How to Screw up Your Christmas Tree Before Hanging a Single Ornament

November 18, 2021

Victoria Scudder

Aaaah, yes! We’ve all done it once or twice. Charlie Brown wasn’t the first to wrangle this rodeo! Now, I love – I mean reallllly love – a good ol’ fashioned freshly-cut deliciously smelling pine tree. I mean, isn’t this the whole point of having a tree at all? Just for a moment, close your eyes. Inhale the imaginary scent of wintry balsam. You’re nodding. Yup, you know exactly what I’m talking about. Alas … for many of us, it’s not always the most practical of options (hello Floridians!). Or, frankly, sometimes it’s just a darned hassle. But whether you go tree-farm live or prefabricated, you can screw them all up just the same. Here's how ...