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Nia Dalton & Catherine Addison-Swan

North East mam explains sweet reason she always takes her decorations down at 6pm on Christmas Day

While there's debate every year about when is the right time to take down our Christmas decorations, it's safe to say that most people don't set about tidying away the festive additions to their home on Christmas Day itself.

But this is exactly what mam-of-two Georgia Schofield does. The 24-year-old from Hartlepool takes down all signs of yuletide joy from tinsel to the tree itself by 6pm on Christmas Day - but while the abrupt end to the festive season may sound unconventional, there's actually a very sweet reason behind it.

After her waters broke on Christmas morning nearly four years ago, Georgia's daughter was born on Boxing Day - but the dedicated mam is keen to make sure that her three-year-old little girl Ava never feels like her birthday comes second fiddle to Christmas. So on December 25, she quickly replaces Christmas decorations with birthday bunting and balloons as she puts Ava's birthday presents out ready for the morning.

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