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WTH! 360 days until Christmas and people already have their (Original Post) Floyd R. Turbo Dec 30 OP
A friend of mine didn't like decorating her Christmas tree, and then taking it down a few weeks later. patphil Dec 30 #1
Epiphany isn't until January 6th underpants Dec 30 #2
My mother was from England. boonecreek Dec 30 #3
Ha! I have my 2026 decorations up already! Ptah Dec 30 #4
I celebrate like Graceland Niagara Dec 30 #5

patphil

(7,294 posts)
1. A friend of mine didn't like decorating her Christmas tree, and then taking it down a few weeks later.
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 01:39 PM
Dec 30

She wished she could set up a platform in the living room on which the fully trimmed artificial tree would sit. She wanted to just press a button and have the floor open up, have the decorated tree go down into the basement, and then have the floor close over it. Like they do on stage during performances.
It was just too expensive to do, so she opted to do what we all do. Get all the stuff out, set the tree up, trim the tree, sit down and take a break with a glass of wine, admire our work, enjoy the holidays and then take it all down. Again, after all is done, and everything is put away, set down and take a break while enjoying a glass of wine.
It''s actually not a bad routine, especially the enjoying our work and the glass (or 2) of wine.

underpants

(188,101 posts)
2. Epiphany isn't until January 6th
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 02:04 PM
Dec 30

Christmas on a Wednesday
You know we could start putting up some things this weekend.
Dad (in his chair with a game on) Epiphany (turns up volume)

😆

boonecreek

(422 posts)
3. My mother was from England.
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 02:50 PM
Dec 30

Our tree went up on Dec 21st and came down on Jan 6th.
Her Church of England upbringing.

Niagara

(10,038 posts)
5. I celebrate like Graceland
Mon Dec 30, 2024, 05:01 PM
Dec 30

The Christmas decorations and tree doesn't come down until after Elvis's birthday (January 8th).

It's a Capricorn thing.

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