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Title: When Do the Christmas Lights Come Down?
Post by: Halo on December 30, 2008, 02:22:00 PM
New Year's day?  Mid January?  First day of spring? 
Title: Re: When Do the Christmas Lights Come Down?
Post by: druski85 on December 30, 2008, 02:26:18 PM
The lights and tree always came down on the 12th day of Christmas in my house growing up.  I get depressed to see them drop before New Years.   
Title: Re: When Do the Christmas Lights Come Down?
Post by: smkelly13 on December 30, 2008, 02:30:55 PM
If you live in Michigan, never.
Title: Re: When Do the Christmas Lights Come Down?
Post by: texasmom on December 30, 2008, 02:31:42 PM
we usually take ours down the first full weekend after new years
Title: Re: When Do the Christmas Lights Come Down?
Post by: lowZX14 on December 30, 2008, 02:31:55 PM
I was always told that they could not stay up past New Year's Day.  So, the outside lights went down Sunday and the inside stuff is being put up tonight, oh well, we both love it all but it's gotta go.
Title: Re: When Do the Christmas Lights Come Down?
Post by: sluggish on December 30, 2008, 03:34:40 PM
I was always told that they could not stay up past New Year's Day.  So, the outside lights went down Sunday and the inside stuff is being put up tonight, oh well, we both love it all but it's gotta go.
Is this a law where you live?
Title: Re: When Do the Christmas Lights Come Down?
Post by: lowZX14 on December 30, 2008, 03:48:10 PM
No, just something my parents always told me.
Title: Re: When Do the Christmas Lights Come Down?
Post by: texasmom on December 30, 2008, 04:30:39 PM
No, just something my parents always told me.

You get to change the tradition whenever you want when you're the parent.  ;)


I created many a new traditions... daily afternoon naps for Mom... evening hour naps for Mom... mid-morning naps for Mom.  And the awesome thing was that nobody's allowed to argue  ;)

Title: Re: When Do the Christmas Lights Come Down?
Post by: Treize69 on December 30, 2008, 04:32:15 PM
They can't go up before Thanksgiving, ansd come down December 26th. Man Law.

Retail outlets, take note.
Title: Re: When Do the Christmas Lights Come Down?
Post by: GtoRA2 on December 30, 2008, 05:55:29 PM
Never, you just have to put the damn things back up again.
Title: Re: When Do the Christmas Lights Come Down?
Post by: Ripper29 on December 30, 2008, 06:08:08 PM
You get to change the tradition whenever you want when you're the parent.  ;)


I created many a new traditions... daily afternoon naps for Mom... evening hour naps for Mom... mid-morning naps for Mom.  And the awesome thing was that nobody's allowed to argue  ;)



Mom needs to cut back a little on the eggnog  :uhoh
Title: Re: When Do the Christmas Lights Come Down?
Post by: Meatwad on December 30, 2008, 06:09:51 PM
Leave them up until next year
Title: Re: When Do the Christmas Lights Come Down?
Post by: rpm on December 30, 2008, 08:14:14 PM
Never, you just have to put the damn things back up again.
If you don't put up the stupid "Oh, look at me" things in the first place you never have to take them down.
Title: Re: When Do the Christmas Lights Come Down?
Post by: texasmom on December 30, 2008, 11:56:44 PM
If you don't put up the stupid "Oh, look at me" things in the first place you never have to take them down.

Bah humbug you Grinch!  Lights are marvelous. *smile*
Title: Re: When Do the Christmas Lights Come Down?
Post by: RTR on December 31, 2008, 01:43:23 AM
yeah well, I put them up 3 years ago. So far I flip a switch and turn on the christmas lights.

Soon, one of these years I'm going to flip a switch and turn on the christmas light.

But, I'm okay with that.

RTR

Title: Re: When Do the Christmas Lights Come Down?
Post by: 1pLUs44 on December 31, 2008, 01:47:36 AM
Randomly. Just a lil bit at a time.
Title: Re: When Do the Christmas Lights Come Down?
Post by: mbailey on December 31, 2008, 06:07:14 AM
You get to change the tradition whenever you want when you're the parent.  ;)


I created many a new traditions... daily afternoon naps for Mom... evening hour naps for Mom... mid-morning naps for Mom.  And the awesome thing was that nobody's allowed to argue  ;)



 :rofl   :aok

My wife read  your response, she asked me to (well told me to)  tell you that your her hero!! And she is willing to send me to your husband training school.  :D
Title: Re: When Do the Christmas Lights Come Down?
Post by: sluggish on December 31, 2008, 07:58:09 AM
From a strictly historical or religious perspective, what does stringing blinking lights all over your house and yard have to do with Christmas?  I understand the tradition and all, but where did it come from?  Who was the first guy to who said "By golly, it's Christmas and I'm going to celebrate by making a spectacle of myself and wasting a bunch of electricity"?
Title: Re: When Do the Christmas Lights Come Down?
Post by: lowZX14 on December 31, 2008, 09:04:42 AM
From a strictly historical or religious perspective, what does stringing blinking lights all over your house and yard have to do with Christmas?  I understand the tradition and all, but where did it come from?  Who was the first guy to who said "By golly, it's Christmas and I'm going to celebrate by making a spectacle of myself and wasting a bunch of electricity"?
I don't know who he was but I'm one of his fans.  I love Christmas lights, they're woderful and put most people in a good mood.  Just what you need to distract you from the endless amount of money you spent trying to please everyone.

I guess I could start my own rules now, but I took them down already anyway.  As far as naps, I am a huge proponent of naps, now if I can just send my wife to TxMom's school of nap training, I'll be ok.
Title: Re: When Do the Christmas Lights Come Down?
Post by: Halo on January 01, 2009, 05:42:09 PM
Over the years our outside ornamentation has evolved into a relatively low key and simple display of 500 mini lights on the front hedge and bush from about Dec. 1 to Jan. 1.   

Inside, mini lights on a couple plants sometimes stay up until February or even March to help us get through the winter darkness. 



Title: Re: When Do the Christmas Lights Come Down?
Post by: xbrit on January 02, 2009, 08:54:53 AM
Ours normally go up mid december and come down on my sons birthday which is next Monday.
Title: Re: When Do the Christmas Lights Come Down?
Post by: viper215 on January 02, 2009, 11:11:16 AM
When I man up and get back on the roof...its a sheet of ice atm so not this week. I put alot of lights up so it happens slowly over the first week in january.
Title: Re: When Do the Christmas Lights Come Down?
Post by: texasmom on January 02, 2009, 11:19:12 AM
Good idea viper. One of my former bosses went headfirst into a bench off his roof. It wouldn't have been pretty if it has just been the ground he'd fallen on ~ but to go headfirst into a bench?  Ouch.  It's worth it to leave them up long enough to be safely taken down.   :aok
Title: Re: When Do the Christmas Lights Come Down?
Post by: Treize69 on January 02, 2009, 11:27:25 AM
My dad used to put up so many lights in the house that you could read the paper without having to turn on anything but the X-mas lights. We used to joke that you couldn't sit on the toilet too long or you'd have lights hanging off you.

Of course, he also used to hang garland off the ceiling fans and build wreaths around the lampshades. The guy went a little nuts come the holidays.
Title: Re: When Do the Christmas Lights Come Down?
Post by: Halo on January 02, 2009, 05:17:39 PM
Whatever their motives and resources, thumbs up for the elves who bring more light to the winter darkness.    :aok

And any time we need a little cheer boost all year long, can Google a couple of those masterpieces set to Wizards in Winter by the Trans-Siberian Orchestra.