There is nothing more depressing than taking down the Christmas tree and decorations. Even more so if, like me, you have had a great Christmas. If you’ve had a crap one then you can take the decorations down and console yourself with things like “bah, humbug” or “let’s get on with the new year”. If you’ve had a good one then you’ll just wish it was still going on.
Anyhow, the tree has been taken to the recycling centre and the decorations are in various carrier bags waiting for me to find somewhere to stow them for the year. So long Christmas 2004, you really were a great one.