Page 8 | Why do people put their Xmas trees etc up now then take them down Boxing Day

Beon · 2025-11-01T12:17:56+00:00

If they say that they are sick n tired of the sight of them or find it difficult to clean around them. Don’t put the tree up early then!

Parker231 · 02/11/2025 07:24

HeyThereDelila · 02/11/2025 01:07

Because they’re idiots who don’t understand the seasons or meanings of Advent or Christmas. Tree goes up here around the 20th Dec and comes down on epiphany.

You’re assuming that everyone does it your way and follows the traditions of advent and epiphany - some of us have our own family traditions around the Christmas holiday celebrations.

Goldfoxwife · 02/11/2025 03:45

Lol if it helps I haven't put my tree up in 2 years I haven't done anything at all when I did I put it up 12 dec down 12 January

HeyThereDelila · 02/11/2025 01:07

Because they’re idiots who don’t understand the seasons or meanings of Advent or Christmas. Tree goes up here around the 20th Dec and comes down on epiphany.

KimberleyClark · 02/11/2025 00:57

Kills the magic for me. It is not fucking Christmas until December.

honeylulu · 02/11/2025 00:47

Yawn. Same threads every year.
TLDR:
Early decorators = poor white trash.
Traditional decorators = stuck up snobs.

Billybobranaway · 01/11/2025 23:17

We started putting our christmas tree up in November (last 2 weeks or less) to help our pets. We start with a just a naked tree, then a few days later we turn on the lights and a few days later we add the tree skirt and so on until the tree is fully decorated. This has meant that neither our cat or dog have damaged our tree or decorations. We do also keep the tree up until January. It also helps our disabled child manage the change.

SouthLondonMum22 · 01/11/2025 23:13

ruethewhirl · 01/11/2025 23:08

It starts now? It’s the 1st of November!

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It does for us! Tree up today, decorations, songs etc.

SouthLondonMum22 · 01/11/2025 23:12

youalright · 01/11/2025 23:08

Doesn't your family have jobs. Christmas day and boxing day are public holidays. Christmas eve is a normal working day

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Of course. Some family members are retired, some get xmas eve off or if not I see them xmas day instead or some finish early xmas eve like myself because they can be flexible to a certain degree.

ruethewhirl · 01/11/2025 23:08

SouthLondonMum22 · 01/11/2025 23:04

We usually see family on Christmas Eve/Day. Why would I make them put the toys away?

By boxing day, we'll have some food/drink leftover but we don't have any special meals on boxing day like xmas eve and xmas day. Considering it starts for us pretty much now with decorations, tree, music etc and doesn't stop until boxing day, I'd say that's a long time celebrating something you love.

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It starts now? It’s the 1st of November!

youalright · 01/11/2025 23:08

SouthLondonMum22 · 01/11/2025 23:04

We usually see family on Christmas Eve/Day. Why would I make them put the toys away?

By boxing day, we'll have some food/drink leftover but we don't have any special meals on boxing day like xmas eve and xmas day. Considering it starts for us pretty much now with decorations, tree, music etc and doesn't stop until boxing day, I'd say that's a long time celebrating something you love.

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Doesn't your family have jobs. Christmas day and boxing day are public holidays. Christmas eve is a normal working day

TheZanyZebra · 01/11/2025 23:07

youalright · 01/11/2025 22:53

What do you do with all the food and drink. Do you manage to see all family in the one day. Do you make the kids put all there new toys away. I never understand how someone who loves Christmas so much wants it to be over so fast. Im not having a go I'm just genuinely curious.

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Sorry, but what food? It's only a couple of days, it' s not necessary to plan tons of food and have tons of leftovers, you know how many people will be there for lunch and diner, you plan accordingly. I don't have much leftovers?

SouthLondonMum22 · 01/11/2025 23:04

youalright · 01/11/2025 22:53

What do you do with all the food and drink. Do you manage to see all family in the one day. Do you make the kids put all there new toys away. I never understand how someone who loves Christmas so much wants it to be over so fast. Im not having a go I'm just genuinely curious.

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We usually see family on Christmas Eve/Day. Why would I make them put the toys away?

By boxing day, we'll have some food/drink leftover but we don't have any special meals on boxing day like xmas eve and xmas day. Considering it starts for us pretty much now with decorations, tree, music etc and doesn't stop until boxing day, I'd say that's a long time celebrating something you love.

youalright · 01/11/2025 22:53

SouthLondonMum22 · 01/11/2025 22:07

Ours went up today and will come down on boxing day because it's my house and that's what I want to do? I always find it odd that people get so worked up about something like this.

Once Christmas day is over, as far as I'm concerned, Christmas is over as all of our celebrations are done with. Boxing day is just a normal day for us.

What do you do with all the food and drink. Do you manage to see all family in the one day. Do you make the kids put all there new toys away. I never understand how someone who loves Christmas so much wants it to be over so fast. Im not having a go I'm just genuinely curious.

SouthLondonMum22 · 01/11/2025 22:07

Ours went up today and will come down on boxing day because it's my house and that's what I want to do? I always find it odd that people get so worked up about something like this.

Once Christmas day is over, as far as I'm concerned, Christmas is over as all of our celebrations are done with. Boxing day is just a normal day for us.

WeeGeeBored · 01/11/2025 22:03

ConnieHeart · 01/11/2025 14:54

And the only way to do it is to put up your Christmas tree

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Of course not. But it’s one way. And for many getting out the tree and old ornaments and decorations is loaded with memories unique to that activity.

Hotpolishcloth · 01/11/2025 21:04

LindorDoubleChoc · 01/11/2025 19:15

But if you took it down on 6th January (traditional date) it would have only been up for 3 weeks.

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Christmas is over then in my eyes. Once Boxing Day is done, I’m done. By 6th Jan Christmas is a distant memory.

Potatoelephant · 01/11/2025 20:54

SquirrelandPanda · 01/11/2025 13:46

Mine comes down straight after Christmas because my dad died on New Years Day and I don’t like decorations up for each anniversary, I’m sure there are lots of reasons why people do it!

Same with me. My tree come down on 27th because my dad died on 28th. When it goes up varies but never earlier than first weekend in December

RandomUsernameHere · 01/11/2025 20:21

I think it’s because historically the Christmas period was more about the time from Christmas Eve/Day until the 12th night. Nowadays, it’s so commercialised that it’s all about Christmas Day, presents and the build up to it so that once Christmas Day is over and all the presents are opened then the festive season is also effectively over.

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Beon · 01/11/2025 19:53

ConnieHeart · 01/11/2025 19:44

I think this is what I hate. Retailers must think that people are only happy when planning or buying for the next holiday. Some people go for it but I don't look forward to anything that's more than a week away. I hold off putting my tree up as I don't need to see a Christmas tree to make me happy

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I did work for a supermarket. About 20th December on the delivery, in the totes for small things - OXO cubes, vanilla essence, packet sauces etc. I found the Crème Eggs and everyone groaned. We didn’t put them out before Christmas. Don’t think we got the larger eggs til early Feb

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Flyingintotheunknown · 01/11/2025 19:46

ConnieHeart · 01/11/2025 19:44

I think this is what I hate. Retailers must think that people are only happy when planning or buying for the next holiday. Some people go for it but I don't look forward to anything that's more than a week away. I hold off putting my tree up as I don't need to see a Christmas tree to make me happy

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I’m pretty sure that years ago shops were never trying to move people onto the next thing before the current one was even over. They have ruined things by doing this.

ConnieHeart · 01/11/2025 19:44

Flyingintotheunknown · 01/11/2025 19:34

Don’t go giving people any ideas 😂
Shops are already displaying Easter eggs on shelves as soon as Christmas is over these days

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I think this is what I hate. Retailers must think that people are only happy when planning or buying for the next holiday. Some people go for it but I don't look forward to anything that's more than a week away. I hold off putting my tree up as I don't need to see a Christmas tree to make me happy

youalright · 01/11/2025 19:42

TheZanyZebra · 01/11/2025 18:06

It really wouldn't. Every country doesn't celebrate "boxing day" for a start, so most people don't even know about it.

Christmas is one day. Most of us still have a full month of "Christmas related " events, Christmas do, kids many many Christmas parties, the nativity, Panto, the Grotto, Christmas lights... leading on to Christmas.

Then we have a big party for Christmas Eve, then Christmas Day. When that's done, time to move on, we've done Christmas 😂

Even if traditionally it lasts longer, most people go back to work, kids go back to school, and it would feel weird for many of us to still have the old Christmas decorations. Time to move on!

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Your kids go back to school boxing day

mumofoneAloneandwell · 01/11/2025 19:39

YABU!!!

Runningismyhappyplace50 · 01/11/2025 19:39

Does it matter! Ours goes up mid December and comes down on 27 December because as much as I love Christmas I want and need the space back.

TheZanyZebra · 01/11/2025 19:36

Some people fully decorate their houses for Easter, that's not new. Easter egg hunts happen a lot before Easter too - which makes sense, places make more money if they attract visitors for the whole of Easter holidays if that's when it is, or at least a couple of weekend before Easter.

Families see each other when they can, it doesn't matter if people do things at different times. Chocolate eggs are not the most religious symbol anyway 😂