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SPARTANBURG COUNTY, S.C. (WSPA) – With the holidays right around the corner, many people are getting ready to pick out a fresh Christmas tree. At The Christmas Tree Lot in Pauline, locals can choose a ...

One of the most difficult decisions you'll probably make this holiday season is between real and fake. Should you get a real Christmas tree, as more than 30 million people will do this year, according ...

As I sit here looking at our 2025 Christmas tree, I thought it might be interesting to dig into the history of the tradition. Why exactly do we use a tree to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, our ...

Make it fresh. That’s the theme of these three simple steps for a real Christmas tree that keeps its needles throughout the holidays. Despite the authentic look, feel and smell of having a real ...

'Tis the season for Tannenbaum. It’s just a matter of which one. The choices can seem overwhelming at first: Will a blue spruce fill the house with the sharp scent of balsam better than a white pine?

Every December, as twinkling lights go up and the scent of pine (real or artificial) fills our living rooms, one question returns: which Christmas tree is better for the planet, a real or an ...

Should you get a real Christmas tree, as more than 30 million people will do this year, according to the National Christmas Tree Association, or join the more 10 million people the Nature Conservancy ...