Decorate Your Christmas Tree and We'll Guess What Holiday Movie Best Describes Your Life

By: Mark Lichtenstein

5 Min Quiz

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About This Quiz

Sometimes life imitates art, though it rarely looks like a Hallmark Christmas special. Find out how your Christmas tree decorating choices reflect your personality and feelings about the holiday season.

If you wait until the last minute to haphazardly decorate a tiny tree, chances are high that you're not feeling particularly joyful about the holiday season. The Christmas movie that might best exemplify your life is "Die Hard." And yes, it's a Christmas movie. We're ready to die on that hill.

If you spend months planning your Christmas tree decor, spend hours picking out the perfect tree and a week finalizing your ornament placement, your life might be best compared to "Miracle on 34th Street."

Perhaps your tree looks like it was decorated by a distracted 9-year-old with eclectic taste. You might just be in a surprise holiday frenzy a la "Home Alone."

Tell us all about your ornament choices, your tree requirements and your feelings on lights versus candles, and we'll tell you what holiday movie best represents your life.

Did you steal any of the decor on your tree?

I might've taken an item or two.

Of course not!
Yeah, I took it from the office.

Most of the decor is made of gifts from friends.

How tall is the tree?

6 feet

4 feet
2 feet

12 feet

If it's real, is it pine or fir?

Pine

I don't know.
That's outside my job description.

It's a fir.

If it's fake, is it green or silver?

Green

Green and silver!
Silver

We couldn't even imagine a fake one.

Is there tinsel on the tree?

Yeah!

The short kind
The long kind

No, that's tacky.

Are there candy canes on it?

I ate them all.

We have a few.
I don't like them.

We have a lot!

Do you include candles?

No, I wouldn't feel safe.

Just on Christmas Day
That's too much work.

Yes, it's tradition.

Do you use all matching ornaments or a mishmash?

A mishmash

Mostly matching
I just throw on whatever I find.

All matching

Do you have any ornaments with sentimental value?

A few

One
No

Many

Do you call them ornaments or baubles?

Ornaments

Both
I didn't know they had a name.

Baubles

Do you treat your tree to keep the needles on longer?

I forgot.

We got it pre-treated.
I don't have a real tree.

Of course, we did it ourselves.

When do you put the tree up?

December 23

The weekend after Thanksgiving
December 24

On the first day of winter

When do you take it down?

January 2

December 28
December 26

January 6

Do you use lights on the tree?

Some

Tons
No

Yes, they're the newest thing.

Do you use blinking lights or steady lights?

Blinking

Both
Neither

Steady

Do you use white lights or colored lights?

Colored

Both
Neither

White

How many strings of lights do you use?

3-4

1-2
0

5+

What's the diameter of the tree?

5 feet

4 feet
2 feet

6 feet

What's on top of the tree?

Star

Santa Claus
Other

Angel

Is there anything religious-looking on the tree?

Nope

A couple of things
Just the angel on top

Everything is religious-looking, actually.

Do you put presents under the tree for days before Christmas?

Yes, it's more fun.

Only the day before
We're not that organized.

No, that's naughty.

Is the tree on a stand or in a bucket?

Stand

Bucket
Both

It's in an ornate pot.

Is the tree in the living room, stairwell, dining room or elsewhere?

Stairwell

Living room
Other

Dining room

Where did you get the tree from?

A local place that delivers

The guy downstairs
I have no idea, because my other half got it.

A nearby wood

How much did the tree cost?

$30

$50
$20

$5

Do you get any new ornaments each year, or are they all older?

We get a few new ones.

They're mostly older.
They're all new.

They're all older.

How old is the oldest ornament on the tree?

Nine years

Six years
Two days

25 years

Did you make any of the ornaments?

A few

One
No

All

What is the dominant color among the ornaments?

There is no one color.

Green
Black

Red

How much time do you take to decorate your tree?

An hour

An evening
Ten minutes

A day

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