I Think the Christmas Tree is Telling me Something
By paigea
@paigea (35680)
Canada
January 3, 2018 11:16am CST
Our Christmas Tree usually stays up until the 7th. We don't celebrate the Epiphany, but it is just a tradition I've kept from my childhood.
I like the Christmas tree lights and my favourite part of the Christmas season is having my morning coffee before sunrise by the lights of the tree. And spending the evening by the tree lights is pleasant too.
So I put my tree up, the first week of December and have that morning treat for a month. The lights are on a timer so they are on when I get up. Turn off after sunrise and come on again for the evening.
Today, I sit here procrastinating everything I resolved; (exercise, organise, economise). The tree lights went off after sunrise but now they keep coming on and going off again about every 10 minutes. Every time the timer clicks, the lights come on or go off.
I think the tree is tired and wants to be taken down.
I think the tree is tired and wants to be taken down.34 people like this
35 responses
@JamesHxstatic (29242)
• Eugene, Oregon
3 Feb 18
Ours usually goes away on or around January 1. We need the space 
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@much2say (53959)
• Los Angeles, California
3 Jan 18
The timer had it's time ! I don't know if you've watched Stranger Things, but your Christmas lights going on and off reminded me of that. We normally keep the tree up til about a week after New Year's Day too - but there's no timer - we plug and unplug 
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! I don't know if you've watched Stranger Things, but your Christmas lights going on and off reminded me of that. We normally keep the tree up til about a week after New Year's Day too - but there's no timer - we plug and unplug .1 person likes this
@AliCanary (3045)
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17 Mar 18
Maybe your tree is blinking "SOS" in Morse Code, lol
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@snowy22315 (169952)
• United States
8 Mar 18
It is always kind of exciting to put the tree up, and to take it down is an anticlimax.
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@arthurchappell (45002)
• Preston, England
9 Jan 18
the 5th of January is Twelfth Night here so that is when most folk take down the cards and decorations
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@Tampa_girl7 (48936)
• United States
9 Feb 18
I took mine down New Years Eve this year.
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@moffittjc (118442)
• Gainesville, Florida
4 Feb 18
Wow, I can't believe you still have your tree up! But that's cool, I would love to keep my Christmas tree up all year long if it was socially acceptable to do so! But I always get a live tree, so it probably wouldn't make it too far past January!
Although the tree I had last year stayed green all the way up until March! I dragged it out into the woods sometime in mid-January, and sure enough when my son's birthday rolled around at the beginning of March, that tree was still as green as could be sitting out in the woods! I actually walked out there to see if it had sprouted roots or something! lol
@moffittjc (118442)
• Gainesville, Florida
4 Feb 18
@paigea Don't worry, only 10 months to go until you can enjoy coffee by the light of the Christmas tree again!
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@paigea (35680)
• Canada
4 Feb 18
@moffittjc Looking forward to December 1st!
We have Valentine's lights outside!
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@cintol (11261)
• United States
8 Jan 18
I used to love Christmas and the tree was my favorite. We had a 6 ft artificial (because I am allergic to real ones) and it would go up after Thanksgiving and stay up till New Years Day. Now, we have a little 4 ft that goes up 2 wks before and comes down New Years. Easy to put up and take down. Sounds like you need to lay your tree to rest for the season because I think your right, its trying to tell you something lol
@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
5 Jan 18
Probably the timer is pooped-ha! I put off taking the tree down too but will probably do so this weekend. Love the lights too- and love them at night.
@paigea (35680)
• Canada
6 Jan 18
@MarymargII I am going to light my candles every evening to replace the Christmas tree lights
@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
6 Jan 18
@paigea Yes this weekend is the time I will take Christmas down too-- :( I have mixed feelings sometimes!
@Gita17112016 (3611)
• Trinidad And Tobago
8 Feb 18
Indeed, the tree is communicating with you? 
Maybe it is time to listen!
Maybe it is time to listen!
Valentine's lights are outside though.@Gita17112016 (3611)
• Trinidad And Tobago
10 Feb 18
@paigea And then the cycle will repeat itself! 
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@paigea (35680)
• Canada
10 Feb 18
@Gita17112016 Yes. But they are easily put away. Hubby has streamlined the process.
@rebelann (111164)
• El Paso, Texas
5 Jan 18
Or, maybe it's cloudy and the timer got confused??
I miss the candles of Christmas past so I think this year I'll stock up on a lot of those fat candles so that come Christmas I can create a pretend christmas tree
@MarshaMusselman (38652)
• Midland, Michigan
5 Feb 18
I've not put a tree yo for a few years but may have to start next year again. That remains to be seen though.
@DeborahDiane (40054)
• Laguna Woods, California
6 Mar 18
I have a friend who owns a very expensive, beautifully decorated home. She has an artificial Christmas tree in the corner of her house which she never takes down. She just changes the ornaments ... hearts for Valentine's day, bunnies for Easter, patriotic decorations for July 4th, etc. I think it is pretty funny!
@DeborahDiane (40054)
• Laguna Woods, California
7 Mar 18
@paigea - Yes, it actually looks pretty cool! It took me a while to get used to the idea but, now that I have, I kind of enjoy seeing how she decorates it.
@just4him (306151)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
6 Jan 18
Yep, time to take it down. I need to do the same as my lights are dying.
@LindaCPearson (2241)
• United States
20 Feb 18
I keep my tree up about as long as you do. I absolutely love my tree and always feel sad when taking it down. I also love the lights and how beautiful everything looks, especially at dawn and dusk.
