It seems to me that as I've grown older, more and more people are getting fake Christmas trees, and fewer people put up real trees. When I was a little kid, we always had a real tree in our house, so I'm unsure if my observation is simply the result of bias, or if there is something to it.
Fake trees have improved so much in recent years that they now look good, rather than looking cheesy. I thought about getting a fake tree this year, simply for ease of use, and because you can put them up earlier than a real tree. However, Mrs. Lawdawg gave me the picture that she wanted a real tree again, so we did what we've done for the past few years: cut one ourselves at a local Christmas tree farm. The experience, as always, was a lot of fun, and now our house smells like pine. I hope that people will keep putting up real trees, even though I myself almost caved and got a fake tree this year.
Fake trees have improved so much in recent years that they now look good, rather than looking cheesy. I thought about getting a fake tree this year, simply for ease of use, and because you can put them up earlier than a real tree. However, Mrs. Lawdawg gave me the picture that she wanted a real tree again, so we did what we've done for the past few years: cut one ourselves at a local Christmas tree farm. The experience, as always, was a lot of fun, and now our house smells like pine. I hope that people will keep putting up real trees, even though I myself almost caved and got a fake tree this year.