# 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:** 2
**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2009, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-january-10-take-down-your-christmas-decorations/480646/21 "2009-01-10T20:16:16Z")
Not until the fucking snow melts! ---
**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, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-january-10-take-down-your-christmas-decorations/480646/22 "2009-01-10T20:32:32Z")
> [@vibrotronica](#): > > I’m getting to it, OK? It’s been raining! > > Jeez. Fear of rain is no excuse. The Field Office in Memphis has been notified. You have 24 hours. We have our eye on you. 😃 The guy in Wisconsin (that’s you, Mr. Discord!) gets an exception because doing outdoor work in big snow bites. But we’ll be checking back on him along about June, which is when I guess all the snow in Wisconsin is finally gone. ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2009, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-january-10-take-down-your-christmas-decorations/480646/23 "2009-01-10T20:40:26Z")
Of course for those of you with Swedish blood, you get to leave your tree up until St. Knut’s Day, January 13. That’s my wife’s excuse anyway… [St. Knut’s day](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Knut's_Day) ---
**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2009, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-january-10-take-down-your-christmas-decorations/480646/24 "2009-01-10T20:44:18Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > Of course for those of you with Swedish blood, you get to leave your tree up until St. Knut’s Day, January 13. That’s my wife’s excuse anyway… > [St. Knut’s day](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Knut's_Day) Does your tree have a pickle? ---
**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, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-january-10-take-down-your-christmas-decorations/480646/25 "2009-01-10T21:27:50Z")
Y’all may be pleased to know that I have just finished taking down the outside lights, including extension cords, and also the front door wreaths. In the rain. No excuses now, **vibrotronica**!! 😃 First one to get the stuff packed up in the attic wins! ---
**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, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-january-10-take-down-your-christmas-decorations/480646/26 "2009-01-10T21:36:45Z")
> [@NinetyWt](#): > > Y’all may be pleased to know that I have just finished taking down the outside lights, including extension cords, and also the front door wreaths. > > In the rain. We need more decent citizens like you. You have set a fine example. Would you like to serve on our 2009 “Just Say No to Jinglebells in January” Task Force? 😃 (That’s a joke, obviously; there’s no such thing. But there oughta be. :p) ---
**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, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-january-10-take-down-your-christmas-decorations/480646/27 "2009-01-10T21:50:08Z")
I’ll settle for a Gold Star on my chart ! ---
**Author:** ![AngryIrishLass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bbce88/32.png) [@AngryIrishLass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngryIrishLass)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2009, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-january-10-take-down-your-christmas-decorations/480646/28 "2009-01-10T21:53:20Z")
The various decorations around the house are already down! Woot! The trees and the village come down today and tomorrow. The outside lights - tomorrow. Then to begin the “all this shit won’t fit in the attic” dance with the hubby. Somehow, he always forgets that “all this shit” came out of the attic 2mos ago. My neighbor across the street informed me that her nativity scene nestled between her box hedges will be a year round present for the rest of us. The pieces are plastic. She initially draped them with lights until they started burning the pieces. Ol’ Joe looks like he’s got a tear tattoo under his left eye, and Mary’s sporting a leper looking ear. Thankfully, lil Jesus escaped unharmed. ---
**Author:** ![Aspidistra](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspidistra/32/3894_2.png) [@Aspidistra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspidistra)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2009, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-january-10-take-down-your-christmas-decorations/480646/29 "2009-01-10T22:08:23Z")
We didn’t put up Christmas decorations in our house this year. What do I win? ---
**Author:** ![Hockey\_Monkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a183cd/32.png) [@Hockey\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hockey_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2009, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-january-10-take-down-your-christmas-decorations/480646/30 "2009-01-10T22:14:03Z")
OK, I’ll out the garbage bag on the tree tonight and put it in the storage shed. _sigh_ ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2009, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-january-10-take-down-your-christmas-decorations/480646/31 "2009-01-10T22:30:25Z")
Most of the decorations need to go. Especially the lawn ornaments. ESPECIALLY the inflatable lawn ornaments. But, if it’s dark and cold where you live then leave those lights up until the tulips and daffodils and crocuses and hyacinths start blooming. Winter can be fucking depressing. I like the lights, for the most part. ---
**Author:** ![Pyper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Pyper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pyper)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2009, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-january-10-take-down-your-christmas-decorations/480646/32 "2009-01-10T23:37:37Z")
No, don’t take down your Christmas decorations! I just moved, and the Christmas lights on my front neighbor’s house are the only way I can find my own house in the dark. ---
**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, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-january-10-take-down-your-christmas-decorations/480646/33 "2009-01-10T23:56:35Z")
> [@Pyper](#): > > No, don’t take down your Christmas decorations! I just moved, and the Christmas lights on my front neighbor’s house are the only way I can find my own house in the dark. Now in all fairness that’s the best excuse I’ve ever heard. But you know, by not being able to find your house without Xmas lights and asking people to keep them up Post-Holiday to assist you in finding your domicile… well, you’re what we call Part of the Problem. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![BubbaDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bubbadog/32/333_2.png) [@BubbaDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BubbaDog)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2009, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-january-10-take-down-your-christmas-decorations/480646/34 "2009-01-11T00:03:14Z")
> [@EJsGirl](#): > > An inflatable Jesus?!? Holy crap… I want to change my username to “Inflatable Jesus”. ---
**Author:** ![ralph124c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8797f3/32.png) [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2009, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-january-10-take-down-your-christmas-decorations/480646/35 "2009-01-11T01:25:39Z")
> [@levdrakon](#): > > Most of the decorations need to go. Especially the lawn ornaments. ESPECIALLY the inflatable lawn ornaments. > > But, if it’s dark and cold where you live then leave those lights up until the tulips and daffodils and crocuses and hyacinths start blooming. Winter can be fucking depressing. I like the lights, for the most part. We are in the darkets, coldest part of winter-I like having the Christmas lights still shining! I plan to keep my tree up till March 17 (St. Patrick’s day-when I put the green lights up). We REALLY need to extend the Christmas season, till mid February.😃 ---
**Author:** ![MoodIndigo1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e8c25b/32.png) [@MoodIndigo1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MoodIndigo1)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2009, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-january-10-take-down-your-christmas-decorations/480646/36 "2009-01-11T01:43:53Z")
I unplugged the Christmas lights, indoors and out. When we both stop coughing our guts out, we might take down the rest of the stuff. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2009, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-january-10-take-down-your-christmas-decorations/480646/37 "2009-01-11T03:06:59Z")
Some smart homebuilder is going to start offering single family dwellings with LCD-based fascia, and you’ll be able to program your home’s decor at your leisure, and tun it on and off without the need for all the back-breaking labor. ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2009, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-january-10-take-down-your-christmas-decorations/480646/38 "2009-01-11T03:19:45Z")
One year, when we bought real trees, we hauled the tree to the curb after New Years, as usual, about January 6. Pickup by The Town was scheduled to start that week. It started snowing and didn’t stop, and the tree was buried under 6 feet of snow by the end of the month. It wasn’t seen again until mid-March, I shit you not. ---
**Author:** ![ExTank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/35a633/32.png) [@ExTank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ExTank)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2009, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-january-10-take-down-your-christmas-decorations/480646/39 "2009-01-11T03:21:24Z")
> [@Aspidistra](#): > > We didn’t put up Christmas decorations in our house this year. > > What do I win? Damnation and eternal suffering by fellating an inflatable Jesus for all eternity. > [@Creaky](#): > > > [@Pyper](#): > > > > No, don’t take down your Christmas decorations! I just moved, and the Christmas lights on my front neighbor’s house are the only way I can find my own house in the dark. > > Now in all fairness that’s the best excuse I’ve ever heard. > > But you know, by not being able to find your house without Xmas lights and asking people to keep them up Post-Holiday to assist you in finding your domicile… well, you’re what we call Part of the Problem. 😃 And you can either be a part of the problem, or a part of the solution, or…an inflateable Jesus! ---
**Author:** ![Lily\_Milliner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8edcca/32.png) [@Lily\_Milliner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lily_Milliner)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2009, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-january-10-take-down-your-christmas-decorations/480646/40 "2009-01-11T03:32:18Z")
I’m with **levdrakon** and **ralph124c**. Tree is down, wreath is down, indoor decorations are all put away (pine needles aren’t vacuumed yet but that’s because the downstairs vacuum had no suction for some reason and I haven’t brought down the upstairs vacuum). No big-ass inflatables were ever put up. But my modest display of colored lights in two trees and on my stair railing will stay up for a bit to light the winter nights. (They’re energy-efficient LED ones if that makes a difference to anyone.) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-january-10-take-down-your-christmas-decorations/480646.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-january-10-take-down-your-christmas-decorations/480646.md?page=3)