Linda, boy do I understand your question. I love Christmas, but when it's over I'm always glad.
We have put our tree up as early as the first part of December. Like Pooky, I think it was Pooky said, I just clean around it.
As for the little cob-webbie things. My ceilings, 18 foot in the family room (we thought it was a good idea when we bought the house, and it really is) attract the little stringy cobwebs. I have a LONG handle I use wrapped with a dust cloth to get them out of the high reaches. I have neighbors who wrap a tennis ball with a dust cloth and "throw" it at the cobwebs. I haven't tried this one.
We usually go home on December 26th so the afternoon of the 25th we strip the tree and take it out.
As for the other sit around stuff, sometimes I put it out sometimes I don't. I don't do basements (meaning, the only time I venture down there is when we have a tornado warning) so if someone else wants to bring the stuff up I will use it.
Linda I understand the "grate on your nerves" comment. You just like everything in order.
Debbie