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20 hilarious Christmas tree fails

O Christmas Tree, how annoying are thy branches?

20 hilarious Christmas tree fails

O Christmas Tree, how annoying are thy branches?

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20 hilarious Christmas tree fails

O Christmas Tree, how annoying are thy branches?

Once your tree goes up, it's officially Christmastime. The trip to the tree farm, the night spent decorating it, the hours admiring it — magical! But like in-laws and re-gifts, we just don't talk about how annoying they are. Here are some of the little pet peeves and funny fails that we all deal with just to have that sweetly scented fir each year.

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Kitty went nuts on all the ornaments ...

says they had their tree up for "about three minutes" before this cute kitty climbed to the top. Your Christmas tree is a party on a stick for kitty, so remember: fancy ornaments go on the top, cheap ornaments go on the bottom. Just be sure you're cautious this holiday season and watch out for potential dangers to pets.

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... and so did the dog.

Oh boy, we can just see the dog shaming photos that came after 's dog jumped on the Christmas tree after the cat. Is it a Dogwood tree, by any chance?

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You put it up crooked.

One family when they got home, and heard the tree fall ... twice. They were determined to get it to stay, so they tied a piece of dental floss around the trunk and lassoed the tree to keep it up. It was "virtually invisible" and lasted the whole holiday season.

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It just fell over.

Timber! Screw that trunk tightly into the stand.

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The tree scared you.

said one year they decided to put their tree in a different room than usual. In the middle of the night, they went to get a glass of water when they "saw a huge shadow looming over me." Without thinking, they punched the tree and knocked a few ornaments off, which woke up the whole family.

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And it freaked out the kids, too.

The whole point of having a tree is to make it fun for the kids, but realized their daughter was "deathly afraid" of the tree because she would start screaming at the sight of it. Even when there were presents under the tree, she refused to be in the same room.

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7

You caught more than Santa.

There's something a little creepy about Santa Claus when you think about it. got an ornament with a built-in camera so he could make a video pretending to be Santa and show his kids. When they played back the footage, the kids noticed a stranger standing in the corner of their living room just watching. Horrible!

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8

There aren't enough ornaments and lights.

Is the tree half-decorated or half-bare? It's up to you, but there's nothing worse than realizing you didn't buy enough decorations to fit your tree. If you're in a bind, you could last-minute.

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All the needles fell off.

Even artificial trees can shed, so you can count on those pesky little needles to be in every corner of your house. says you could "see right through" their fake Christmas tree and they had to vacuum everyday to get rid of them. If you realize your tree has huge, gaping gaps without branches you can always — the more the merrier.

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The tree has tons of bugs ...

We get it, you're a purist and want to chop down your own tree at a farm. Here's the thing about nature: . One person said they and called the tree farmer. Apparently their tree "missed the normal bug-spray treatment."

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... or squirrels.

No, this is not an Alvin and the Chipmunks reboot, it's a squirrel in a Christmas tree. says they found a squirrel on the side of the road and worked with a wildlife rehab specialist who helped them bring the squirrel back to its normal functioning. And turns out, the squirrel loves Christmas trees.

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The mystery tree farm worker.

says one year they were at a tree nursery where you cut your own tree, and they were having trouble cutting the tree. A man riding around on a tractor got off and helped her cut it down. After he was finished, they asked, "How do we check out?" The guy said, "No clue, Merry Christmas" and drove away. Turns out he didn't work for the tree farm, just saw her and thought he'd help!

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The ornament that looked a little off.

Toe Holy Night, the stars are brightly shining! was really confused why his "religious Mother-in-Law had a severed toe Christmas tree ornament." He took a closer look and realized it was actually baby Jesus.

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14

The homemade decorations that melted.

One woman's DIY masterpiece is another's Pinterest fail. to hang on the tree, but they melted into a sticky taffy-like substance that dripped all the way down to the tree skirt.

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The tree that just didn't smell fresh.

Ahhh, there's nothing quite like the sweet scent of a real Christmas tree. brought home the "perfect tree" from a farm and once they got it up, realized it didn't quite smell right. The tree had been skunked!

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16

You learned the someone has pine needle allergies.

One person , and had scratches all over from the needles that blew up due to an allergic reaction.

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17

The tree went up in flames.

This isn't exactly the burning bush we had in mind. says they put their Christmas tree outside on the curb and when they came back someone had lit it on fire. Apparently this is a really common incident! Always be sure to water your Christmas tree to prevent it from becoming a major fire hazard.

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It's way too small ...

If you're ordering a fake tree online, read the dimensions so you don't end up like , whose tree is just way too small.

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... or way too tall.

Measure your ceiling twice, cut your tree once! should've thought of that first.

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The people who couldn't deal with storage.

Some people have a hard time with real trees, but was frustrated with her fake tree, so she just wrapped it all in plastic to store for the next year.