Ironically, what made the spruce a fantastic Christmas tree also made it structurally weak: The branches that spanned 46 feet in diameter left lots of knots in the wood, so the beams were mainly used ...

Then they’d come a little closer and see this: Cute C-3PO and R2-D2 ornaments staring them in the face! Nestled in the branches of my Star Wars Christmas tree amongst silver and white glittery ...