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Random! We have colored lights, and ornaments from when we were little, and ornaments DS has made. I would love to do a themed tree, but it will probably bee a few years

- pre-lit tree with white lights
- silver, gold, red, purple balls
- purple and gold ribbon garland

Ours has white lights and is decorated with ornaments handed down from my mom. I buy a few new ones of my own each year. I would love to have a themed tree, too, which just means that I probably need to decorate 2 trees. Hmmm....maybe next year!

We only put up a fake mini tree this year and we just put up a few of our favorite ornaments.

When I was growing up the theme was "All the crap you can throw on a tree" -- multi-colored blinking lights, tinsel, ornaments that were art projects from when I was in nursery school, etc. Our tree now is a bit more subdued. We have white lights and glass ornaments in a variety of different colors, sizes, and shapes.

No theme for us. DH is very much against a tree theme. We have white lights and a random selection of ornaments that were gifts and have sentimental value.

I love themed trees and have been doing them every year. The first year I did a white christmas theme and had white lights, a snow-like garland and all white and silver ornaments. I had a snowflake topper and white/silver tree skirt as well. I did that for a few years, then last year we did a matte red and green tree with red and green plaid ribbon bows (including a large one with cascading ribbons for the topper), red and green tulle garland, and a matching tree skirt and stockings as well. This year I conceded to the fact that the tree should be fun and colorful rather than pretty (called it a kiddy tree instead of a pretty tree) so it's colored lights and a very random assortment from my different themed trees.

We also buy a new ornament each year and those make it onto the tree every year no matter what the theme is.

Growing up, our tree was always a huge gigantic, beautiful mess of totally random ornaments (including some figurines we'd just tie strings to) and I want that for us too, but collecting the randomness takes time!!

When we move into a house, I'm going to have two trees-- a display one for me in the front hall, and a fun one for the kids in the living room. Hopefully both will be real trees as well-- right now we have a 5.5 foot fake tree.

...I love Christmas trees