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YOUR 2010 CHRISTMAS CALENDAR

There is nothing worse than getting your Christmas tree too late, or even too early. So the team at Needlefresh (Yes, we still go out and buy our own !) are going to share their timetable with you.

27-28TH NOVEMBER

It may seem early but if you don’t start thinking about it now you will have to rush later. This weekend is the perfect time to decide on what size and type of tree you require.

Check out your local retailer - type your postcode into our tree finder and the all the information about your local suppliers of Needlefresh trees will appear. It will list what trees in what sizes  they stock. (You can even book your trees for collection at some stockists)

Decide on a date to pick up your tree!

Most trees will comfortably last the full holiday through to the 6th January (12th night)

4-5TH DECEMBER - MAKE A DAY OF IT’

Select your tree now, at home put it outside in the garden and take the wrapping off - this gives the branches a chance to settle back to their natural position. Don't forget to take the NEEDLEFRESH QUALITY GUARANTEED label off and keep it. The unique number, on that label, you will need to enter our Christmas fun game. Also this year with your number and your label colour you will be able to find out where your tree was grown. Get the decorations unpacked - check you have what you need - check that your lights work buy spare bulbs if you have to replace any (nothing worse than the lights going just before the Christmas weekend when the shelves are bare) or purchase a NEW look - Go to our Decorate your tree section

11TH-12TH DECEMBER

Bring the tree indoors, but into a conservatory or lobby for the tree to dry - if a cut tree place its base in a water container, if it is a pot grown tree place it in a waterproof container and water - let it acclimatize to your house - check the tree for dead needle, branches, bugs, leaves etc. (Don’t forget the tree was cut and netted outside) and remove them

Position the tree where you want it for the Christmas spell, the main tree should be dry enough now (if not leave to dry before decorating) - place a cut tree in an adequate container which is waterproof and water it now! - prune any branches that get in the way of you positioning the tree where you want it.

CHRISTMAS IS NEARLY HERE!

13TH - 14TH DECEMBER - ‘MAKE A NIGHT OF IT’

Decorate the tree with the family - make sure there is an adequate electrical supply for the lights as near as possible (read our safety page) -

Make sure that all electrics are a long way from where you will water your tree (a tree can ‘drink’ a litre of water a day dependent on size read our care page) switch the tree on with the family.

14TH DECEMBER - through to the 6TH JANUARY

ENJOY YOUR NEEDLEFAST REAL CHRISTMAS TREE and THE FESTIVE SPELL!

5TH JANUARY 2010 - MAKE A NIGHT OF IT

Put the tree on some newspaper to catch any debris as you remove the decorations - carefully remove the Decorations and re-pack them - put the tree outside and arrange to dispose of it sensibly (your local retailer/garden centre will advise you)

Look forward to the following year. Make sure to note the important information about your tree, size type, are the lights OK was your stand adequate? make a note and put it in a diary for the beginning of next December or put the note with your stand or decorations. 

When Should Christmas Decorations And Tree Be Taken Down?

Traditionally the Christmas tree and decorations should be taken down on Twelfth Night.

When Is Twelfth Night

January the 5th is Twelfth Night. 

Twelfth Night is the evening of the 5th January, the evening preceding Twelfth Day.

This is the eve of the Epiphany, the final day of the Christmas festivities.

Why then is Twelfth Night on the 5th and not the 6th January (Twelfth Day)?

The actual date for Twelfth Night has always caused confusion. The reason has to do with how we interpret ‘eve’ and ‘night’.  It is our modern understanding that a new day starts at midnight. In times gone when the sun went down, that was the end of day. When you went to sleep that was the beginning of the next day therefore the night was at the start of the day, not at the end. the Twelfth night after Christmas would have been the evening before 6 January, the twelfth and final day of the Christmas festivities.