If you’ve never cut your own Christmas tree, or haven’t in a while, here are some tips in an extra-sized episode. Lots of Christmas news and fun on Twitter (@XmasStocking), on Facebook (including Live Video), Pinterest andGoogle+. Find everything at MyChristmasStocking.net. Tell me  what Christmas IS to you at (323) 487-12-25 and you could be on the show. Email [email protected].

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Featured music:

“Ave Maria” by Bunny Sigler from the album “When You’re in Love at Christmastime”

Background music:

“Oh Christmas Tree” by Frank Carter from the album “Christmas Cheer”

“Oh Christmas Tree” by the California Guitar Trio from the album “A Christmas Album”

“Star on the Tree” by Howard Eddy

More information:

The Pioneer Tree Farm in McHenry, IL, provided most of the tips I gave.

The National Christmas Tree Association tells you how to care for your farm-grown Christmas tree.

The U.S. Forest Service has information for the Rocky Mountain Region tree cutting program and guidelines for getting your tree in the national forests where available.

Some information about the 2016 Rockefeller Christmas Tree and how to be there (maybe next year?) from RockCenter itself. More about the tree itself from Curbed NY.