We gave our tree away years ago. Instead I have a selection of table trees ranging in height from just a few inches to about 18 inches, some with a few decorations already on while some get titivated with my modest collection of Hanging Stuff. Not all the trees get put out every year.

Given that in this household as in, I suspect, many others, it is the female who gets to pack away all the Stuff (even if she is not the person who gets it out and does the decorating) this female does what she likes with said trees.

We have a small collection of decorations, souvenirs from our trips to Canada, so we have a Canadian tree for our Canaussian son and his Canadian wife over there in Toronto. I also have a collection of wombat decorations, so there is an Ozzie tree for me.

It adds a touch of the festivities of the season, without getting too carried away by it all.

Bah humbug, and all that.