I see it on commercial buildings but how common is it for people to do this? (details inside)

I’ve seen some people do it. It all really depends on the people and where they live. Where we live now, all outdoor decorations had to be down by a certain date (I think it was 1/15).

Lazy people don’t take it down (and/or people who don’t give a shit).

It seems like more and more people do. I deplore it.

It’s called it the “Christmas Season” because it lasts for a finite amount of time. And it should. Else, what’s there to look forward to?

You can get killed falling off a roof that is covered in snow and ice. It’s much safer to remove them in the early spring when everything thaws.

In many ski and tourist towns they leave the Christmas lights up and on (the ones that are clearly not holiday oriented). It makes the town more festive for the tourists. Works, too.

I like the lights on the house. It’s the wreath on the door until March that I wish would get attended to sooner.

I’ve noticed that in some of the neighborhoods around my area that have a predominantly Hispanic or Latino population (based on the fact that there are way more business signs written in Spanish), tend to have a lot more Xmas lights left up year round than elsewhere. It may be a cultural thing. The poorer neighborhoods around my city, also tend to have more lights left up year round.

I live in a complex where there are homeowners rules that insist that the decorations come down the first week in January or else you will get a fine. I love Xmas lights, but I only like to see them at Xmas time, or else they don’t seem as special.

My dad leaves them up until the snow is gone (which is usually April), and I’m happy he does. I don’t need my 64-year-old sciatica father falling off a ladder. They’re only turned on until mid-January, though.

Growing up, ours was that house. No excuses either as it was Southern California and there was no snow to melt! Instead of being embarrassed by it I decided to embrace the it and tell everyone it is really the most efficient way to do things. I would use the old “why make your bed in the morning if you are just going to sleep in it that night” explanation. We were usually one of two or three in our middle class neighborhood. Where I live now pretty much nobody does it. Oh wait, I have had a strand of Santa heads in one of my trees for about four years.

I think icicle lights hanging off a house all year around looks so so tacky.

In many communities it is against the law to leave your decorations up past a specific date. The reason behind the law is a safety issue, the display life of the lights.

“If you don’t put them up, you don’t have to take them down”.

Makes sence to me.