2-3 weeks before is acceptable, definately down before New Year's Eve. That may, in fact, be a Southern tradition - my mother always scoffed at people who had their lights up after New Year's as being incredibly tacky. and that's the point, in my opinion. it's not about destroying the meaning of the season or not liking the christmas time and the happy happy joy joy, but protecting it by making sure it doesn't become debased.
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