It's time to discuss one of the perennial debates of the holiday season: Which are more eco-friendly, real trees or their fake counterparts? If you ask Tim O'Connor, executive director of the National ...

Christmas is just around the corner, and that means that it's nearly time to trim your Christmas tree. And maybe you already have your tree up! But whether you're waiting until after Thanksgiving or ...

There’s something about the aroma of fresh pine wrapped in colorful lights that a scented candle can’t quite replicate. “The real tree gives a completely different type of joy at the holiday time,” ...

Tis the season to be jabby — fa la la la la, la la la la. Wannabe svelte sirens are decking the halls ahead of Christmas. But rather than sprucing up their spaces with boughs of holly, they’re ...

The analysis took into account things like the netting around real Christmas trees and the water used to keep them alive in homes, versus the plastic packaging tape used on fake-tree boxes and ...

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