Today I am working with 40 talented bloggers to bring you a tour of our decorated Christmas Trees. I love seeing how everyone else decorates and the stories behind their ornaments and holiday traditions. I am sharing my traditional Christmas tree and rotating tree stand that I inherited from my Grandma but you can see my whole house tour here.
So grab a cup of your favorite beverage, settle in and get comfortable because you are going to love the beautiful Christmas tree decor shared today, and bonus – we won’t need Roanoke tree removal to help us get rid of it! Make sure you scroll to the bottom of this post to meet the other hosts and see their festive Christmas trees. You won’t be disappointed.
My Traditional Christmas Tree and Rotating Tree Stand
I grew up in the 70’s and lived through bitter cold strolls along Chicago’s Michigan Ave while sipping hot cocoa and looking at all the decorated store windows and Christmas trees. My favorite tree was the HUGE Marshall Field’s traditional Christmas tree that sparkled with reds, greens and golds.
My Grandma had a beautiful traditional Christmas tree too and it stood majestically in the tall picture window of her living room that went from the foundation of the house all the way to the top of the vaulted ceiling. The window faced the street in front of her house and the Christmas tree took up the entire window from floor to ceiling.
I remember walking into the room and it was filled with the aroma of a real tree that looked like it was just brought in on a flatbed truck from a forest in Wisconsin. It was so tall and majestic she had to use a ladder to put the ornaments on the fluffy, pine branches.
But my most favorite memory about my Grandma’s Christmas tree was that it sat in a rotating tree stand and played music. Yes, it rotated in a full 360 degrees and had a music box that played 3 songs. It was mesmerizing and I could sit and watch that tree for hours.
Fast forward. Things have definitely changed since the 1970’s and my traditional Christmas tree isn’t real or majestic but it is filled with lots of happy memories along with a few sad memories. My tree doesn’t have a color theme or fancy ornaments but it tells the story of our Navy life as we moved coast to coast while raising our 4 children in 9 different homes over the course of 16 years.
My tree is filled with homemade ornaments from when my kids were little.
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My tree has ornaments from our travels across the country.
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My tree has memorial ornaments for my son.
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But most of all my tree is filled with lots of love.
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Now that we are retired from the Navy and living in our forever home, my traditional Christmas tree gets the privilege of sitting in the rotating tree stand I inherited from my Grandma and mesmerizing my kids and guests. I love that I can walk into the living room at any time and the lights are twinkling and the view is different every time.
I have collected so many ornaments over the last 28 years that it is no problem filling all sides of the tree. (Yes, all sides have to be covered when your tree rotates.) I also have another decorated tree in my dining room and one more on my front porch.
I hope you enjoyed my traditional Christmas tree along with my trip down memory lane. Don’t forget to scroll down and take a tour of the 50 other trees on this holiday tour. Merry Christmas!
Let’s Meet The Hosts!
Michelle | Our Crafty Mom | Allison | Upright and Caffeinated
Angela | Simply Beautiful By Angela| Annie | All Things Big and Small
Brittany | Our Home Made Easy | Chloe | Celebrate and Decorate
Cindy | County Road 407 | Colleen | Life on Kaydeross Creek
Denise | My Thrifty House | Eileen | Sand Dollar Lane
Erlene | My Pinterventures | Jaclyn | The Dotted Nest |
Jeannee | Centsably Creative| Vicki | 2 Bees In A Pod |
Jennifer | Oh Fiddle Dee Dee | Jolene | Create Pray Love
Wanda | From House To Home | Kim | Day to Day Adventures
Kim | Made In A Day | Kristie | Teadoddles
Leanna | Faeries and Fauna | Maria | Simple Nature Decor
Marie | The Inspiration Vault | Mary | The Boondocks Blog
Meegan | What Meegan Makes | Meg | Green With Decor
Melissa | Welcome To The Woods | Donna | Modern On Monticello
Morgan | Charleston Crafted | Nancy | Slightly Coastal
Nicole | Madness and Method | Pam | P.S. I Love You Crafts
Sam | Raggedy Bits | Shirley | Intelligent Domestications |
Stephanie | Abbotts At Home |Yami | The Latina Next Door |
Jenn | Loveland Lodge | Christene | Keys To Inspiration
| Libbie | A Life Unfolding Jaclyn | One Thousand Oaks |
Jennifer | 2 Bees In A Pod | Sarah | The Project Pile
Now let’s check out the rest of the beautiful Christmas Trees!
I’m so jealous! I want a rotating stand! Cute tree. Love the memories.
Thank you…my rotating tree stand is a prized possession for sure. 🙂
Your tree is so beautiful
Thank you very much.
Hi Denise…I love that your Christmas tree ornaments have so many memories attached to them (even if some of them may be sad). Even your rotating tree stand (which is awesome!) comes with family memories 🙂 To me, that’s the best part of Christmas!
Thank you. Yes, my favorite part of Christmas is all the memories I have with each ornament.
I love the rotating tree video! I love reading these posts about everyone Christmas memories, nice to hear. Sweet that you use the handmade ornaments from your kids. Great meeting you at the blog hop
Maria
Thanks for visiting Maria.
Your tree is just gorgeous Denise!! Loved reading story with lots of lovely memories!! Thank you for sharing!!
Your tree is beautiful and the turning tree is amazing. I had never heard of a rotating tree stand what a treasure to share from your Grandmother. I love things with sentiment.
I love to incorporate items that have a sentimental meaning into my home and I love my tree stand.
So funny we lived in the same place as kids! I loved going to look at the windows in downtown Chicago! It is one of my fondest memories. Love your tree!!
Now I want a rotating tree AND that mouse nutcracker! So adorable. Your tree is beautiful this year. Visiting from the hop.
I love your tree. Using sentimental ornaments is my favorite! Thank you and your family for your service to our wonderful country. Merry Christmas!
Denise, I love all your beautiful collected ornaments. There is nothing better! So many memories. Thank you so much for sharing with us. Have a very Merry Christmas!
This is one of my favorites in the hop. It’s a lovely tree with so many memories all over it and I know it must put a smile on your face every time you see it. And the base is awesome!
What a sweet memorial to all those memories! Thank you for sharing your tree with us! <3
I like covering all sides of our tree too (although I definitely don’t have a rotating one – so unique!). That snowman s’more is too cute 🙂
Thank you so much. I do love my rotating tree and my daughter made the snowman smore in pre-school….13 years ago!
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