How big is your Christmas tree? and Is it real?
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7 1/2 foot Martha Stewart fake tree! I got it for $13.00 (90% off) last year after Christmas. It's awsome! I got tired of spending money every year on live trees.
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have you seen the upside down Christmas trees stores are selling?\n(http://www.usatoday.com/life/lifestyle/2005-11-07-christmas-trees_x.htm)\nDo a Poinsettia tree with gold balls --- you can buy the poinsettia branches at a craft store or department store. Or a card tree(just use Christmas cards you received in the past - attached them to the tree with gold ribbon or string. How about a toy tree (put little toys on the tree). A friend of mine did a family photo tree (and various colored Christmas balls).
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Christmas ornaments and lights
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It's not wrong, but after January 6th (tomorrow) it's officially goofy. Technically Jan 6th is the last day of the 12 days of Xmas.\nDon't worry because I still have my tree up (it's fake though). We love our tree. Also we're the only house in our neighborhood that still has xmas lights on. :)\nHappy "Three Kings Day".
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What we do, is get one, at the earliest 3 weeks before christmas. Trees last a long time, but if you get it too early, by christmas the needles will still be green, but they will be stiff and no where near as soft as they used to be. If your getting one soon, what my family allways does, is water it. every morning and afternoon around 3 or 4 hours before going to bed, check the water level, 1.5 inches above the bottem is when it should be watered again. Trees usually dirnk about hmm i would say 4-6 cups of water a day. maybe more. Another tip that is said to help keep the trees happy is put an asprin in the water.\nGood luck with the tree! Hope you Christmas goes well! :)
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We have a Christmas tree, we bought a pre-lit tree on sale two years ago. We set it up two weeks ago. Lmao, we've only got four ornaments on it. I was excited to put it up, but then I felt that it was too soon to decorate it, so we took our time doing so.\n\nWe have the tree, because of two reasons. 1. I love the season, and the ability to put up special ornaments and decorations specific to the time of year/celebration. \n2. For six years my husband was in the military, (more than half of those years we did not know each other), most of the time he was either (a) alone or (b) overseas. When he was alone he didn't see any point in celebrating and when he was overseas he obviously couldn't do much in the way of a huge familial celebration.\nSO, I have taken it upon myself to make Christmas as special and fun as possible for him, even if it means putting decorations up early. And since we are newlyweds, that will involve lots and lots of fun!
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No, of course he's not real. All those presents you get are from your parents. Why do you think they ask what you want for christmas?
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Yes, about 1.5 inches in the Brownsville, TX around Christmas of 2004.  Records were set in many other towns and cities near and along the TX/Mexico border for that winter event.
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My boyfriend's town plays Christmas music on one street all year round. The street lights and fire hydrants are painted and shaped like candy canes, there is a giant fiberglass Santa (50ft or so) in the middle of down town, every shop in town has a Christmas tree up 365 days a year, and there is a reindeer pen right next to Santa's house and workshop (I kid you not). \nI live 15 miles north of this madness, thank goodness!
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If you don't want to spend money, you can use mathmatics.\n\nAll you need is a tape measure and a protractor.\n\nDepending on how tall the tree is (just guess) measure about the same distance from the tree.\n\nyou. . . . Tree  (20 ft.) \n\nNow if you can imagine that you are a vertex of a right triangle, and the tree represents the other two vertices.  Bottom of the tree is one, and the top is the other.\n\nSit down in your spot and hold the protractor level wiith the ground.  From the center of the protractor, view the top of the tree and then wrrite down the angle you are viewing through to see the top of the tree.\n\nNow using trigonomerty you should be able to closely estimate the height of the tree.\n\n\nHeight = distance (you to the tree) multiplied by the SIN(angle from protractor).\n\n\nHere is a trig table you can refer to...\nhttp://wikisource.org/wiki/Trigonometric_functions_of_angles_0%C2%B0_to_90%C2%B0_by_degree
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UMMM AWESOME QUESTION! I TEND TO PONDER ABOUT THIS AS WELL.  The decoration gods have just notified me about the times and dates of the decor of Christmas.  They are as follows:\n\nDec.1 at 12:01 am. and they have informed me that you have to cut down your own tree, and decorate it on DEC. 9 at 4:30 in the afternoon.  If you should have any questions about the decoration gods and times of decoration please feel free to call this 1800 number...1800-337-7378
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The 30 Biggest Sequoias  \nNames, sizes and locations of the 30 largest giant sequoia trees (Sequoiadendron giganteum) in the world (updated 2003). ... It is difficult to appreciate the size of the giant sequoias because neighboring trees are so large ... The 30 Largest Giant Sequoias (as of December 2002 ...www.nps.gov/seki/bigtrees.htm
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It's a Christmas tree!! There's no such thing as a "holiday tree"!!
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Real, fer shure. The smell of fresh pine means it's Christmas (to me) I couldn't be without it! I used to feel bad about killing the tree, but they are grown especially for this purpose and can be recycled afterwards.
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i agree with shermanbobby.  that's the story i've heard.  in addition to the marks of the wounds of the crucified Jesus being on each of the four dogwood flowers, the dogwood is a spindly tree that hardly ever gets above 20 feet tall and rarely over 6 inches across in the trunk area.  and there's hardly a straight part on the tree---it goes off in so many zigs and zags that you could never make a cross out of it again---just not enough straight wood in the whole tree.
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The Christmas tree has become a symbol of the spirit of Christmas in many countries and many, if not all, our homes. What led Christians to adopt this custom? \n\nThe first mention in history of fir trees used in Christmas celebrations was in 12th century Germany. A fir tree was used in mystery plays as the so-called "paradise" tree. These dramas were held outside during the Advent and Christmas seasons and the fir tree symbolized the tree of life in the Garden of Eden. The evergreen fir tree is a sign of hope throughout the winter season--hope in the promise that the rest of nature too will awaken to new life in the coming spring. The message of this symbolism was simple: through Jesus Christ we too have hope for everlasting life. Indeed, Jesus Christ has become our tree of life--the paradise tree. As such the evergreen Christmas tree reminds us that even though our earthly season must come to an end, yet we will live through the grace of our Lord Jesus. \n\nThe use of the indoor Christmas tree began early in the 17th century, in Strasbourg, (which at that time belonged to Germany, but is now France) spreading from there throughout Germany and then into northern Europe. In 1841, Albert the German-born husband of Queen Victoria, first introduced the Christmas tree custom to Great Britain. He had the first decorated Christmas tree set up in Windsor Castle in 1841. The first Christmas trees in the New World were introduced by Hessian soldiers in 1776. Later German immigrants brought the tradition into wider use in the US. The custom of decorating a community tree began in the early 1900's and is a popular custom in the US today.\n\nWhat is the symbolism of the Christmas tree today? Well first of all, the fir tree is an evergreen--it does not die or fade away or lose its needles in the winter. In this sense it has soon come to represent the immortality of the resurrected Christ. \n\nThe lights in the Christmas tree also have a deeper meaning. Originally the lights used were candles, of course. During my childhood days in Germany my grandparents still lit dozens of candles in their Christmas tree. The candles too were meant to symbolize Christ, specifically his self-giving love and gift of life to us. As many of us know, the candle provides light and warmth as it consumes its own substance, the wax. So, too, did Jesus give of his own substance--his life--so that we might find divine light. And when we have found divine light for ourselves, we too are enabled through the power of the Holy Spirit to give of ourselves to others. After all, Christmas is the feast of love, where we share gifts with each other as Christ shared the gift of life with us.
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Eating traditional turkey dinner. Going around the neighborhood to watch the lights put up by house owners. Decorating my friend's Christmas Tree, as I live in an apartment, so no room for a BIG Christmas Tree. This year, it's my first time helping my church to decorate the santuary for Christmas. Other than that, not much, as my family doesn't celebrate Christmas. :-(