Do you have one? If so which one, a green one full of colorful lights and decorations, an elegant white one with everything in similar shade or a funky, wild pink one?
Whichever is your choice, it is nice to know a bit about its history. Apparently, it originated from Germany in the 16th century when people started bringing decorated trees into their homes. Legend has it that the first lighted candle was added by Martin Luther himself, a Protestant reformer. Then it has spread slowly until in 1846 when Queen Victoria and her husband were sketched in a London newspaper standing around their tree with their children. From then on it has spread far and wide, although European trees tended to be smaller while in America they reached from floor to ceiling. Decorations varied from home ornaments in the 
US to apples, nuts and marzipan cookies in Germany. The wide usage of electricity also meant Christmas lights were added to trees making them glow for days on end. Of course, real trees are better than fake ones, they smell really nice, but if you can only get a fake one in Japan that’s fine too. So, spend some time decorating one with the kids, you don’t even have to believe in fairytales, and enjoy drinking eggnog, with rum if you so desire, it’d make a nice family time. Alex