When to take the tree and decor down?

I always take mine down on the last acceptable day. It's a real tree and I want the most out of it sitting there looking pretty!

Mine takes half a day

It took the whole afternoon. But that includes getting the empty boxes back out of the loft and then putting it all away in the loft as well as a full clean of the rooms afterwards. Most of our baubles are vintage glass ones so they all need individually packing. We have decorations in most rooms as well as static cling on snowflakes on the windows at the back which took a while to take off and carefully put away.
the lights outside are still up though. They won’t take long to take down.

I often take it down on new years day. But mine is actually coming down today this year. Me and husband haven't had much headspace for Christmas this year due to various reasons so both of us are ready to move on. You can take it down whenever you like but I suppose the issue is, you aren't in agreement.

Mine comes down on 5th, but it wasn’t put up until the 20th, so around 2 weeks.

On the fifth, the eve of epiphany. I find it really weird now that social media makes everyone put their trees up in October but take them down when people are still actually celebrating Christmas.

Anyway, that’s all irrelevant! Because he’s given you a really important reason to keep it up.

In your situation I think you should leave them up until you get back off holiday!

Mine will be coming down on Tuesday before the new year - not religious, Christmas for me is the month of december (that’s when we do our celebrating, building up to Christmas Day and ends on Boxing Day) and not the 12 days of Christmas for me!

I’m with you op but I’m not religious. Mines coming down the day after tomorrow and a good clean.

Ours may come down around the 6th or may stay up a little longer but that’s what we agree

6th is traditional in the UK

in yiur case I might take them down before you travel

however you are being unreasonable to need a nice deep clean to enjoy your new year

why cant they stay up and he takes them down and cleans when you are back at work on the 7th?

We leave ours up until mid Jan. We love the tree, No rush, it brings hoy to the darkness.

I'm taking mine down today. I like the house to feel fresh and tidy for new year, and I'm not religious.

In your case I would leave them up as it's important to your husband.

Ours went up 7th Dec and will come down 2nd Jan. I go back to work 3rd Jan and the DCs back to school on the 5th.
It's sad to see so many trees already down around our neighbourhood. Christmas Day is just the start of Christmas, not the end!

Nothing gets taken down til after we celebrate the New Year. Nothing.

It's a significant and important cultural date to him, and he's already compromised for you. Your argument is just convenience. I can't see why you'd even argue, I'd let him leave it up.

My friend is Italian. Tree comes down on 12th night with a celebratory dinner that evening.

In your household, your traditions shouldn't take precedence over his.

Mine always come down before NYE. Hate having them up come Jan.

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IMO it’s not something worth arguing about. If your DP feels strongly about it, let him have his own way. What is the big deal?

I'm taking ours down next weekend so either the 3rd or 4th of Jan. They've been up since Dec 1st and I love them. I have some special personalised decorations, that I love śo no rush to pack away.

Is it worth the battle? I would just let him win this one if it is important to him. Who would look back on their deathbed and be pleased that they ever prioritised housework over their partner's feelings?

Rather a crucial detail, omitted from your OP.
Even for many here, the Feast of the Epiphany is culturally (if not religiously) significant, but for an Italian, it’s a really big deal, with interesting folk elements interwoven with the religious one.

January 6th as a special date is clinging on by its fingernails in Ireland, where it’s long been reserved and respected as the ‘Women’s Little Christmas’, but that’s dying out now that the heavy workload for the festivities is at least half borne by men. (Or so we are told 🤣)

Me? Im not fussed on Christmas and its a bloody miracle if the tree goes up before christmas even, but onceits up, it stays till 12th night

its always been 12th night, no idea why, family tradition probably

I used to love getting the tree up and decorated the whole house, but then in hospitality and working what felt like 24/7 during December, it was always a job that could wait

Now taking it down 12th night , there is a stretch in the morning and evening. Small but noticeable for us early risers

I’m in full Christmas mode. There are still presents under the tree to be given out, still festivities in full swing, still meats and sprouts yet to be cooked and crackers yet to be pulled. I’ve not even opened the cheese. We have been hosting and been hosted, still have lots of hosting left to do, have nine round for lunch tomorrow and 14 for dinner, another lot of nine for dinner the day after We have panto still to go to, we’ve not opened the Christmas chocolates yet. I only put some of the decorations up on the 23rd and that’s only a few days ago.

ill be in full Christmas until the 2nd January at the earliest.

Mine went down on Boxing Day. I'd happily compromise in this case though, especially if it meant him taking them down!