to remind you that Christmas is over...

[Serendippy]

So stop already with the festive emoticons. For a while there I thought was a new MN phrase I was not a part of and I hate being left out. So stop with the effing and let go of Christmas!

no - 12th night is tonight -

No I'm not superstitious in the slightest - just told myself that this year they'd be down on the 12th night..........rather than the start of Feb as it was a few years ago

\link{http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/religion/4126725/Christmas-ends-in-confusion-over-when-Twelfth-Night-falls.html\confusion over 12th night}

and \link{http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/xmas/twelfthnight/index.html\explanation} (including the OED definition

and I must stop doing those Christmas smileys as they don't work any more

tbh if the Bishop Of York still has his tree up then that is good enough for me. :) He seems fairly sound imo.

Problem is in our house is that it is fairly late on in December that we get round to putting tree up (23rd one year I think). So they don't seem to have been up for long.

I imagine that those of my friends who put theirs up in July late November are more than ready to take them down.

I've switched all my lights off.

Will take the rest down tomorrow during the day I think.

Our decorations have to come down on the 6th, whatever the CofE says - otherwise DD will insist christmas does indeed start on xmas eve and I'm just not having that !

(maybe I'll use GrinchaTheNome next year, though I can't usually be arsed with festive names).

does this mean i have to finish the mince pies and chocs all by tomorrow?!?!

our decorations came down on sunday!

What's with all you slackers who still have Christmas food and drink around? I finished mine Christmas evening yesterday [fbelch]

would you believe it if i said a friend of mine has already got her presents sorted for next christmas

I have already bought some pressies too but in my defence I have a large family and limited income so try to buy a little each month :)

Do you like my Burns name?
It's sort of Scottish.

I have bought all my cards and wrapping paper in the sales for next year!

[fYANBU]