Christmas Tree Preferences

[BRIGHT SPARK]

Hi there Mrs Bright Spark here

Just wondering what type of Christmas Tree everyone has, what sort of dressing do you prefer, is it real or out of a box, is it plain or is it multi-coloured, when do you put it up and when do you take it down?

[sherrardk]

Tree went up last Sunday, real one, gold decorations and white lights - the pink, sparkly tatt is in the kids TV room thing (along with the Caribbean beach-bar style lights). It will come down when I am thoroughly sick of it but no later than twelfth night.

[China Doll]

Did the tree tonight. It's plastic, I don't think I'd go back to a real tree now, too much hassle. Red ball-balls, gold tinsel, silver lametta and white lights. I'll probably take it down new years day or something.

[Eve]

Non-existent - daren't for years with cats. Just the one cat now but still not sure it'd be a good idea and only me here. If I did though I like more of a classy classic look, silver and white (maybe some purple) with pretty white or silver star ornate decorations and little twinkly white fairy lights. Probably an angel or star on top rather than a fairy.

I do like black tinsel too.

[boxtops]

Artificial tall thin trees to fit in our house. Downstairs is peacock colours, upstairs is red and gold.

[maggie01]

I have an artificial one. Red, green, gold and silver decorations. Been up a couple of weeks now but will probably take it down soon after Christmas.
Once Christmas is over, I like to get back to normal and my living room looks so much bigger and tidier.

[boxtops]

^ and we take it down on the weekend before the 6th.

[Prudie]

A real one, non-dropping nordmann fir. 4 sets of red and white lights, all baubles red,silver and gold beads strung around. Went up last night.

[Buenchico]

The Christmas tree in Ipswich town centre this year has impressed loads of people around here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/2uk/8252166230/

(I just have a tiny fibre optic Christmas tree, from Poundland, on my desk!)

[rockyracoon]

Oh Chris, that tree is lovely!

Mine is about 7ft, got that fake snow stuff sprayed all over it (looks nice, wouldn't recommend it), white lights, gold and purple balls and pink fake leafy stem things. Looks quite pretty if I say so myself, think I'll hunt down some purple lights for next year to trashy it up a bit.

[daffy654]

I haven't had one for a couple of years, in fact a week or so ago I dug out my 3 old trees and all my decorations and gave them to my daughter. We have no decorations up at all.

[Old_Geezer]

Not had one for years. Well not worth it when I'm the only one here. But real for preference. If artificial then a good approximation of real. Ideally less is more so chose a dominant colour scheme rather than a messy rainbow of colours everywhere.

[craft1948]

Can't have a tree..................the dog attacks it :-(

[ChillDoubt]

Roughly a foot tall, from Poundland. Gets put away on Boxing Day.

[EcclesCake]

I have no tree and would prefer to receive no Christmas cards with glitter too!

[Clanad]

Here in the western U.S., the natural tree of choice is the Fraser Fir. Usually about 70 to 80 inches tall, it's fairly large in diameter, probably 5 to 6 feet. But the smell is delerious and the short, green needles are nearly white on the underside... quite unique.

Our decorations are simple but old[i... many homemade. Until just a few years ago, we had a string of ancient [i]bubble] lights. They were actually shaped like a slim candle perhaps 3 inches or so long, and filled with a liquid that would begin to bubble when it had been turned on for a while. The fluid used to fill them were of various colors. They had to be 50 years old or so since they were inherited from my parents. They became too worn to be safe any longer so they sleep now in a corner of the basement in the same ancient box they've used for decades... pity...

[MarkRae]

No tree.

[vodkancoke]

A real non-shedding tree, silver and white decorations (no tinsel!), white lights, it went up last week and will come down on the 6th.

[slinkycat]

Has to be a real one, Nordman Fir (though they had some Fraser Firs at Homebase Clanad, and I was very tempted, they were lovely but too short)
White lights, gold, bronze and natural colour decorations, plus the rather tatty looking robin with wire feet that we've had for years!

[Smowball]

Always a real tree - went up last week and will come down wkend after new Years day.