Real Christmas Tree or Artificial Tree The Debate Continues

Real Christmas Tree or Artificial Tree is another debate for the upcoming holidays. Next to other timeless debates like, is it pronounced Sanders or Saunders? Or is it Pop or Soda? And Detroit's oldest favorite American or Lafayette Coney Island.

It comes all down to personal preference and convenience. Plus, take into consideration the price of a Real Christmas Tree.

The average price of a real Christmas tree in 2023 is between $80 and $100, a 10% increase from the previous year. This increase is due to several factors, including Inflation, Drought, Supply and demand, Shipping costs, economic challenges, and greed.

Artificial Christmas trees can cost from about $85 to $1,000 or more. However, they tend to last about six years.

Jim Obrien stated he loves a Real Artificial Tree for Christmas after a real tree almost took out a window. The whole story is much too painful to tell in detail.

Donielle Flynn converted to a Fake tree after many years of real trees for the holidays. Douglas Furs for years but after years of hassles with needles, dealing with poking herself, just putting ornaments on the tree.

Donielle's pet cats were well-behaved, not jumping, batting ornaments, or climbing inside the tree. Her cats would always take naps under the tree. The only problem she had was that they would leave her presents under the tree, which were not Christmas gifts, if you know what I mean.

Megan Murphy is torn on the subject of Real or Fake trees, all due to the nostalgia of growing up with Real Christmas Trees.

Becoming an adult comes into factor; as quoted by Megan, "Trees become a pain in the ass to keep up." To counter, Megan loves to buy Glade-type air sents for that real tree smell on a fake tree.

Screamin Scott says, "Call me a purist, but I love a real tree. As a child, we always had a fake tree. I even remember we had the fake metal silver tree with the color wheel. My sister still has it at her house.

I love a Real Tree and all the pain that goes with one. My next-door neighbors, the Bartolds, always had a beautiful Real Christmas Tree decorated so beautifully every year. I told myself when I grew up and moved out on my own that, I would have a Real Tree for Christmas.

In my early radio career in Indiana in the 1980s, I remember my roommate and I always got a real tree. We didn't have many decorations, so we hung empty beer cans on the tree with lights.

So enjoy a Real or Artificial Tree this year and focus on more important things this holiday. How to keep politics out of Christmas—that's another whole story.

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