There’s no right or wrong time to bring out the old tree to decorate. Or is there?
Real trees of course have a specified shelf life which is usually December. But with artificial trees… now you’re talking. I have been known to decorate a Christmas tree once or twice in September. I neither confirm nor deny whether I’ve left the tree up all year once or twice… I reiterate this is a judgement-free zone people!
I’ve heard some decorate their tree on Christmas eve then remove all signs of Christmas from their homes on boxing day. Now I’m sorry, but packing it away at the earliest convenience is a sign you absolutely hate the holidays! What’s the tree ever done to you?! I mean, Christmas trees are hard work, I couldn’t think of anything worse than rushing to get it up before the big day, it’s all about living in the moment and decorating with family, isn’t it?
After thanksgiving if you celebrate can be a nice time to get in the Christmas spirit, but if you like your decor up for longer to truly milk the very special holidays like I do, when’s the perfect time for you? Or do you loathe decorating on the whole? Comment below!
Beauty File 
The right time is the day before Christmas.
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Aww but you hardly have much time to enjoy the craftsmanship of the tree you’ve made!🥹🎄
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We keep the Christmas tree some weeks after Christmas. 🙂
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Weeks / months, who’s counting hehe!🎄🙊. Aww Christmas trees are ever so beautiful!😍🎄
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I have not put up any kind of decorations for many years now. I’m not a Scrooge though… 😂
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Haha are you sure about that?! No decor sounds very similar to grinch territory to me😅🫨. They can be a headache to put up though! The glitter, pine needles etc never leave you!😂
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Usually Thanksgiving weekend is when I would put mine up, and it took all weekend too! With two trains and a village under the tree – it was a chore. But I haven’t put it up in a few years…I really don’t have any place to put it, unless I put it in the front window and take the kitchen table out. (We don’t use the table anyway, it’s mostly a “collect all”.)
I’ve been known to leave it up until March or April…
One year, when I put up a second tree in the space my son and I had in the basement I decided to leave it up for the year and make it a holiday tree and decorate it for different holidays (Valentine’s, St. Patrick’s, Easter, etc. …I only got to Easter, before I thought that it was crazy! No one comes over to see it anyway. It was a fun thought, and if people came over it would be worth it.
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Two trains and a village under the tree?! That sounds magical, any room for one more haha!
Shifting of furniture is alway the worst part in making room for a tree, does your back in!
Yes, yes and YES. Now you’re talking my language, leave it up until you’re ready to take it down; there are no rules when it comes to Christmas. That’s why I also love Christmas in July, any excuse hehe!
A holiday tree that’s ridiculously smart, I’m taking notes. Trust me, up to Easter isn’t crazy, I’ve done much worse haha that probably makes me crazy coming to think of it🫣🤔. Aww having a festive spread for your loved ones or even yourself is always worth it, sounds like a right treat!😊🤶🎄🤍
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I remember my parents had a very nice looking artificial Christmas tree 🎄 that actually looked real and alive.
I forget when we put it up and took it down.
Mid-December I think and then taken down in the 2nd week of January.
If I had my own place rather than just renting a room in someone’s house, I’d probably put my Christmas tree 🎄 up on November 20th and take it down February 2nd.
The song 12 Days of Christmas is quite famous.
The 12 Days begin December 25th (Christmas Day) and end January 6th- the Feast of Epiphany (the day the Wise Men were said to have brought their gifts to the Christ Child).
And the 12 Days of Christmas were celebrated as a festival in Merrie Old England 🏴 in the Middle Ages since they were considered the most important days of the Christmas season.
In actual fact though the pre-Reformation Church of undivided Western Christendom viewed the Christmas/Epiphany season as one undivided whole season called The 40 Days of Christmas.
It began December 25th and ended on February 2nd (known as the Feast of Candlemass also known as The Feast of The Purification of Our Lady also known as The Feast of the Presentation of Our Lord In The Temple).
Groundhog Day (celebrated on February 2nd in the U.S. and Canada) had its origins in an old Scottish folk tale about Scottish hedge hogs seeing their shadow on the Feast of Candlemass or Lady Day and the subsequent rumours of 6 more weeks of winter or an early spring.
So since February 2nd was considered the last or 40th Day of Christmas on the old Church calendar, I’d take the Christmas tree down on February 2nd.
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Aww such a wonderful memory! Often artificial trees can look realistic and don’t have the dilemma of needing to be watered and thrown out soon after Christmas Day.
Yes, the 12 days of Christmas never gets old!
The 6th January always seems like a rush to get the tree and decorations down, so 2nd Feb is a healthy compromise hehe 🎄🤍
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