O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree

Much discussion has taken place this weekend over on Twitter and Facebook on when it's appropriate to take down the Christmas tree. 

So far I've heard:

   Christmas Day

   Not before New Year's--it's bad luck (this was the one I grew up with)

   Epiphany (that would be today)

   Never--make it an all season tree.

We've had our tree up a good long while this year.  It went up Nov. 2 (yeah--that early) and we just haven't put it up yet.  We went through a post-Christmas feeling this weekend with the cold weather and the smell of chimney's burning copius amounts of wood and a SANTA CLAUS trilogy that lasted until Sunday night.  I suppose we'll get around to putting it up later this week.

I've got friends that have whole closets that hold their trees--upright and decorated with a bag over them.  All they have to do next year is wheel them out.  I have another friend who has 13 trees!

So--when do you take down your tree?

How long do you keep your Christmas tree up?

Heading Home

We're heading home this morning after 4 full days here in Glorieta.  It's been a wonderful week to observe the changing of the trees here.  Each day we'd watch a few more trees go from green to yellow to red.  I'm sure this time next week it will all be in peak condition.

Fall is one of my favorite times of the year.  It reminds me after the hot blast of summer that cooler weather is coming, and we'll enjoy that for a season before we start pining again for the warmth of spring and summer.

What's your favorite season?