Oh Christmas tree, oh Christmas Trees, how lovely are your artificial, no real, no artificial branches. Yes, it's that time of year again: the time decide what kind of Christmas tree is worthy of being displayed from the corner of our living rooms.

Now, some of us may be very traditional and believe that we should only buy real trees and that fake ones are the forest industry's version of breast implants. Others may disagree, believing that artificial Christmas trees are just as good as anything Mother Nature can grow.

The Christmas tree is one of the most popular traditions associated with the celebration of Christmas. Normally an evergreen coniferous tree that is brought into a home or used in the open, a Christmas tree is decorated with Christmas lights and colourful ornaments during the days around Christmas. An angel or star is often placed at the top of the tree, representing the host of angels or the Star of Bethlehem from the Nativity story.