When do the outside lights come down?

[wayne foundation 07]

Okay lets say Christmas is in the bag now, when do you take the outside lights down? If its somewhat nice outside, ours are coming down.

[ScottA]

Not until the weekend of Jan 5th.

[Rallygirl]

My outside decorations will be coming down while the weather is nice. If I wait a week, the weather will inevitably turn crappy and I will end up with frozen cords and lights.

[johnnystorm]

Day after New Year's I'll take them down.

Our hillbilly neighbors the Bumpuses' leave theirs hanging there year round, and the yard decorations sit there until mid-March or the wind knocks them over, whichever comes first. Idiots.

[Gorn Captain]

If it's up to my wife, probably March...

[silveralex]

In many traditions It's technically Christmas till jan 6th. (Feast of the 3 kings) So I take care of it after then.

[Mikey]

We used to leave everything up until Slav Christmas (think Jan 7 or 8)

[Nostalgiabuff]

the stuff I can reach without the need for a ladder comes down right after the holidays. if it is warmish out i will take the roof lights down too, otherwise they stay up till spring

[wayne foundation 07]

well everything outside is down and away, sure glad I didn't wait , it just keeps getting worse out there.

[jds1911a1]

Like Mike it was after the Russian orthodox christmas in our house

[megojim]

Y'all take yours down? . . . . . .
It really depends on how the weekends fall . . . . This year I may do it this weekend before New Years, but I prefer to do it after . . .