Feb. 2, that's when we take the tree down. Christmas lasts until that day.

We celebrate very differently. We bring toys for all the kids (on Three Kings Day).

On Christmas Eve, we had 22 funerals. On Christmas Day, there were 19. Everybody I know took down their tree and forgot Christmas.

I grew up with a Christmas tree, I'm going to stay with a Christmas tree,

Christmas tree farmers, like virtually all other professional farmers, use agricultural chemicals in a careful and prudent manner and Christmas tree recycling has become the norm in virtually all American communities.

There is something unique about a tree in the center of a downtown that gives it a Christmas atmosphere.