Warning: Shiatty slideshow

Hardly worth the time to click through.

Friend of mine has a Weeping Angel (Dr.Who) on top of his. Very cool.

Frankly, these kind of ornaments should not be glorified in this manner, I certainly don't allow them in my house. Our Christmas tree is decorated with ornaments that have been sanctified by our Pastor each year before being hung on the tree. Our son recently put one of his Pokedman ornaments up and we had to redo the entire process, starting from the Lord's angel at the top. I took away a few of his presents to help him remember what the tree was to signify, he cried a bit but was understanding after I explained what the symbolism of the season really meant.

Fizics: Frankly, these kind of ornaments should not be glorified in this manner, I certainly don't allow them in my house. Our Christmas tree is decorated with ornaments that have been sanctified by our Pastor each year before being hung on the tree. Our son recently put one of his Pokedman ornaments up and we had to redo the entire process, starting from the Lord's angel at the top. I took away a few of his presents to help him remember what the tree was to signify, he cried a bit but was understanding after I explained what the symbolism of the season really meant.

/ csb
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We in the United Free Church of Scotland scorn these Papish fripperies. Ornamentation is an abomination in the sight of the Lord. The natural beauty of one of God's trees should be sufficient to glorify the Holy Night of Christmas.

it seems both seahawks fans sent pics in.

I guess in that part of the world they decorate a tree by jamming an anachronous or peculiar object atop the Christmas Tree. Clever, like always giving that one relative something relating to a ______ (i.e. raccoon, sports team or lighthouse).

trenchael: it seems both seahawks fans sent pics in.

Hey, c'mon. At least give us a Christmas tree topper. We've not nothing else to live for.

Tillmaster: We in the United Free Church of Scotland scorn these Papish fripperies. Ornamentation is an abomination in the sight of the Lord. The natural beauty of one of God's trees should be sufficient to glorify the Holy Night of Christmas.

Are you reformed druids?

Fizics: Frankly, these kind of ornaments should not be glorified in this manner, I certainly don't allow them in my house. Our Christmas tree is decorated with ornaments that have been sanctified by our Pastor each year before being hung on the tree. Our son recently put one of his Pokedman ornaments up and we had to redo the entire process, starting from the Lord's angel at the top. I took away a few of his presents to help him remember what the tree was to signify, he cried a bit but was understanding after I explained what the symbolism of the season really meant.

nice try. Next time, leave out the idea of gift giving so you can really concentrate on the true meaning.

One particular Christmas season a long time ago, Santa was getting ready for his annual trip but there were problems everywhere. Four of his elves got sick, and the trainee elves did not produce the toys as fast as the regular ones so Santa was beginning to feel the pressure of being behind schedule. Then Mrs. Claus told Santa that her Mom was coming to visit; this stressed Santa even more.

When he went to harness the reindeer, he found that three of them were about to give birth and two had jumped the fence and were out at heaven knows where. More stress.

Then when he began to load the sleigh one of the boards cracked and the toy bag fell to the ground and scattered the toys. So, frustrated, Santa went into the house for a cup of coffee and a shot of whiskey. When he went to the cupboard, he discovered that the elves had hid the liquor and there was nothing to drink.

In his frustration, he accidentally dropped the coffeepot and it broke into hundreds of little pieces all over the kitchen floor. He went to get the broom and found that mice had eaten the straw it was made of. Just then the doorbell rang and Santa cussed on his way to the door. He opened the door and there was a little angel with a great big Christmas tree.

The angel said, very cheerfully, "Merry Christmas Santa. Isn't it just a lovely day? I have a beautiful tree for you. Isn't it just a lovely tree? Where would you like me to stick it?

Thus began the tradition of the little angel on top of the tree.

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Here it is.

BurnShrike: Warning: Shiatty slideshow

Hardly worth the time to click through.

And blurry pictures. Best to turn off the tree lights before trying to take a pic.

Tillmaster: We in the United Free Church of Scotland scorn these Papish fripperies. Ornamentation is an abomination in the sight of the Lord. The natural beauty of one of God's trees should be sufficient to glorify the Holy Night of Christmas.

"Learn not the way of the heathen, and be not dismayed at the signs of heaven; for the heathen are dismayed at them. For the customs of the people are vain: for one cutteth a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman, with the axe. They deck it with silver and gold; they fasten it with nails and hammers, that it move not" (Jeremiah 10:2-4).

/just sayin'

BunkyBrewman: I got this for a Christmas gift years ago.

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/Mrs. Bunky won't allow it to be atop the tree... let alone anywhere out where guests can see it

I hope the sex is good.

For those seahawk fans you can almost hear 'I'm gettin nothin for Christmas' playing in the background.

I topped mine with a Mexican wrestling mask, so I'm getting a flying moon sommersault rotating arm bar pin out of these replies.

/wife keeps taking it down
//forgets I collect them
///happy secular gift giving season folks!

BunkyBrewman: I got this for a Christmas gift years ago.

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/Mrs. Bunky won't allow it to be atop the tree... let alone anywhere out where guests can see it

I'd swap it out when she isn't looking, right before company comes over.

Behold the LobStar!

Link (new window)

In 2007, I put up a Christmas tree, but I didn't have any ornaments. I had an Opus and a couple of stuffed penguins, though. Every year since then, my tree's had more and more farking penguins on it.

The starfish reminds me of a chocolate advent calendar.

Alright, the Opus doll was cool, but beyond that, I agree with the BOOBIES poster.

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Tree Octopus? (new window) must be Puget Sound...

/Hood's Canal FTW
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Ended up putting my dragon statue from Skyrim up there. Nieces love it, mom isn't so impressed.

What a sad slideshow. Go 'Hawks though!

The Elmo hand puppet that has been on the top of my tree every year since 1997 is not amused.

GO SEAHAWKS!

trenchael: it seems both seahawks fans sent pics in.

Screw you. Note my name. Merry Christmas.

Ozarkhawk: trenchael: it seems both seahawks fans sent pics in.

Screw you. Note my name. Merry Christmas.

Merry Christmas - good luck today

got an energy dome on the top of mine

Not only a slide show, but pretty much the worst one ever...

Like watching one about different varieties of grass where all the pictures are out of focus...

brigid_fitch: Balchinian: Here it is.

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WANT! As it is, I have to be content with a hand-written note on mine:

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I think he has it for sale on craigslist (search grand rapids MI) if you are serious.

Many Christmases ago, I built a foot-tall Grim Reaper tree-topper from poster paper, black felt, etc. It looked pretty good, in fact. Why? Don't know. I think the conical reaper-robe shape struck me as something that would work, and it would be an unusual thing to have. I didn't put a lot of deep thought into justification.

The next morning, my mother had taken it down and seemed concerned. Um, did this have some kind of meaning? In a few years, would she be providing some police detective with answers like "well, there was the year he put Death on top of the Christmas tree." A little while later, we compromised. We stuck a big red bow on Grimmy's collar, and he went back to his post.

/csb

mine woulda beeen a domo...

had i gotten a tree.