Christmas Tree

Dear readers,

I would like to ask you when did a christmas tree become a symbol of class and prosperity. That if you didn't have a blinged out christmas tree you were a nobody.

Now, the trees must have matching themes. There is no sense of tradition anymore. Recently one of my friends got the inclination that her tree must be green and red. So, off to the store to buy a new fake tree, and anything red and green to hang from it. The whole time I kept asking why? Why must you abandon all of the baby's first christmas ornaments, candy canes, and colored lights.

I remember being a kid and Dad would drive around the farm and find a tree. Sure it was lop sided, uneven and made Charlie Brown's tree look like a steroid abuser, but that didn't matter. Every Christmas we would drag out that box of ornaments that dated back to the civil war. With that magical box we could transform the most hideous of trees in to something magical. It was an honor to help decorate the tree, to see all of the hand made ornaments that were passed down from generation to generation.

So to all you women out there with your color coordinated trees, I shake my head and laugh, because you have just found another way to commercialize and kill Christmas.

Mr. WAM