Same in the Netherlands, however we have two Christmas tree pick up dates where they collect the tree and one is before the 6th, so I usually opt for that in case something goes wrong and I have the back up date left😂 But this year I will dismantle it tomorrow on the 6th.
It was always the 6th of January in the UK or was once when Traditional Christmas was observed. I still stick to the 6th of January, when the three kings visit. ❤
I’d love a video on all the natural and artificial stems/flowers/plants you have around the house and where you got them from? I notice you change them every season would like to see a video on what you have for each season
January 6th, Epiphany, is such a meaningful time to take down the decorations. Glad you liked the removal and storage ideas! It’s always good to make the process as easy as possible.
My mom would always do the take down on Epiphany, January 6th, so I just kept that going. Since I mostly work from home, I structure the work week so I could make a day of it. By the 6th, I feel like I’m ready to take on the year. 😊
I loved your storage under the eves hidden by a closet. We have the same type of storage under our stairs, hidden by an outdoor coat closet. I gather the things in our family room. Wait abut 2 weeks as I always forget something. Then we take out all the coats and my husband crawls under the stairs and I proceed to funnel in the boxes and totes and even two trees. Christmas Jenga we call it 😂. Happy New Year to Emma, Simon and the babies 🎉.
I take Christmas decor down on January 6th the Epiphany it was my husband's french family's tradition that I've continued even though he's passed it connects him to the season
I remove everything that is very obviously Christmas (Christmas tree, garlands, bows, bells, everything red ...) around New Years - depends a bit on whether we are hosting or not - and everything that is just winter themed (evergreens, pine cones, candles, knit, fur ...) stays up a lot longer. The tree stays in the garden to fully dry so we can then use the branches as fire starters next winter
I am doing that this year too…leaving wintery things up. It always feel weird to put up regular decor in January. We are getting a big snow and I still want it to look warm and cozy.
That’s a great approach-keeping the more winter-themed decorations up longer helps maintain a cozy, seasonal feel without the Christmas vibe lingering too long. Using the tree branches for fire starters next winter is a smart and sustainable idea.
I always take my decorations down on twelfth night (6th January I believe) and I put them back in the loft. I use a plastic storage box for all the tree decorations and different boxes for the rest. My tree gets chopped up for firewood for the wood burner. I put my decorations and tree up no earlier than the 11th December. Happy New Year Emma.
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Hi Emma, in Spain most people take them down on January 6th after the visit from the three kings. For us the most important Christmas decor is the nativity scene. Love your channel Emma! ❤
I usually put on my favorite music right before taking the tree down. That is a rough thing to do after looking at the beauty for a month. I take all my Christmas down day after Christmas and put up my winter decor. When I was growing up, we kept Christmas up till January 6, so usually came down on the seventh. Happy new year! ❤🎉🥂
Putting on favorite music to ease the process of taking down the tree is such a good idea. It’s always tough to say goodbye to that holiday beauty. Transitioning to winter decor right after Christmas helps keep the cozy feel going. Keeping decorations up until January 6th growing up sounds like a lovely tradition too. Happy New Year!
Happy New Year!! We have taken our Christmas decorations down as well 😢. We tend to do it after New Year's Day, but before going back to work for a clean fresh start. Love your organization as it will make getting ready for Christmas 2025 that much easier. Thank you for sharing!!
Your removal routine is as efficient as your decorating routine. I'm starting the removal process today. Also, love your new haircut!❤ Happy New Year! Looking forward to new videos!
That’s great to hear you’re starting the removal process! It’s always nice to get everything sorted in an efficient way. And thank you for the compliment on the haircut! Happy New Year-looking forward to sharing more videos soon!
That’s the one thing I don’t like about Christmas, taking decor down. That’s why I don’t bother too much to have Christmas tree and other decorations, I stick only to some lights.
In our family we always put up our stars in the window for 1st of December. Then the Christmas tree on 23rd of December and take it down the 6th of January. But we leave all outdoor lights and our stars a bit longer.
That’s a lovely tradition-starting with the stars in the window on December 1st and then bringing in the Christmas tree closer to the holiday feels so festive. Leaving the outdoor lights and stars up a bit longer keeps the winter evenings cozy and bright.
Happy New Year and love to you, Simon and the Bs! I'm a traditionalist and like to take down Christmas decorations on 5th January. I'm currently staying at my DD's and her's have come down this morning. However, I've been staying here since just before Christmas and I'm not home till next Sunday. Therefore I'll be taking mine down on 12th January! Good job my flat is small and I have only a little artificial tree! Xx
I love how organised you are Emma. My decs come down New Year’s Day. They do go up early December though. I have minimalised so much decor for Christmas but love having table trees around the house and a full on fireplace garland. Love when it’s out and enjoying the easiness off packing it down as well. Happy new year Emma.
Typically, I take decorations down on January 1st while my husband watches the bowl games (US), but this year we did minimal decorating, so it was stored away before New Year's Eve. Nice to have the house back to normal.
Hi Emma and wishes for a very happy New Year to you and your family. I recently packed away our Christmas decorations and although it’s a goodbye to the festive season, there’s something satisfying about cleaning up the house. Next year, I hope to get some decent storage boxes as our attic is very high and it’s easier to store things in smaller boxes than larger ones. Let’s hope we all have a healthy, happy and peaceful 2025 and I’m looking forward to watching your lovely videos this year. Loving your shorter hairstyle btw ! ❤️🥰
Starting a new year all fresh and cleaned is definitely worth the bit of sadness saying goodbye to Christmas. I love that feeling of having everything clean and tidy, especially at the start of a new year 🙌🏼
YES, finally, here's a new video ☺ Happy New Year to you all! 🥳 Your videos are always too short for me. I could watch them for hours 🫶 PS: I love your "new" hair
Ein gutes neues Jahr, liebe Emma, für dich und deinen Mann. Es ist mir immer wieder ein Freude und tolle Inspiration deinem gut organisierten Leben zu folgen. Danke dass du es mit uns teilst🤩🤩🤩
Mine is still up but they are mostly snowmen ⛄️. I leave them up until the end of January. Then everything comes down and is packed away. I have just one tote for Christmas. I’m 77 so my Christmas decorations are simple and don’t get in the way of ordinary life. Happy New Year to you! 🎊
It's great that you find the videos relaxing and motivating! Taking down decorations after Three Kings is such a lovely tradition-it gives you a nice, extended holiday feeling before wrapping things up.
Happy New Year to you all! 🎉 I used to keep them up as long as possible but now I take them down NYE or the day before. I usually have to go back to work 2nd Jan so like everything clean and fresh before starting a new work year. PS your hair looks lovely!
I take my Christmas decorations down after boxing day as I put them up early. I decluttered a lot this year. Gave those I didn't use anymore away. Put up in the loft labelled and ready for next Christmas. Clean and hoover and all done, followed by any other decluttering to do. Love your videos Emma ❤
Emma, Simon, & 🐾's...Happy New Year to you! Always enjoy your videos! I take down my Christmas decorations the day after New Years! Now to tackle one of my projects...sort & clean out the closets! Take care! ❤
Happy New Year, Emma, Simon and fur babies.. In Portugal, the tradition says to take all down after 6th January. I hate to see all the lights and decor taken down because I just love to look at it with the decorations and lights..it makes me feel so cozy! So I was watching you undertake all de-Christmas your house and thinking that something looked diferent!! Your hair!! That was a good cut..I did the same! I don't know why but I like to start a new year with a fresh cut!! ❤🫶🇵🇹
Thanks for the well organized take down. I do the same farther into January with a lot more “stuff”. I’m more maximalist than minimalist when it comes to Christmas decor! Love the new haircut! Whenever I think of you the picture that comes to mind is you with your blond bob! Guess I’ve been watching a long time. ❤
Hi Emma! Happy 2025! For me, I take down Christmas decorations right after Christmas. I, like you, want to start the new year fresh. I resist the urge to put out spring decor until at least February with a touch of ❤for Valentines. ☺️ Also, I use clear storage tubs for the ornaments, wreaths, garlands, etc. I would use the boxes they come in but after a few years the cardboard gets flimsy. We store everything in the attic so the plastic tubs keep everything protected.
Happy New Year 🥳 We do also have clear storage tubs (the same I use for my clothes) that we transfer items into once the cardboard boxes start to become too flimsy, but as they are only moved once/twice a year I find they last a while before we need to recycle them ❤️
I do things a lot like you for take-down, but immediately after Jan 1. I put things up right after Thanksgiving, so feels like the right time to start new, like you. Our disposal service will take the tree starting the first week of Jan. When putting up in November, I do a bit of "purging" and take things I don't want to GoodWill, so that others can enjoy. Purging is a routine I do often, so I might think about that again, while putting things away. I really don't have anything red in my house - all neutrals - so there is greenery I can continue to enjoy for winter months, then store much later. I store in plastic tubs - like your seasonal clothing tubs.
Happy New Uear!! I take mine down in between Christmas and New Year - in years gone by it was because I was usually nursing the mother of all hangovers on NY day - not a problem these days by like having everywhere reset xx
Jan 1 is always the de-Christmasify the house day, but with a broken ankle I fear everything will be left up until February. I'm starting to feel claustrophobic and very envious of your fresh space, haha! Happy new year to you and Simon 😊
Happy new year! I take most of the decs down on New Year’s Day and then there’s debate over the Christmas tree which tends to go on until mid January 🙈but this year “i won” and it went to Christmas tree recycling yesterday. In addition to the main tree, i also bought a small rooted Christmas tree like your kitchen one after seeing your Christmas decorate with me video. I’m going to plant it in a pot outside and hopefully re-use it next Christmas time in the house. Made me chuckle seeing the pups “supervise” the removal of your tree from your living room ❤
Happy New Year! It’s funny how the debate over when to take down the tree can go on for so long-mid-January definitely sounds like a typical time! The small rooted tree is such a great idea for reusing next year, and planting it outside is a perfect way to keep it alive. The pups “supervising” the tree removal was too cute-always good for a chuckle!
You can get a big big white plastic bag to pull up over your tree which makes it much cleaner when taking it out of your house...if you gather it up and put it down before you put the tree up before christmas, with the base of the tree thru the bottom, then you can put your basket or tree cloth around the tree and cover up the bag. So easy!!!
That’s such a clever idea! Using a large white plastic bag to cover the tree makes the whole process much cleaner and easier. It’s a great way to keep everything tidy while setting up and taking down the tree.
Happy New Year, Emma. I take my deccies down around the 12th night, so will be tackling that task today. The tree is the biggest task - at 8ft with 2000 lights and over 100 baubles on it, it’s going to take me most of the day!
We usually remove our tree on the 1st or 2nd of January. This year we waited until today because we were exhausted from babysitting our grandkids for a few days.lol
I love, love, love your organization-videos ❣ always very motivated to go down in our cellar and start organizing as well 😅 your taste in interieur also brings me in the mood for calm and relaxing home-setup happy new year to you and your little family
So satisfying to take down the Xmas decs - the house always feels so simple and spacious afterwards! I do a very similar process to you - we have decorations we've had for many years and I like to put them away carefully, tho I prefer storage boxes and they go in our garage (plus we invested in a prelit artificial tree a few years back so it get's boxed up too). As I only put ours up mid December I waited til today - 6th January (or epiphany) - to take them down. Tho I'm not rigid about it and if it hadn't been for friends coming for lunch yesterday who have 2 little boys I may have done it on Saturday!
I’m a take it down on New Year’s Day person. I have plastic tubs and carrier bags for different coloured decorations (red, brown, gold, folksy/ homespun etc) We live in 2 terraced houses knocked together so have 2 attics accessed via the 2 bathrooms.
I keep mine until January 6.. and depending on what day of the week it falls, I wait until that weekend to remove. Thank you for sharing. BTW, nice haircut!
Firstly, Happy New Year to you and Simon. I love to see the decorations go up in December, I bring in the New Year and then I'm excited on the 1st Jan to get up and clear it all away and clean, realising I suddenly have my clean Uncluttered spaces back. Feels a little wasteful to be sawing up the tree for the green bin, but I do enjoy the scent and at least it is being recycled.
Do you guys not have a specific Christmas tree collection? We have one and they ground the trees up to mulch which is used to fertilise other trees and plants, so not just going to a landfill where granted it will decompose over time but it’s actually a useful form of recycling that continues the circle of life x
@@EmmaHill I don't believe so, first Christmas in my new bungalow in the beautiful Shropshire Countryside, but email reminders stated green recycling collections. So coat went on, saw in hand and it's ready to go! 🤣
Our decoration inside are all put away. But, the outdoor wreaths and pot are real greens, and they stay up as long as they look good. March maybe? Happy New Year🎉
We used to take down January 6th but now we have a 1st January birthday in the house (plus 5th and 13th!), they go up 1st December, so we can enjoy the build up, and are down by 29th/30th. I prefer it that way to be honest.
We had a lot of sickness over Christmas so never really got into it and having the decs up was just depressing, so they all came down on Jan 1st. I'm really impressed with those garlands, had a little look at your decorating video and can't believe they came from Temu!! Definitely going to be ordering some of them as we've got a very wide kitchen and I'd love to hang garlands in there next year!!
Sorry to hear that! I know a lot of people have had sickness of some form this year. I had a bug before Christmas and Simon was totally wiped out by flu the day after Boxing Day and is only just starting to recover now 🙃
@@EmmaHillit definitely feels like it was the Christmas for sickness. So many people we knew were suffering with something or other. I do love the January refresh though!
I totally get how having decorations up during sickness can feel more depressing than festive. Taking them down on January 1st definitely helps reset the mood. Those garlands from Temu are surprisingly good, right? They’ll look perfect in a wide kitchen next year!
Enjoyed the video, great to see down as well as up BUT as a country living dog Mum to 3, I would love to see a review of your Countryside Cupboard. 🙏 🥾 😊
I took ours down on New Year’s Day, although my partner wanted them to stay 😂 I like to get straight again and have a clean up. We have lots of lovely Disney tree decs too that we’ve collected over the yrs ❤
Taking them down on New Year’s Day is a great way to start the year fresh. It’s always nice to have a good clean-up afterward too. Collecting Disney tree decorations over the years makes the tree so special and full of memories.
I take them down on the 6th usually, to honour Jesus and the epiphany. But I always feel like taking them down sooner. We only have a tree and some outdoor lights.
I keep my deco till the first Sunday in January - that's today and i am procrastinating 😂😂😂 thank you for giving me the much needed motivation , i am putting off my phone now and "de Christmas" my home 💪❤
Haha, I totally get the procrastination! But it’s great that you’re getting motivated to "de-Christmas" your home today. Once you start, it’ll feel so good to have everything fresh and tidy!
We use the week between Christmas and New Year to undecorate. We leave our tree up till New Years day. Or later as we love the light it gives off. I’m not a huge fan of Christmas decor so we keep it pretty simple and use a lot of greenery from outside.
That sounds like a nice way to transition after Christmas-keeping the tree up until New Year’s Day for the cozy light. Keeping the decor simple with plenty of greenery from outside gives a fresh, natural feel without feeling too overdone.
My decorations are already down. I always do it in that time after Boxing Day and before New Year’s Eve. PS: Happy New Year to you, Simon and the beautiful doggies.
I live alone so sometimes my visitors are after Hogmanay the tree first and the extras. I leave light related items further into the year gives off a cosy vibe on a dark day. My biggest problem is I have to remove boxes to get to the back of my only cupboard to get my decorations and tree stored
Leaving light-related items up longer is such a cozy touch, especially during the darker months. It helps maintain that warm, festive atmosphere. I can relate to the cupboard storage issue-it's always a bit of a challenge to move things around to get to the decorations and tree. But once everything's packed away, it feels so satisfying!
I always put the decorations up on november 1st. For me, after halloween it’s Christmas time! I take everything down on december 26th. After Christmas it’s feels really pointless 😂 ps- i’m not religious at all, for me it’s about being with family, lights, smells and some gifts ☺️
I always take mine down after Epiphany on January 6th. Since we are in the midst of a snowstorm here in Ohio, I will probably wait as they all get stored in my garage.
I heard that in the old days they would leave em up til candlemas (feb 1st) and I’m here for that. My other half disagrees so we are compromising on epiphany
Bonne année 🎊 Loving your storage space and your dogs, 4? 😅 we usually take our decorations down just before the Epiphany. Which is tomorrow and now we are going to spend the month eating la galette des rois 🤴 at home and at work 😅
Always down before New year I put them up around the 15th December and down by 29th can't see the point once Christmas is over like you I like to get back to normal before new year x
We have ours up from late November so I feel like we have plenty of time to enjoy everything. I’m not really a fan of Christmas Day, I find it such an odd day as an adult so I enjoy the build up throughout the month of December and then once the 25th comes I’m done 🤣
I take down on the 12th night, which is the 6th. We however do not put ours up until week and a half before Christmas. Bit like it used to be done in the old days 😂
Haha whatever works for you 🙌🏼 Ours is up at the end of November so we have longer to enjoy it. By the time Christmas Day rolls around I’m ready to be done with it. I definitely prefer the build up to the day itself 🙊
In Russia, we have Christmas on 7th of Jan, so we keep all the decorations till Epiphany on the 19th of Jan. So we still have 12 days of Christmas ahead. 🎉🎉🎉
New Years Eve for me as my dad passed on new years day ( 9 years 2025 ) so I don't feel like celebrating it . But I do like a nice tidy home & then spend January feeling like I have to de clutter everywhere x
We usually take down the decorations after January 9th. My boyfriend is Catholic, and I’m Orthodox. Orthodox Christmas is celebrated on January 7th, and then January 9th is my birthday. So, for us, the holiday season ends after my birthday, and that’s when we take everything down.
That makes perfect sense to extend the decorations through Orthodox Christmas and your birthday. It’s a nice way to fully enjoy the holiday season before wrapping it up after such meaningful celebrations.
In Italy we say “L’epifania ogni festa porta via” and we used to remove all the decorations January 6th!
Same in the Netherlands, however we have two Christmas tree pick up dates where they collect the tree and one is before the 6th, so I usually opt for that in case something goes wrong and I have the back up date left😂 But this year I will dismantle it tomorrow on the 6th.
Germany aswell
It was always the 6th of January in the UK or was once when Traditional Christmas was observed. I still stick to the 6th of January, when the three kings visit. ❤
The same in Argentina 😊
@@rosemaryhowes8047 Yes. I'm in London & I'm taking mine down tomorrow as well; on the twelfth day of Christmas.
I’d love a video on all the natural and artificial stems/flowers/plants you have around the house and where you got them from? I notice you change them every season would like to see a video on what you have for each season
I wait for January 6th, Epiphany. But, well done on the removal and storage ideas. Thanks!
January 6th, Epiphany, is such a meaningful time to take down the decorations. Glad you liked the removal and storage ideas! It’s always good to make the process as easy as possible.
My mom would always do the take down on Epiphany, January 6th, so I just kept that going. Since I mostly work from home, I structure the work week so I could make a day of it. By the 6th, I feel like I’m ready to take on the year. 😊
Ooohhhh.........;loving the new hair cut, Very nice!
Thank you ❤️
I loved your storage under the eves hidden by a closet. We have the same type of storage under our stairs, hidden by an outdoor coat closet. I gather the things in our family room. Wait abut 2 weeks as I always forget something. Then we take out all the coats and my husband crawls under the stairs and I proceed to funnel in the boxes and totes and even two trees. Christmas Jenga we call it 😂. Happy New Year to Emma, Simon and the babies 🎉.
I take Christmas decor down on January 6th the Epiphany it was my husband's french family's tradition that I've continued even though he's passed it connects him to the season
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I remove everything that is very obviously Christmas (Christmas tree, garlands, bows, bells, everything red ...) around New Years - depends a bit on whether we are hosting or not - and everything that is just winter themed (evergreens, pine cones, candles, knit, fur ...) stays up a lot longer. The tree stays in the garden to fully dry so we can then use the branches as fire starters next winter
I am doing that this year too…leaving wintery things up. It always feel weird to put up regular decor in January. We are getting a big snow and I still want it to look warm and cozy.
I think Simon has decided to do this with out tree this year too 👍
@@EmmaHill just be careful the tree wasn't treated with anything, sometimes they're sprayed to help reduce the needle drop.
That’s a great approach-keeping the more winter-themed decorations up longer helps maintain a cozy, seasonal feel without the Christmas vibe lingering too long. Using the tree branches for fire starters next winter is a smart and sustainable idea.
Happy New year Emma Simon and furbabies...great video as always 👍love your new haircut 😊Xx
Thank you x
I always take my decorations down on twelfth night (6th January I believe) and I put them back in the loft. I use a plastic storage box for all the tree decorations and different boxes for the rest. My tree gets chopped up for firewood for the wood burner. I put my decorations and tree up no earlier than the 11th December. Happy New Year Emma.
Hi Emma, in Spain most people take them down on January 6th after the visit from the three kings. For us the most important Christmas decor is the nativity scene. Love your channel Emma! ❤
Thank you for watching and sharing. Happy New Year 🥳
I usually put on my favorite music right before taking the tree down. That is a rough thing to do after looking at the beauty for a month. I take all my Christmas down day after Christmas and put up my winter decor. When I was growing up, we kept Christmas up till January 6, so usually came down on the seventh. Happy new year! ❤🎉🥂
Happy New Year 😘
Putting on favorite music to ease the process of taking down the tree is such a good idea. It’s always tough to say goodbye to that holiday beauty. Transitioning to winter decor right after Christmas helps keep the cozy feel going. Keeping decorations up until January 6th growing up sounds like a lovely tradition too. Happy New Year!
Happy New Year!! We have taken our Christmas decorations down as well 😢. We tend to do it after New Year's Day, but before going back to work for a clean fresh start. Love your organization as it will make getting ready for Christmas 2025 that much easier. Thank you for sharing!!
Same for us!
Your removal routine is as efficient as your decorating routine. I'm starting the removal process today. Also, love your new haircut!❤ Happy New Year! Looking forward to new videos!
Happy removal day 😘
That’s great to hear you’re starting the removal process! It’s always nice to get everything sorted in an efficient way. And thank you for the compliment on the haircut! Happy New Year-looking forward to sharing more videos soon!
That’s the one thing I don’t like about Christmas, taking decor down. That’s why I don’t bother too much to have Christmas tree and other decorations, I stick only to some lights.
In our family we always put up our stars in the window for 1st of December. Then the Christmas tree on 23rd of December and take it down the 6th of January. But we leave all outdoor lights and our stars a bit longer.
That’s a lovely tradition-starting with the stars in the window on December 1st and then bringing in the Christmas tree closer to the holiday feels so festive. Leaving the outdoor lights and stars up a bit longer keeps the winter evenings cozy and bright.
Happy New Year and love to you, Simon and the Bs! I'm a traditionalist and like to take down Christmas decorations on 5th January. I'm currently staying at my DD's and her's have come down this morning. However, I've been staying here since just before Christmas and I'm not home till next Sunday. Therefore I'll be taking mine down on 12th January! Good job my flat is small and I have only a little artificial tree! Xx
I love how organised you are Emma. My decs come down New Year’s Day. They do go up early December though.
I have minimalised so much decor for Christmas but love having table trees around the house and a full on fireplace garland.
Love when it’s out and enjoying the easiness off packing it down as well. Happy new year Emma.
Typically, I take decorations down on January 1st while my husband watches the bowl games (US), but this year we did minimal decorating, so it was stored away before New Year's Eve. Nice to have the house back to normal.
Hi Emma and wishes for a very happy New Year to you and your family. I recently packed away our Christmas decorations and although it’s a goodbye to the festive season, there’s something satisfying about cleaning up the house. Next year, I hope to get some decent storage boxes as our attic is very high and it’s easier to store things in smaller boxes than larger ones. Let’s hope we all have a healthy, happy and peaceful 2025 and I’m looking forward to watching your lovely videos this year. Loving your shorter hairstyle btw ! ❤️🥰
Starting a new year all fresh and cleaned is definitely worth the bit of sadness saying goodbye to Christmas. I love that feeling of having everything clean and tidy, especially at the start of a new year 🙌🏼
Happy New Year to you as well! It’s always a bittersweet moment when the decorations come down, but cleaning up definitely feels refreshing.
YES, finally, here's a new video ☺ Happy New Year to you all! 🥳
Your videos are always too short for me. I could watch them for hours 🫶
PS: I love your "new" hair
Ahh thank you! x
Ein gutes neues Jahr, liebe Emma, für dich und deinen Mann. Es ist mir immer wieder ein Freude und tolle Inspiration deinem gut organisierten Leben zu folgen. Danke dass du es mit uns teilst🤩🤩🤩
Thank you for watching x
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Mine is still up but they are mostly snowmen ⛄️. I leave them up until the end of January. Then everything comes down and is packed away. I have just one tote for Christmas. I’m 77 so my Christmas decorations are simple and don’t get in the way of ordinary life. Happy New Year to you! 🎊
Happy new year to you ❤️
Happy New Year!!!!🎉
Your new haircut is fantastic!!!! It suits you perfectly😊
Thank you x
Its always relaxing and motivating to watch your videos. ❤ As for our family, we take down all our Christmas decorations after 3 kings.
It's great that you find the videos relaxing and motivating! Taking down decorations after Three Kings is such a lovely tradition-it gives you a nice, extended holiday feeling before wrapping things up.
Here in Portugal we only remove the Christmas decorations after Three Kings' Day, 6th January.
Your videos are so calming to watch :) about to tackle my de Christmassing of our little bungalow now! A very Happy New Year to you.
Happy New Year to you all! 🎉
I used to keep them up as long as possible but now I take them down NYE or the day before. I usually have to go back to work 2nd Jan so like everything clean and fresh before starting a new work year.
PS your hair looks lovely!
I’m definitely on board with this way of thinking 🙌🏼
I take my Christmas decorations down after boxing day as I put them up early. I decluttered a lot this year. Gave those I didn't use anymore away. Put up in the loft labelled and ready for next Christmas. Clean and hoover and all done, followed by any other decluttering to do. Love your videos Emma ❤
Thank you x
Emma, Simon, & 🐾's...Happy New Year to you! Always enjoy your videos! I take down my Christmas decorations the day after New Years! Now to tackle one of my projects...sort & clean out the closets! Take care! ❤
Ooooo one of my favourite tasks 🙌🏼
Happy New Year, Emma, Simon and fur babies..
In Portugal, the tradition says to take all down after 6th January. I hate to see all the lights and decor taken down because I just love to look at it with the decorations and lights..it makes me feel so cozy!
So I was watching you undertake all de-Christmas your house and thinking that something looked diferent!! Your hair!! That was a good cut..I did the same! I don't know why but I like to start a new year with a fresh cut!! ❤🫶🇵🇹
Happy New year to you ❤️
Down before New Year #Happy2025Emma&Simon 🕊️🙏🏽
For me, it is before New Year. I always feel like it is a fresh start and the decorations going away is part of that 😊
Happy New Year! 🎆🎊
love the system you have Emma,and yup I’m the same I have a cupboard right at back to put all my Xmas stuff in too!😊
Love that you named your hoover. My son has named his vacuum Dustin. 🤣🤣
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Thanks for the well organized take down. I do the same farther into January with a lot more “stuff”. I’m more maximalist than minimalist when it comes to Christmas decor! Love the new haircut! Whenever I think of you the picture that comes to mind is you with your blond bob! Guess I’ve been watching a long time. ❤
Thank you for your continued support ❤️
Gotta make way for Chinese New Year decorations now! 🎉😊
Hi Emma! Happy 2025! For me, I take down Christmas decorations right after Christmas. I, like you, want to start the new year fresh. I resist the urge to put out spring decor until at least February with a touch of ❤for Valentines. ☺️ Also, I use clear storage tubs for the ornaments, wreaths, garlands, etc. I would use the boxes they come in but after a few years the cardboard gets flimsy. We store everything in the attic so the plastic tubs keep everything protected.
Happy New Year 🥳 We do also have clear storage tubs (the same I use for my clothes) that we transfer items into once the cardboard boxes start to become too flimsy, but as they are only moved once/twice a year I find they last a while before we need to recycle them ❤️
Starting the new year fresh by taking down Christmas decorations right after Christmas makes perfect sense.
I do things a lot like you for take-down, but immediately after Jan 1. I put things up right after Thanksgiving, so feels like the right time to start new, like you. Our disposal service will take the tree starting the first week of Jan. When putting up in November, I do a bit of "purging" and take things I don't want to GoodWill, so that others can enjoy. Purging is a routine I do often, so I might think about that again, while putting things away. I really don't have anything red in my house - all neutrals - so there is greenery I can continue to enjoy for winter months, then store much later. I store in plastic tubs - like your seasonal clothing tubs.
Happy new year to you both and the dogs mine came down on New Year’s Day all back to normal ❤
Happy New Uear!! I take mine down in between Christmas and New Year - in years gone by it was because I was usually nursing the mother of all hangovers on NY day - not a problem these days by like having everywhere reset xx
Wishing you and hubby a very Happy New Year!!🥰🐕
Thank you! Happy New Year x
Happy new year! Love from Colombia 🇨🇴
Happy New Year Emma! Cute hair cut too!
I am taking down my Christmas tree tomorrow. I know what you mean how it’s kinda sad to do.
Very bittersweet. Sad to say goodbye but nice to start a fresh ✨
Jan 1 is always the de-Christmasify the house day, but with a broken ankle I fear everything will be left up until February. I'm starting to feel claustrophobic and very envious of your fresh space, haha! Happy new year to you and Simon 😊
Oh no 🤦♀️ Hope you are healing well ❤️ Happy New Year to you too ❤️
Frohes neues Jahr 🎉 Love your new old haircut ☺️!
Haha thank you 😘
Happy new year! I take most of the decs down on New Year’s Day and then there’s debate over the Christmas tree which tends to go on until mid January 🙈but this year “i won” and it went to Christmas tree recycling yesterday. In addition to the main tree, i also bought a small rooted Christmas tree like your kitchen one after seeing your Christmas decorate with me video. I’m going to plant it in a pot outside and hopefully re-use it next Christmas time in the house. Made me chuckle seeing the pups “supervise” the removal of your tree from your living room ❤
They always like to observe what’s going on when mum’s on a mission 🤣
Happy New Year! It’s funny how the debate over when to take down the tree can go on for so long-mid-January definitely sounds like a typical time! The small rooted tree is such a great idea for reusing next year, and planting it outside is a perfect way to keep it alive. The pups “supervising” the tree removal was too cute-always good for a chuckle!
You can get a big big white plastic bag to pull up over your tree which makes it much cleaner when taking it out of your house...if you gather it up and put it down before you put the tree up before christmas, with the base of the tree thru the bottom, then you can put your basket or tree cloth around the tree and cover up the bag. So easy!!!
But then I wouldn’t have the satisfying hoovering session, I don’t want to give that up…the heart wants what it wants 😘
That’s such a clever idea! Using a large white plastic bag to cover the tree makes the whole process much cleaner and easier. It’s a great way to keep everything tidy while setting up and taking down the tree.
@@EmmaHill Oh you would still get to hoover...just not as much!
Happy New Year, Emma. I take my deccies down around the 12th night, so will be tackling that task today. The tree is the biggest task - at 8ft with 2000 lights and over 100 baubles on it, it’s going to take me most of the day!
Sending some motivation your way 😘
We usually remove our tree on the 1st or 2nd of January. This year we waited until today because we were exhausted from babysitting our grandkids for a few days.lol
😆 hope you had a fantastic time though, even if you needed a little break after ❤️
I love, love, love your organization-videos ❣ always very motivated to go down in our cellar and start organizing as well 😅
your taste in interieur also brings me in the mood for calm and relaxing home-setup
happy new year to you and your little family
Thank you! Happy New Year x
Also loving the hair refresh Emma. Happy New Year.❤
Thank you x
So satisfying to take down the Xmas decs - the house always feels so simple and spacious afterwards! I do a very similar process to you - we have decorations we've had for many years and I like to put them away carefully, tho I prefer storage boxes and they go in our garage (plus we invested in a prelit artificial tree a few years back so it get's boxed up too).
As I only put ours up mid December I waited til today - 6th January (or epiphany) - to take them down. Tho I'm not rigid about it and if it hadn't been for friends coming for lunch yesterday who have 2 little boys I may have done it on Saturday!
Taking down the Christmas decorations really does make the house feel so much more spacious and calm.
I’m a take it down on New Year’s Day person. I have plastic tubs and carrier bags for different coloured decorations (red, brown, gold, folksy/ homespun etc)
We live in 2 terraced houses knocked together so have 2 attics accessed via the 2 bathrooms.
Lovely video. A pleasure to watch. 🧡
Thank you ❤️
I keep mine until January 6.. and depending on what day of the week it falls, I wait until that weekend to remove. Thank you for sharing. BTW, nice haircut!
Thank you ❤️
Happy New Year Emma, Simon and 🐶🐶🐶🐶
Happy New Year 🥳
Firstly, Happy New Year to you and Simon.
I love to see the decorations go up in December, I bring in the New Year and then I'm excited on the 1st Jan to get up and clear it all away and clean, realising I suddenly have my clean
Uncluttered spaces back. Feels a little wasteful to be sawing up the tree for the green bin, but I do enjoy the scent and at least it is being recycled.
Do you guys not have a specific Christmas tree collection? We have one and they ground the trees up to mulch which is used to fertilise other trees and plants, so not just going to a landfill where granted it will decompose over time but it’s actually a useful form of recycling that continues the circle of life x
@@EmmaHill I don't believe so, first Christmas in my new bungalow in the beautiful Shropshire Countryside, but email reminders stated green recycling collections. So coat went on, saw in hand and it's ready to go! 🤣
Our decoration inside are all put away. But, the outdoor wreaths and pot are real greens, and they stay up as long as they look good. March maybe? Happy New Year🎉
We used to take down January 6th but now we have a 1st January birthday in the house (plus 5th and 13th!), they go up 1st December, so we can enjoy the build up, and are down by 29th/30th. I prefer it that way to be honest.
That's a busy start to the year. I hope the 1st two birthdays went well ❤️
We had a lot of sickness over Christmas so never really got into it and having the decs up was just depressing, so they all came down on Jan 1st.
I'm really impressed with those garlands, had a little look at your decorating video and can't believe they came from Temu!! Definitely going to be ordering some of them as we've got a very wide kitchen and I'd love to hang garlands in there next year!!
Sorry to hear that! I know a lot of people have had sickness of some form this year. I had a bug before Christmas and Simon was totally wiped out by flu the day after Boxing Day and is only just starting to recover now 🙃
@@EmmaHillit definitely feels like it was the Christmas for sickness. So many people we knew were suffering with something or other. I do love the January refresh though!
I totally get how having decorations up during sickness can feel more depressing than festive. Taking them down on January 1st definitely helps reset the mood. Those garlands from Temu are surprisingly good, right? They’ll look perfect in a wide kitchen next year!
Enjoyed the video, great to see down as well as up BUT as a country living dog Mum to 3, I would love to see a review of your Countryside Cupboard. 🙏 🥾 😊
I took ours down on New Year’s Day, although my partner wanted them to stay 😂 I like to get straight again and have a clean up. We have lots of lovely Disney tree decs too that we’ve collected over the yrs ❤
😍 always lovely memories when I get them back out 😍
Taking them down on New Year’s Day is a great way to start the year fresh. It’s always nice to have a good clean-up afterward too. Collecting Disney tree decorations over the years makes the tree so special and full of memories.
January 6th here in uk aswell. 12 days before and 12 days after. X
I take them down on the 6th usually, to honour Jesus and the epiphany. But I always feel like taking them down sooner. We only have a tree and some outdoor lights.
I keep my deco till the first Sunday in January - that's today and i am procrastinating 😂😂😂 thank you for giving me the much needed motivation , i am putting off my phone now and "de Christmas" my home 💪❤
You’ve got this 💪🏼😘
Haha, I totally get the procrastination! But it’s great that you’re getting motivated to "de-Christmas" your home today. Once you start, it’ll feel so good to have everything fresh and tidy!
Great job emma as always ❤
I needed this to get me doing! Thank you Emma.
Thank you for watching and hope the clean up goes well 🤞
@ yep, completed today!
i always put mine up on 1 december and take down on 1 jan or as close as the diary allows. it is a bit sad to do but also cathartic in a way
We use the week between Christmas and New Year to undecorate. We leave our tree up till New Years day. Or later as we love the light it gives off. I’m not a huge fan of Christmas decor so we keep it pretty simple and use a lot of greenery from outside.
That sounds like a nice way to transition after Christmas-keeping the tree up until New Year’s Day for the cozy light. Keeping the decor simple with plenty of greenery from outside gives a fresh, natural feel without feeling too overdone.
My decorations are already down. I always do it in that time after Boxing Day and before New Year’s Eve.
PS: Happy New Year to you, Simon and the beautiful doggies.
A girl after my own heart 😘🙌🏼
I live alone so sometimes my visitors are after Hogmanay the tree first
and the extras. I leave light related items further into the year gives off a cosy vibe on a dark day. My biggest problem is I have to remove boxes to get to the back of my only cupboard to get my decorations and tree stored
Leaving light-related items up longer is such a cozy touch, especially during the darker months. It helps maintain that warm, festive atmosphere. I can relate to the cupboard storage issue-it's always a bit of a challenge to move things around to get to the decorations and tree. But once everything's packed away, it feels so satisfying!
Before New Year's! Love the shorter hair ❤
Thank you ❤️
Hi Emma happy new year ❤ I have taken down my tree on 6 January ❤️
Happy New Year ❤️
I always put the decorations up on november 1st. For me, after halloween it’s Christmas time! I take everything down on december 26th. After Christmas it’s feels really pointless 😂 ps- i’m not religious at all, for me it’s about being with family, lights, smells and some gifts ☺️
I always take mine down after Epiphany on January 6th. Since we are in the midst of a snowstorm here in Ohio, I will probably wait as they all get stored in my garage.
I think that's a good idea, stay in the warm ❤️
I heard that in the old days they would leave em up til candlemas (feb 1st) and I’m here for that. My other half disagrees so we are compromising on epiphany
Well done Emma, like your haircut x
Thank you ❤️
Happy New Year to you both xx
Thank you and happy new year to you ❤️
Bonne année 🎊 Loving your storage space and your dogs, 4? 😅 we usually take our decorations down just before the Epiphany. Which is tomorrow and now we are going to spend the month eating la galette des rois 🤴 at home and at work 😅
I have no idea what that is but I hope it’s delicious 🙊
Always down before New year I put them up around the 15th December and down by 29th can't see the point once Christmas is over like you I like to get back to normal before new year x
We have ours up from late November so I feel like we have plenty of time to enjoy everything. I’m not really a fan of Christmas Day, I find it such an odd day as an adult so I enjoy the build up throughout the month of December and then once the 25th comes I’m done 🤣
Thankyou for another lovely video Emma 😊
I love love love your coffee table in the formal lounge, May I ask where you got this? X
It’s a vintage solid travertine table, I bought it off Facebook Marketplace just over 3 years ago x
@EmmaHill thankyou - it's beautiful...I'll keep a lookout for one! Happy new year x
Muy bonita tu casa!! Bendiciones.
Thank you x
Happy new year Emma. 😊
I take down on the 12th night, which is the 6th. We however do not put ours up until week and a half before Christmas.
Bit like it used to be done in the old days 😂
Haha whatever works for you 🙌🏼 Ours is up at the end of November so we have longer to enjoy it. By the time Christmas Day rolls around I’m ready to be done with it. I definitely prefer the build up to the day itself 🙊
We always cut up our tree in situ, then put chopped up tree out
In Russia, we have Christmas on 7th of Jan, so we keep all the decorations till Epiphany on the 19th of Jan. So we still have 12 days of Christmas ahead. 🎉🎉🎉
In the UK epiphany is on 6th January.
New Years Eve for me as my dad passed on new years day ( 9 years 2025 ) so I don't feel like celebrating it . But I do like a nice tidy home & then spend January feeling like I have to de clutter everywhere x
❤ to you. My late mother’s birthday is at Christmas. Miss her. 😢
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We normally leave it until 5th January, but we took them down New Years day as we were away 2nd to 6th January 😊
Hope you had a lovely trip ❤️
@EmmaHill we did thankyou. X
We usually take them down after Three Kings (epiphany).
Happy New Year Emma❤️❤️❤️
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New years day ours went down we put them up on Xmas eve
Omg ur hair is just fantastic love it soooo kuch better ❤❤❤
Thank you ❤️
Always take mine down 2nd January xhappy 2025 emma ,Simon and fur babies 🎉
We usually take down the decorations after January 9th. My boyfriend is Catholic, and I’m Orthodox. Orthodox Christmas is celebrated on January 7th, and then January 9th is my birthday. So, for us, the holiday season ends after my birthday, and that’s when we take everything down.
That makes perfect sense to extend the decorations through Orthodox Christmas and your birthday. It’s a nice way to fully enjoy the holiday season before wrapping it up after such meaningful celebrations.
Hello ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ Happy New Year 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Happy new year 🥳
I notice more people have taken decs down earlier this year
New Year’s Day mine are down
You ALWAYS inspire me to get a little more organized and too clean just a little bit more. Your home-and your discipline-are pure inspo!
Thank you x