Christmas Trees! 🎄

[lasagne_of_death]

Christmas is coming up, and one of the most important decorations (at least in my house!) is the Christmas tree.

So I was wondering, when do you usually get/put up your tree? And do you get a real or fake tree? What do you usually decorate your tree with?

We usually put ours up a few weeks before Christmas, and we've had an artificial tree the last few years. We have an arrangement of ornaments both shop bought and hand made that we put up, and we always have several kinds of lights (both coloured and white depending on what we're feeling) hanging.

 

[rrenaa]

Our Christmas tree went up at the beginning of November this year because that’s what my sister wanted. We have an artificial tree and we usually just put up colored lights and red/green ornaments, nothing too fancy. I helped my boyfriend’s family with their tree and they have all kinds of ornaments they were gifted while growing up, which I thought was really cool. I hope I can do something like that in the future.

 

[Millysaurusrexjr]

I always put up a small artificial tree. I nearly forgot real Christmas trees still existed.. I saw a small real one for sale yesterday and now I kinda want a real tree. But then I would be sad when it dies!! Artificial ones are forever and can be any color which is pretty cool.. I kinda want a pink one.. I want all the trees!

Also, I tend to put up my Christmas tree the day after Halloween More time to enjoy it that way!!

 

[Aniko]

We had a real tree for years but it was starting to get complicated with a smaller car, less space, and you can't keep it that long either. So now it's an artificial one but I lit cedar candles.

 

[ShawnFuzz]

I love the smell of a real tree, but they are so messy and so much work. Plus the hippy in me doesnt like cutting down trees.

The past 6 or 7 years I have been decorating a 3 foot fake tree. It makes me happy, and feel the Christmas spirit!

 

[lasagne_of_death]

We had a real tree for years but it was starting to get complicated with a smaller car, less space, and you can't keep it that long either. So now it's an artificial one but I lit cedar candles.

Same to be honest. We've only been using an artificial one for maybe three or four years?

They also used to be relatively affordable, but the prices the last couple of years in my area have been lwk ridiculous

 

[Kamex]

My family is using an artificial Christmas tree, which we decorated after Thanksgiving. They're more convenient than real trees and can be reused. It's just a basic tree that has some colored lights with pinecones, so we kept the decorations simple this year.

 

[arikins]

we’ve always used fake trees & usually put it up about a week after thanksgiving. my mom is really into this country rustic style. tried to add a picture but : ( we also have ornaments for our cat that passed away. this year we got a twinkling tree

 

[daisyflowers]

have always bought real trees at christmas, usually in the first week of december. lights and gold tinsel are both staples. also put some baubles and some toy shop ornaments on as well

need to rally the real tree forum members

 

[Snowesque]

Last couple years I've not been feeling it, but when it's up I'll usually set it up the weekend after Thanksgiving. I've a mini artificial tree I just put on one of our tables. I bought a bunch of cute iridescent crystals ornaments and battery lights to decorate it with.

Growing up, we had a large artificial tree we'd decorate with a big box of basically family heirloom ornaments, then later they got a mini artificial tree as well and got rid of most of the ornaments. We could only have fake ones since my sister had a tree allergy, but looking back I'm glad we did that. Too many horror stories of tons of bugs hatching in peoples' houses ooop.

 

[Suguri]

I am a total weirdo for saying this, but my family doesn't have room for a tree, and to be fair I can cope without one. At long as my mom brings out her other decorations every year, it's all good.

I only ever see Christmas trees when we go to a relative's house for a family gathering, and they're all so big and bright and sparkly,,,

Though I worry I might get overwhelmed if we had something like that at home.

 

[StarlitGlitch]

I finally have my own Christmas tree this year! Last year I finally lived someplace with enough room and wanted to get an artificial, but had a hard time finding a good one in time (I live in Japan and a lot of the ones here aren’t good quality).
I finally found a good one in a store, then bought it used instead because I love buying used

For decorations, I got some incandescent lights and garland and wrapped it around, and I have some ornaments I was gifted last year.

I liked real trees as a kid, especially the smell, but even then I felt it was stressful to get them home so I can’t imagine trying to get a real tree now.