jmccorm 0 Posted December 31, 2006 Report Share Posted December 31, 2006 What are the commonly accepted 'appropriate' time(s) to turn off the Christmas lights? New years day? Something like the saturday after 12 days past Christmas? What? I'm confused. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
John Tucker 0 Posted December 31, 2006 Report Share Posted December 31, 2006 The only right answer to this is what day you decide to turn it off. No one other than you can decide this and only you kow when your traffic has died down. Now if you want me to tell you what colors to use on a mega tree, well that's another quesiton all together! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jmccorm 0 Posted December 31, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2006 John Tucker wrote: The only right answer to this is what day you decide to turn it off. No one other than you can decide this and only you kow when your traffic has died down. Now if you want me to tell you what colors to use on a mega tree, well that's another quesiton all together! I'm wanting some idea of the appropriate options that people would usually expect or choose for themselves? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Denis Chaput 0 Posted December 31, 2006 Report Share Posted December 31, 2006 I was gonna wait till tomorow but forecasting freezing rain and high winds tonight and tomorow so started take down today got 60% done so far .Have to take wife and mother out for supper tonight. Will finish tomorow if weather permits first time in fifty years that I can remember that we had a GREEN Christmas and New Years up here in Northern Ontario very rare for us Usually we get 12 inches of snow minimum on the ground.:] Quote Link to post Share on other sites
musicman 0 Posted December 31, 2006 Report Share Posted December 31, 2006 I usually take them down New Years Day. We've done that in the family and I will probably keep doing it, unless it's a year of feet and feet of snow here and then they'll stay up for a bit, but considering this year it's green outside and we had rain today, it'll come down tomorrow. Sad to do it, especially since this was my first year of using LOR, but it has to get done. Good thing though, means I can bring the box in and hook it up to my computer in my "office" with my lights on the wall and start on next years display! 16 more channels next year Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jolly Snow Man 0 Posted December 31, 2006 Report Share Posted December 31, 2006 Generally I take down my display when other big displays in the neighborhood take down there's and that's usually between Jan 6th - 8th. I think taking a display down right after Christmas is too early, but after New Years or sometime in Janurary seems appropriate. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gremler 0 Posted December 31, 2006 Report Share Posted December 31, 2006 Tonight will be my last night, for the final blow out I am doing a Rock Show and I hope people are not to disappointed not hearing "O holy night" because tonight it will be blinky. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sasmuse 0 Posted December 31, 2006 Report Share Posted December 31, 2006 Midnight New Year's is the last show. I'll start taking the lights down over the next few days depending on the weather. I'm hoping to have them all down by mid-February but the roof peak icicles may have to wait for the ground to dry out or freeze. Sally Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dale W 4 Posted December 31, 2006 Report Share Posted December 31, 2006 I took mine down today. I thought about letting it run tonight, but it is too nice of an afternoon not to get a start on things. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wbaker4 0 Posted December 31, 2006 Report Share Posted December 31, 2006 Friday the 29th was the last night of my show. I spent Saturday and Sunday taking everything down and packing everything away. I usually wait until the new year, but I took advantage of the 50 degree New England "winter" weather. Walt Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ken Gelinas 0 Posted January 1, 2007 Report Share Posted January 1, 2007 sasmuse wrote: Midnight New Year's is the last show. I'll start taking the lights down over the next few days depending on the weather. I'm hoping to have them all down by mid-February but the roof peak icicles may have to wait for the ground to dry out or freeze. Sally Same here, tonight is the last night. I've been busy the last few days making storage space for the mini trees I've made. Don't want to take them apart, so I'll store them in the overhead storageshelves in the garage that I made. Hope to have everything down and put away by next weekend. Happy New Year to All our PC friends. It was a GREAT first year and the help and knowlege I received from a number of members here have been priceless. Thankyou all. Ken Gelinas and Family Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jfrelin 0 Posted January 5, 2007 Report Share Posted January 5, 2007 Jan 15th! -jjf- Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Scott Loftus 2 Posted January 5, 2007 Report Share Posted January 5, 2007 Most people like some of us veterans here on PC pull the plug New Years Day or around January 6th. But don't truely base it on that. What is the traffic outside at the display. If you are only getting 1-5 cars an hour, then it might be time to pull the plug. With the warmer temps this year, most people are now out of the christmas mood and ready for spring. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tfischer 17 Posted January 5, 2007 Report Share Posted January 5, 2007 I used to run through New Year's Day. Now I go through New Year'sEve, and use the holiday for teardown. -Tim Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChristmasHouse 0 Posted January 5, 2007 Report Share Posted January 5, 2007 I usually keep mine lite for about a week after New Years. I am gonna start taking everything down this weekend... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TED 137 Posted January 5, 2007 Report Share Posted January 5, 2007 jmccorm wrote: What are the commonly accepted 'appropriate' time(s) to turn off the Christmas lights? New years day? Something like the saturday after 12 days past Christmas? What? I'm confused. This topic comes up yearly and the answers are always very similar. Let me summarize by making up4 groups: early birds, ball droppers, 3 kings, and green leafers. Early birds: A few people start tearing it down right after Christmas--usually the 26th. I estimate this group to be maybe 5%. (Then again Chuck may be the only one.) Ball droppers: Many folks like to have the lights on through New Year's and take them down either New Year's day or the following couple of days. This group is probably around 61%. Three Kings: These are people who like to keep their lights on through Jan 6. This is thought of as the Epiphany, Three kings day, and the 12th day of Christmas. This group is probably 31%. Green Leafers: These are people who don't want to take them down. They hate the dark, dull, sad darkness when the last few houses finally stop turning on their lights. They cling vehamently totheir lights taking them down only when the green of new foliage starting to come out threatens to imbed lights into tree trunksand entangle blowmolds into bushes forever. I estimate my group...oops, not "my" group. I mean this, THIS group to be only 3%. TED Quote Link to post Share on other sites
coyote 0 Posted January 6, 2007 Report Share Posted January 6, 2007 i'm a 3 king then i guess...lol. to me lights come down the 1st weekend of the new year. the 1st just happen to fall on monday which meant i got an extra week. lol. this was our last night for the lights. they'll come down tomorrow. that is if weather permits. it's been a wet dreary week and 70% chanmce of rain tomorrow. lights will go off but might not actually come down until they dry sometime next week if tomorrow is nasty. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jeffmill 0 Posted January 6, 2007 Report Share Posted January 6, 2007 Today is the day :{ It's 70º outside (should be in the 30s) and my house is the only lit one left on my street... jeff Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jeffostroff 0 Posted January 6, 2007 Report Share Posted January 6, 2007 Ours are coming down today (Saturday). I usually like to wait a week into the new year, as many poeple are coming back from out of town Christmas vacations. I had numerous poeple askign me if the lights would be up after NEw Years because so and so is out of town and I want to bring them by.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
David Balch 0 Posted January 6, 2007 Report Share Posted January 6, 2007 I do mine as weather permits Usually Jan 1st I take verything down inside the house: Window candles, decorations, Christmas village --the window candles I usually wait for a "warm" day as they are held in place by the window. I need open the window to take them out One year I was 1/2 way into Feb before I had them all down I started taking the outside stuff down in bulk today It's over 60 out, who-da thunk I'd be sweating in Jan taking down lights? Nativity & Santa on the roof are 1st, then icicle lights Then the blow molds & wire frame I leave the LED's until last Whatever is left up I keep lighted until they are taken down I think a couple lighted deer in the yard would be nice for winter I like seeing the lights after a snowstorm, no snow this year Quote Link to post Share on other sites
blearning 0 Posted January 6, 2007 Report Share Posted January 6, 2007 That was cool ... did you know that 98 % percent of averages are made up! I am a 12 days of Christmas guy myself, three kings kind of guy. Last night was the last night and yes we had the Police out to shut us down .. Long story .... but I can offically say we had to shut down the display because the Police were called. I guess the makes a bad hree kings kind of guy. I had a good Buddy (Joey) over las night for the final Show and shutdown of the lights. anyhow I packed up a good portion of it today Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tim_L 0 Posted January 6, 2007 Report Share Posted January 6, 2007 The night of Jan 1 was my last show. What a bummer. I hated to shut them down. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ken W. Good 0 Posted January 8, 2007 Report Share Posted January 8, 2007 Honestly, as soon as Christmas day is over, I want my display off and put up. Before we started doing animated displays, I normally put up all the lights the day after Christmas. When we switched over to an animated display, we started leaving the lights up later. Now I normally leave the lights on until New Year weekend. I try to have all the lights up by the end of New Year's day. I did not meet that goal this year, but it is still my goal. Ken Quote Link to post Share on other sites
David Balch 0 Posted January 8, 2007 Report Share Posted January 8, 2007 Turns out the wife thinks the 2 animated bucks, animated doe & baby will look good for the winter. SO they are in the front garden & will stay there I have 9 strings of LED's to take down then I am finished Now I just need to finish packing it away I use fpor Halloween: Red & blue strings of lights Green & blue spotlights Window candles - with flicker lights So, I'm careful on what gets packed away in what order It makes it easier in October to start setting up Plus with these lights already setup, I have "less" to do for Dec 1st Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jeffmill 0 Posted January 12, 2007 Report Share Posted January 12, 2007 blearning wrote: That was cool ... did you know that 98 % percent of averages are made up! :laughing: A friend at work always says "It's a 78.5% probability that 96.2% of all statistics are made up on the spot at least 84.6% of the time" jeff (I had to quickly post this, my 667th post. The previous one scared me a little:devil:) edit: because I still keep forgetting to proof read my spelling.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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