Wow, its beautiful Jessie!
Gypsy-- How do you wait that long
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Lol When we lived in the states we got it around the 10th or something - because if we didn't there wouldn't be many left! The trees in the states are nicer though! Much fuller and taller! Here they are a tad er less branchy ( You can put real candles on though).
I guess its just tradition in Germany that most people put up their christmas trees on Christmas eve morning. In the eveing you eat a yummy christmas dinner and then open your presents...
We also have 3 Christmas holidays. Christmas eve, Christmas Day and another day (kinda like boxing day in the UK). On the second and third day of christmas we (and most other families) visit the rest of the family where there is also christmas dinner... and then your are FULL ...