-10T07:13:57Z")
> [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](#): > > What else am I supposed to put out in front of my double wide next to Olds jacked up on bricks? The animatronic Easter Bunnies aren’t due to arrive until next week. :mad: Valentine’s day could make an awesome yard display or hearts and flying cupids. For that matter, St. Patrick’s day could have many festive rainbows, pots of gold and leprechauns. Think big. ---
**Author:** ![Abby\_Emma\_Sasha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e68b1a/32.png) [@Abby\_Emma\_Sasha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Abby_Emma_Sasha)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2009, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-january-10-take-down-your-christmas-decorations/480646/11 "2009-01-10T13:07:21Z")
Okay, maybe I’m a little early but you can’t put this shit up before Thanksgiving. And to my neighbors, yes, you can take that shit down anytime… Heh, one saving grace was a family who had multiple inflatable Santas and Jesus’ and Frosty’s had their shit deflated, by uh, other interested parties. Not me, I swear! Happy Holidays. ---
**Author:** ![3acresandatruck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/3/e79b87/32.png) [@3acresandatruck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3acresandatruck)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2009, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-january-10-take-down-your-christmas-decorations/480646/12 "2009-01-10T13:13:51Z")
> [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](#): > > What else am I supposed to put out in front of my double wide next to Olds jacked up on bricks? An Oldsmobile _and_ bricks to hold it up? Jeez, now you’re just bragging. Damn rich people. My poor old Plymouth is just sitting out there on three flat tires and one with a couple pounds of air. ---
**Author:** ![Gala\_Matrix\_Fire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/4da419/32.png) [@Gala\_Matrix\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gala_Matrix_Fire)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2009, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-january-10-take-down-your-christmas-decorations/480646/13 "2009-01-10T15:14:43Z")
I’m not taking them down until we get some snow. ---
**Author:** ![WormTheRed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/bbe5ce/32.png) [@WormTheRed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WormTheRed)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2009, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-january-10-take-down-your-christmas-decorations/480646/14 "2009-01-10T15:20:51Z")
There’s actually a TV-commercial here , from some gubment agecy, that asks people to leave them up to light up the twilight. So my lights are staying up until they tell me otherwise _hmpf_ ---
**Author:** ![Alpine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alpine/32/17813_2.png) [@Alpine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alpine)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2009, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-january-10-take-down-your-christmas-decorations/480646/15 "2009-01-10T15:34:12Z")
We’re leaving the tree up until it starts to dry out, or next weekend when my parents visit. No outdoor decor, so we should be safe from wrath. Especially since our nearest neighbors aren’t even here in the winter. ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2009, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-january-10-take-down-your-christmas-decorations/480646/16 "2009-01-10T17:10:23Z")
It’s on my honeydew list for this weekend. I personally would have had the damn thing down on the 26th, but SWMBO says that it has to stay up until January 6 because of that idiot 12 days of Christmas thing. ---
**Author:** ![Creaky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e68b1a/32.png) [@Creaky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Creaky)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2009, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-january-10-take-down-your-christmas-decorations/480646/17 "2009-01-10T17:21:57Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > You can do whatever you want inside the sanctity of your home. Keep a Christmas tree up indoors all year… > But lawn decorations? No, now you’re out on public display. Deflate the giant Sanata and put it away in the garage. And if you’re absolutely too busy to take the lights down, at least keep them turned off and hide your shame. You said it! I always thought there should be a Christmas Decoration Police branch of law enforcement. That would take care of those bastards. Of course, I’m a casual user in my own home: I’ll admit to having just my tree still up. What can I say, it’s just the best tree I’ve ever seen. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Moirai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/96bed5/32.png) [@Moirai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moirai)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2009, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-january-10-take-down-your-christmas-decorations/480646/18 "2009-01-10T17:26:03Z")
> [@Abby\_Emma\_Sasha](#): > > … multiple inflatable Santas and Jesus’ and Frosty’s… An inflatable Jesus?!? Holy crap… ---
**Author:** ![vibrotronica](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/a9a28c/32.png) [@vibrotronica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vibrotronica)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2009, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-january-10-take-down-your-christmas-decorations/480646/19 "2009-01-10T17:49:17Z")
I’m getting to it, OK? It’s been raining! Jeez. ---
**Author:** ![boytyperanma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4491bb/32.png) [@boytyperanma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boytyperanma)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2009, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-january-10-take-down-your-christmas-decorations/480646/20 "2009-01-10T18:19:23Z")
Huh? take them down! I just got them up! Its nearly 12 months to Christmas I’ll take them down after that. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-january-10-take-down-your-christmas-decorations/480646.md?page=2)