Christmas Trees

Since it is nearly that time of year, let's share a little about our Christmas trees. Do you put a tree up each year? Is it a real tree or an artificial one? What is your favorite ornament to put on the tree? Got any video game based ornaments?

We usually put our tree up during the weekend after Thanksgiving. It's artificial, but still makes me sneeze my head off because it is so dusty after being in storage for so long. A few years back, I happened to find a Super Mario World ornament, but that is the only video game ornament I've ever seen.

My parents put up a tree at their house, which is where I usually end up spending Christmas. At my house, I can't put up a tree. I tried one year, and my cats tore it to shreds. I've never tried since.

I can relate - our cats have done a little damage to our decorations before. We usually ban them from the room where the tree is set up unless someone is in there to watch them.

Yeah we have a real tree, and the ornaments on our tree keep growing every year, in fact this computer is where the tree goes.

We used to put up a Christmas tree, but it's become a hassle so we don't bother anymore. Real ones are messy, as pine needles always make a mess, and the artificial ones aren't the same.

We usually have an artifical tree. It's not as nice but less trouble.

The real trees are much nicer and somehow more Chirstmassy, but they also are a lot messier with the pine needles falling and they smell stronger (I have allergies) so we usually don't even fool with them. We have several pine trees outside in the yard, though, so we can decorate them too and look at them if we choose, while having the artificial one inside.

Favorite ornament to put on the tree would probably be one I have of Rudolph The red-nosed raindeer. It's a Hallmark ornament and Rudolph's nose lights up. It's cute! I wish they did put out more video game related ornaments. That would be cool.

OH WOW I WOULD SO GET A RIKA ORNAMENT!!!! XDDDD

Me too! We should petition Sega for Phantasy Star ornaments!

We've always had a large artificial tree. Real ones are too messy, with the needles going everywhere. This year we're talking about having a smaller tree because the big one is such a hassle. We always have to rearrange the living room and move chairs and stuff.

I heard in the news today that the "official" Christmas Tree arrived at The White House today. It is a 20 foot Frasier Fir and is from Ash Co., North Carolina. I am sure it will be even more beautiful when it is decorated and the official lighting ceremony is held.

For decades we , my family, always had a real tree.
With real candles on it.
Not the American(USA) style.


And we never had any problems with our dog or little children.

Now living in Kunming, that's in China, it's almost impossible to get a real one.
If you don't don't live in the real big international Cities, they don't offer it to you.
And Kunming(6million) is still to provincial.
so far they do copy the USA style.
But it's good business and thats why I hope that I will get a real Xmas tree next year.


I became father three months ago.
Thus this year I'll still have a fake one.
But the the next year I'll have a real one for sure or spend Xmas with my family in good old Germany.