Why do people take the Christmas tree down Boxing Day?

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My Facebook is full of it
Ripped down Christmas night.
I don't understand it.
Most of them had them up since the day after Halloween (when it wasn't even Christmas )
Then rip it down when it's Christmas (12 days of Christmas)
Oh I'm sick of the mess
Need my living room back
Honestly i don't understand the logic
Why not enjoy the festive season as long as possible

Your guess is wrong. Mine went up on the 13th December. I'd never put a tree up before that. It's real it wouldn't last.

I have a very personal reason for taking it down early (other than space), I struggle with getting excited about Christmas these days, this year has been the worst(with my cat being missing) since my ex did his best to ruin Christmas for me 7 years ago.

I never understand what people find odd or the judgemental comments about a tree and the assumptions that everyone who takes it down early puts it up in November and follows a 'consumerism Christmas'.

We are all different!

It would often seem to be that category of MNers who ‘can’t wait to have a really good clean’.

Thankfully I have never belonged to that category.

Mines December 25th so I fully get what you mean.

Mainly because they put it up wayyy to early and it’s liek they wanna be the first to do things

liek the same mentalality of asking are you ready for Christmas on 1st dec because they are

My tree usually goes up around the 15th of December and always comes down on Boxing Day.

We don’t have a particularly big living room so it takes up a lot of space, and when all the kids Christmas toys are taking up all the carpet space too, the tree is the one thing I can sacrifice 🤣

I’m not good with chaos and lack of space etc so whilst the rest of the house may still be in Christmas disorder I absolutely need a calm and tidy living room to relax in.

Yeah space is an issue in our house too. I don’t want to make our three children take all their new toys upstairs immediately after Christmas Day, but there isn’t really room for their new things plus the tree. I wish there was! Also Christmas can get really overwhelming for my youngest you is autistic so taking the tree down a few days after Christmas calms things down a bit for him.
Honestly until reading this thread I didn’t realise people would be judging me so harshly for doing what’s right for us!

I absolutely would, but my kids would not forgive me!

I am back to work on 30th Dec and it will be 3 weeks of intense very long days. I want to keep the tree up until the 4th but I know my energy will be low, so it will probably be this coming Sunday sadly.

My DH and DD both work in hospitality and are working over the Christmas and NY period which is all the more reason for us to leave our tree up until after new year and savour the few evenings and days off we have together.

Again, I don’t give a shit when people take their trees down, it affects my life not a jot. I was simply saying that not everyone has quiet days between Christmas and New Year.

Celebrations aren't over until New Year's Day tbh, so it stays up until then. Hogmanay and New Year's Day is also just as important if not more at this time of year!

My DS birthday is 31st December and our decs are always up for it. It underlines that it's a special time of year. We take Christmas cards down to make room for birthday cards.

He's never had joint Christmas and birthday presents from anyone and we've always done birthday treats on the day. It's always been his birthday first and NYE second.

Decorations everywhere just feel messy. I mean clean looking, maybe a clear, clutter free house.

Anyone would think that different people prefer different ways of doing things!

Exactly, if it's already been up for months and you now have a houseful of presents, I can see why you want to get it down.
I personally put it up later abd keepnet up until 5th January- 12th day of Christmas.

Mine tree went up on Dec 1st and isn't coming down until Jan 2nd. I've got some lovely decorations and I want to enjoy them for longer than a few days .

Christmas starts on Christmas Day so it isn’t finished or time to move on, and it’s rude and frustrating to see people saying it is. You’re just celebrating some commercial idea of Christmas and diminishing other people trying to celebrate it properly.

the original midwinter festival that starts with the gifts and food then focusses on seeing family and friends and runs to twelth night.

Nobody is doing "Christmassy" things on 3rd, 4th or 5th January. Seriously. Some people seem to have a real issue with others doing this wnter festivity thing differently from them and stamping their feet in tantrums over not doing it "properly". Who cares. Our Christmas tree will probably be down New Years Day or 2nd January at the very latest, but the whole 12th night thing is to me a very outdated concept which does not relfect how we all live in 2024 or 2025. Many people are working today - DH has gone into the office, I have projects to catch up on, DD is off for her retail shift. By all means stick to the old concept of a 12 days of Christmas starting on the 25th but you can't demand everyone else dances to your tune.

Always 2nd Jan for me. New Year is part of the festivities and it would be weird not having the decorations up on NYE....

Why is it rude when other people celebrate differently than you do? Do you make the same criticisms over different faiths? Not everyone is bought into the commercial aspect although I bet you bought your DC’s loads of presents.

The timing of when your tree goes up and down has no bearing on ‘celebrate it properly’.

For those saying they are going back to work so need to take them down, did you take annual leave to put them up?

Are all children going back to school today as Christmas is over?

People get so invested in what other people do, it’s amusing.

Nope I put mine up when I finished work on Friday afternoon.

DD is in her early 30's and was working over Christmas (won't see her until Jan 3rd), so school holidays mean nothing to me.

I like having them up for new year. January is a bleak month so seeing twinkly lights helps.

Also have a December birthday. Mum always made sure the Christmas decs were up for my birthday as I loved them.

Personal choice - I really don't care what anyone else does in their own home with their own stuff. Baffled that it bothers people tbh.