Poll of the Day > When do you think outdoor Christmas lights should stop being turned on?

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Ive been noticing more Christmas lights on than normal at this point. Id always thought that New Years was when they should be turned off, but several people I was asking today were saying end of January, which surprised me.

What say you?

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They seem "out of season" for me after maybe the first week of January. Though I don't mind at all seeing them on later.

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Fuck all. Keep it year round.

WastelandCowboy posted...

Fuck all. Keep it year round.

Actually, they have those. I saw a co-worker watching a video about it. Its like permanent light you put up. I think they are suppose to be hard to see when not on or something. But I know that it said like permanent holiday lights of something... Its even possible my they change colors to match the holiday...
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Outdoor christmas lights should be turned off at 8 PM. Some people are trying to sleep. Save the electric wires, lights and box for after the lights are off. Later that night, someone will go around your yard and collect the lights.

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Whenever the snow melts.

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Jan 1st is the last day they should be turned out. You may leave them out till March/April, or when ever weather permits taking them down

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Other: When someone tries to break into your house.

It's a holiday alarm system!!


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KJ StErOiDs posted...

They seem "out of season" for me after maybe the first week of January. Though I don't mind at all seeing them on later.

Pretty much this, exactly.h

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I voted the 8th but there's a house a drive by a few times a week that left theirs up all year round. This giant plastic Santa, sleigh and 2 reindeer on top of the overhang of their porch.

It came down last year after about 7 years because of a combination of rotting wood under the decoration and high winds. The sleigh and Santa were no longer red, but all white from the sun.

Whenever they feel like stopping.

WastelandCowboy posted...

Fuck all. Keep it year round.

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Depends on if you live in a snowy area

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you should take them down the evening of January 6

You missed the obvious one: January 6th, the 13th day of Christmas, because there are only 12 days of Christmas.

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MrMelodramatic posted...

you should take them down the evening of January 6

This guy knows what hes talking about!

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Eighth at the latest.

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Whenever. I suppose it'd only be really jarring to see them up when the trees start growing leaves again.

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First of January as that's the new year, Christmas has gone and that's it. December is the month for Christmas stuff for me.

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December 26th (day after Christmas)

Lights are fine year-round, but decorations probably should be gone by mid-January.

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Call me a prude but Christmas lights dont turn me on

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Within a week of New Year's Day.

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An effort should be made to take them down (weather permitting) after the new years.
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Day after. No later. Christmas is over after the 25th. There is objectively no reason to keep them on after this date. All this "Christmas doesn't end until blah blah blah" shit needs to stop. The second midnight hits on the 26th is the second the festive season ends. Accept it and move on with your life.

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Chistmas Lights should be ony every day besides December 25th.

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Honestly with how depressingly cold winter is, I'd ideally like to see such lights on till the end of January myself. Or even later, if by some weird chance they don't want to take such lights down before then. I know most don't do that though, myself. And like you can guess, voted till end of January in this poll.

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Got mine running all year, same as tons of other people have as well, it's nice decorative lights that fit any time of year.

The winter holiday specifics can go down once the last snow is melted (usually around mars~april) but lights have no reason to go down until they break.

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I love Christmas lights. But after the 6th, they come down.

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I take them down on the 7th. I then put up my Valentine's lights and decorations. I have lights for several holidays (lights for my trees and a decorative light on my front window).

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Generally, my family would keep lighting them until the 6th (turning them off when we went to bed), which is traditionally the "Last day of Christmas," but they'd tend to stay up for at least a couple months after that before the weather would be good enough to easily take them down. My dad died five years ago, though, and he was the only one comfortable with going up the ladder to get the high ones, so the higher stuff just kind of stays up year-round now.

As for lighting them later into the winter, I'm generally a fan of the idea. Winter's generally just a dark time of year, and the increasing presence of Christmas lights leading up to the solstice helps to offset that and make everything a bit brighter and happier. It's just as dark in late January as it is in early December, though, so I don't really see any reason to stop trying to brighten up the world before the world starts brightening itself again.

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I think maybe about January 6, the last of the 12 days of Christmas.

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fishy071 posted...

I think maybe about January 6, the last of the 12 days of Christmas.

Fuck yeah!

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When everyone else is left so after you turn them on, you can hit the bedroom with them.

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Im confused. Isnt January 5th the 12th day or Christmas? Where does the extra day come from?
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LinkPizza posted...

Im confused. Isnt January 5th the 12th day or Christmas? Where does the extra day come from?

Yeah, fishy is off by a day for the 12th day, but you shouldnt take it down on the 12th day. You take it down the day after.

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