Xmas lights

[tarkys_ears]

I think I'm the last one on my street with them up. I like the festive air and colour they bring on these long dark days. There's not a lot, just a few strands around the door and to the side where there are some bushes.

Anyone else got theirs still up?

[Bosscat]

All down today

[ClaretTony]

All down today

12th night tonight isn't it - no lights outside but cards etc. will be coming down here first thing tomorrow morning.

[beddie]

I've noticed over the last few years more and more people that have put white and daylight bulbs on small bushes/ trees etc seem to have them on most of the year.

[tim_noone]

I think I'm the last one on my street with them up. I like the festive air and colour they bring on these long dark days. There's not a lot, just a few strands around the door and to the side where there are some bushes.

Anyone else got theirs still up?

Always up colne road / Prairie and why not....

[claretonthecoast1882]

Take them down the day after Boxing Day on returning from the shops with Easter Eggs

[Chester Perry]

12th night tonight isn't it - no lights outside but cards etc. will be coming down here first thing tomorrow morning.

English tradition is you take them down on the Feast of the Epiphany which is tomorrow - of course there are other traditions which see them up until February (including the Queen who keeps them up until the anniversary of her fathers death)

the cause of people taking them down early is people putting then up too early

[Paul Waine]

On outside lights will be on for the last time this evening. Everything else tidied away today.

We looked at what the rest of the street had done. Only one other house with lights outside today - there were maybe 15 a couple of days ago.

R4 this morning discussed. It seems we can leave up until Candlemas eve, so lights down on 1st Feb.

I've been tempted this year to leave the lights on all the time - chase away the winter darkness and those little covid-fellas!

[Wellsy1882]

Day after boxing day

[martin_p]

English tradition is you take them down on the Feast of the Epiphany which is tomorrow - of course there are other traditions which see them up until February (including the Queen who keeps them up until the anniversary of her fathers death)

the cause of people taking them down early is people putting then up too early

The cause of people taking them down too early is usually doing it before returning to work after Xmas/New Year.

[wilks_bfc]

The cause of people taking them down too early is usually doing it before returning to work after Xmas/New Year.

This.

We put them up earlier than normal (end Nov)
Although we are both working from home, they were packed away over the weekend as we wouldn’t have had time to do them this week

[dsr]

12th night tonight isn't it - no lights outside but cards etc. will be coming down here first thing tomorrow morning.

Depends how you count. If Christmas Day is "1st night" then 5th January is 12th night; but if you count from Boxing Day then 12th Night coincides with Epiphany on 6th January.

[Chester Perry]

The cause of people taking them down too early is usually doing it before returning to work after Xmas/New Year.

people may have noticed by now that I am a bit if a Stickler on most things and this is one of them - never brought them down early and never will I believe, even when commuting and spending 10 hours plus in the office - sometimes it was a staged effort over a couple of days but so be it

[ClaretTony]

Depends how you count. If Christmas Day is "1st night" then 5th January is 12th night; but if you count from Boxing Day then 12th Night coincides with Epiphany on 6th January.

Usually with my fingers to start with but always take things down on the morning of the 6th. I believe Christmas Day to be the first day of Christmas.

[Bosscat]

Didn't we have this "12th night" as the 5th or 6th of January last year and the year before....

We think 5th, my Sister says 6th ... who cares ... take your stuff down when you want .

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[strayclaret]

Waiting for the batteries to run out. Being a Yorkshire man need to get my monies worth
Lets hope it's July

[JohnMac]

Everything packed away today - 5th January.

[karatekid]

New years day

[spadesclaret]

Twelfth night - tomorrow

[fatboy47]

I don't bother with lights.

Or trees.

[elwaclaret]

Any time for us up to twelfth night. Came down today as work dictates I need to be in peace and quiet for a couple of weeks from today. However, I relented and let she-who-must-be-obeyed keep her outside white tree lights, on the proviso they are made a feature rather than over hedge as Christmas decoration from tomorrow.

[JohnMac]

Usually with my fingers to start with but always take things down on the morning of the 6th. I believe Christmas Day to be the first day of Christmas.

We always start Christmas Eve, maybe because we lived in Germany when our Kids were growing up and it's how they do things.

[ClaretTony]

Mine all gone - Christmas gone again for another year

[claretonthecoast1882]

Mine all gone - Christmas gone again for another year

On the plus side less than 360 days until the next one

[ClaretTony]

On the plus side less than 360 days until the next one

I received a card on 1st December so only 329 days now

[evensteadiereddie]

Everything down apart from the white lights on the tree. They're now regarded as "winter lights" and will stay on to dispel the gloom.