Christmas Trees

For me there has always been a magic in a Christmas Tree. Not just any old Christmas Tree, but a decorated one with colorful lights. One that has had a lot of work put into it to make it look so special.

In our family getting and decorating our Christmas Tree has always been a tradition. We get a 13-16 foot tall tree and spend the whole afternoon decorating it. It sits in the living room so all can admire it. The reason for writing this post is that I am sitting here, in my living room, surrounded with family, with cozy PJs on, with soft music (silent night) playing in the background.....and looking at our tree. It towers over everything in the room with a little star on top (even if the star is tilted way over) There are many, many lights. Some flashing, some just still. And the tree  is overloaded with decorations. Overloaded is usually used in a negative connotation. However, in this case, its positive. We have been decorating the tree for years and every year new decorations are added.....but also old ones remain. So by now....we have tons of decorations. Some of them I made when I was 5 or 6, some from places all around the world, and some just normal old decorations. But each one is special.

No madder how tall your tree is, or where it came from, or how many lights or decorations it has on it...it can still have a sense of magic to it. I know this because I have lived in 4 different countries and in 5 different houses. That means 5 different types of trees. Some were 4 feet tall, some fake, some real...but all special. Its not all the decorations and lights that make a tree magic....but the spirit, love, and hard work that goes into it. And tree in the world could be made into a beautiful Christmas Tree with a bit of work.

I don't know where the tradition of people putting up trees for Christmas came from, but I think it is such a special tradition that should never be lost. It just makes a house, apartment or where the tree is, a ore spirited place if that makes sense.