The geese are getting fat

I woke up in a cold sweat last night wondering whether or not to get a real Christmas tree when the time comes. I realise this isn't a matter of life or death, but it's important that I get it right. Apparently they are now breeding trees that don't shed their needles....this time next year they will be doing ones with lights on the branches, and following that will be ones that grow their own baubels. Oh the wonders of modern science.