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#15 by stasiu on 07 Dec, 2012 14:31
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Charlie Brown Christmas Tree !
You know we have to see some pics...... if you aren't just joking.
As for me, I used to be a HUGE real tree advocate when I was a kid. I would tell my dad: "Fake tree, fake Christmas." He never let me down.
Anywho, now being older, I can see the benefits of going artificial: Pay for it once; use it for years; no chance of hitchhiker bugs/spiders; can be left up for a while (if one so desires, like zed and myself); incredibly low maintenance; etc.
I'm not sold on artificial forever. I do want real trees as part of our holidays when my son gets a bit older, but for the reasons I listed above, artificial currently works best for us.
Hey Natedawg ... prelit artificial for me. It lasts and no crickets in the house . I just felt Charlie Brown Christmas Tree matches my haircut - lol. -
#16 by mrzed on 07 Dec, 2012 15:09
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Some of the Alaska trees really looked like a CB Christmas tree.
I hope to hear Linus play some Christmas music again
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#17 by imaginary on 07 Dec, 2012 16:14
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Due to the fact I work retail, and am surrounded by decorations much longer than others have, I have no tree. Surprisingly, this is my first year in a while listening to Christmas music (Twisted Sister's album does count in my opinion.)
Had I not been working retail, I would opt for an artificial tree. -
#18 by 4fit on 08 Dec, 2012 06:32
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Artificial silver aluminum all blue glass ornaments with a three color rotating electric color wheel shining beside it . Luv it
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#19 by Laser Man on 08 Dec, 2012 08:15
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Artificial silver aluminum all blue glass ornaments with a three color rotating electric color wheel shining beside it . Luv it
My parents bought an aluminum tree and color light when they were the rage in the 60's. my brothers and I still refer to that year as "the year Christmas died"! Strangely enough, we couldn't part with the old aluminum tree after my folks passed away. My brother still puts it up in his family room every year. -
#20 by KJTQ29 on 08 Dec, 2012 08:44
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Artificial. Nice to be able to put it up when I want to and not worry about having a skeleton by Christmas.
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#21 by 4fit on 08 Dec, 2012 12:28
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MyDad bought the tree in 1967 from K mart has been used every year since. It is in immaculate condition. Never had anything last like it .Artificial silver aluminum all blue glass ornaments with a three color rotating electric color wheel shining beside it . Luv it
My parents bought an aluminum tree and color light when they were the rage in the 60's. my brothers and I still refer to that year as "the year Christmas died"! Strangely enough, we couldn't part with the old aluminum tree after my folks passed away. My brother still puts it up in his family room every year.
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#22 by mrzed on 08 Dec, 2012 17:16
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My parents bought an aluminum tree and color light when they were the rage in the 60's. my brothers and I still refer to that year as "the year Christmas died"! Strangely enough, we couldn't part with the old aluminum tree after my folks passed away. My brother still puts it up in his family room every year.
That is SO FUNNY! We never had one, but I remember looking out the back window and saw that one of the neighbors on the next street had one. How ugly, I thought. Mother would NEVER let anything artificial like that in the house!
She won't even let the family use American Flags to decorate the house/yard of Independence day. The flag should not be used for decoration, she said. -
#23 by Frontier Guy on 08 Dec, 2012 18:27
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Due to the fact I work retail, and am surrounded by decorations much longer than others have, I have no tree. Surprisingly, this is my first year in a while listening to Christmas music (Twisted Sister's album does count in my opinion.)
Had I not been working retail, I would opt for an artificial tree.
Similarly here ... the Christmas decorations go up in the theme parks the first week of November and the work schedules lengthen soon after.
I've got an artificial tree which gets put up in October when I have time (and covered with a sheet) until mid-November when I "unveil" and start enjoying. Here in Florida the real trees don't last long enough to fill the entire (extended) holiday season. -
#24 by Frontier Guy on 08 Dec, 2012 18:32
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Artificial silver aluminum all blue glass ornaments with a three color rotating electric color wheel shining beside it . Luv it
Fond memories of this.
We also had many years (early 60s) of a real tree with sprayed-on flocking.
Those were the days before miniature lights, fiber optics, rotating tree stands, etc. -
#25 by Switchy on 08 Dec, 2012 21:24
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FG, when I was a kid, the parents bought this green artificial tree we decorated it , and did right for a couple years. Then my mom had this idea cover it up with a cleaner bag , leave it decorated and put it in the atic ! Next Christmas bring it down. After 2 years of that stuff, I told them to leave it up there. I was about 12 . No more tree thank god.Due to the fact I work retail, and am surrounded by decorations much longer than others have, I have no tree. Surprisingly, this is my first year in a while listening to Christmas music (Twisted Sister's album does count in my opinion.)
Had I not been working retail, I would opt for an artificial tree.
Similarly here ... the Christmas decorations go up in the theme parks the first week of November and the work schedules lengthen soon after.
I've got an artificial tree which gets put up in October when I have time (and covered with a sheet) until mid-November when I "unveil" and start enjoying. Here in Florida the real trees don't last long enough to fill the entire (extended) holiday season. -
#26 by wpruitt on 14 Dec, 2012 11:40
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Permanent - decorated with train ornaments
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#27 by slymyke on 14 Dec, 2012 13:21
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The first three years of our marriage, we got real trees. Each year, we bought a tree that looked exactly like the one before it.. (about 6/12 ft tall...and narrow). The bad thing was that the trunks were so different. I had to buy a different tree stand each year to accommodate the trunk (even after cutting and trimming). That got old, plus the price of the tree seemed to be going up by $10 dollar increments each year. So on the fourth year, we found a great artificial tree that looked just like them. We had to buy a new one last year because the old one shed so many fake needles (probably from storage in our Florida-hot attic). This time, we got a pre-lit tree that assembles in three parts, rather than branch by branch..
One other thing we started several years ago, was a small "memorial tree". This has only lights and few decorations. The decorations are actually silver-plated picture frames with pictures of loved ones we have lost over the years. It is a great way for us to honor them and has been great for the kids to know some of the relatives they never met or would not remember too well. We are sad when we have to add a new picture to the tree, but are happy to have a unique way to remember them at Christmas. -
#28 by Switchy on 14 Dec, 2012 13:33
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The first three years of our marriage, we got real trees. Each year, we bought a tree that looked exactly like the one before it.. (about 6/12 ft tall...and narrow). The bad thing was that the trunks were so different. I had to buy a different tree stand each year to accommodate the trunk (even after cutting and trimming). That got old, plus the price of the tree seemed to be going up by $10 dollar increments each year. So on the fourth year, we found a great artificial tree that looked just like them. We had to buy a new one last year because the old one shed so many fake needles (probably from storage in our Florida-hot attic). This time, we got a pre-lit tree that assembles in three parts, rather than branch by branch..
Bro., that is a great idea "memorial tree" . As old as I am . Would have to fill up a large memorial room, I have all family, other family's over the years which are so many, but they are always remembered
One other thing we started several years ago, was a small "memorial tree". This has only lights and few decorations. The decorations are actually silver-plated picture frames with pictures of loved ones we have lost over the years. It is a great way for us to honor them and has been great for the kids to know some of the relatives they never met or would not remember too well. We are sad when we have to add a new picture to the tree, but are happy to have a unique way to remember them at Christmas.
and yes it just goes up each year. But I look to the day that I will see them again, and know that they are in a much better place than this world. And No , we will never understand until we meet them again.
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#29 by bbcguytom on 14 Dec, 2012 13:41
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How about no Xmas tree? I'm not a big on holidays, unfortunately Xmas has been more of a 'marketing holiday' then ever.