real or Fake… Christmas trees, that is!

Some people are diehard real Christmas tree devotees. Others aren’t so fussed. There are pros and cons to both. I’m rather basic myself…

I have a Charlie brown Christmas tree!

I got this a few years back for $15 and we’ve been bringing it out annually since. It even comes with the one red ball ornament, just like from the movie. The branches are made of wire and I bend them so they look a lot more askew.  There’s a fancier version now available available that plays music and comes with Linus’ blanket to wrap around the base.

I’ve never had a real Christmas tree – when I was younger, we had this highly sophisticated fake tree that we were told cost a fortune (“be careful with those plastic branches, kids!”). Each branch had to be set up individually and had a certain buy in which they had to be attached to the base – it probably took 2 hours to assemble the damn thing.  Then there was a very methodical buy in which ornaments could be hung onto the tree – lights first, then red satin balls spaced out just so, then the rest of the ornaments (probably 90% were hand-crafted gotten from craft shows so were very delicate), then silver tinsel, then the star on top, and a red tree skirt.  The finished product looked similar to this:

Source.

I’m quite pleased now with my Charlie brown Christmas tree!  What about you? real or fake Christmas tree?  How do you decorate yours?

Be sure to check out the rest of the Babes in Blogland for their Blogmas articles today:
♥  Sharon of Sharon appeal Prime
♥  Ingrid of Curly.Spring.Blossom
♥  Kaily of hey there Kaily

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