2020 Christmas tree decorating contest

Friends,

As Advent Sunday came to a close, I thought I had finished decorating our sitting room tree, which is where we focus our decorating. Last night, though, I found a missing box of Radkos and made room for them. In total, we have 425 Radkos on this tree and I have lost track of the number of lights. One thing most decorators fail to do is put up adequate lights in the tree. An extra ten strands of lights is not going to cut it. This is the birthday of Jesus, our Savior, the Light of the world!

For a twelve foot tree, 10,000 lights should be a minimum. The difference between 2,000 lights and 10,000 is like the difference between Olive Garden and Impastato's. There is nothing difficult about putting on lots of lights, so there really is no excuse not to make the tree a beacon of hope, a model for what the world can and should be, ablaze in a bright incandescent overcoat of hope. Should not all our efforts be signs of faith, hope, and love? Perhaps at this time of year no virtue is more important than hope, and light is the visible manifestation of hope. Light them, friends, light them so that your home glows!

Last year, our dear friend, buttocks, won this cherished event. I hope we will get hundreds of submissions this year. Please, friends, post a picture of your Christmas tree.

Mother forbids me from posting an image here of ours, but I will share a tree that is quite similar from a fellow Radko collecting friend, Ann Free:



Ours is a bit brighter and we do not have as many vintage Radkos. I suspect, though, that my collection will surpass hers this decade. I hope to have three such trees in our home by 2025, one for each of the Persons of the Trinity. May your blessings be many and your hope everlasting.

Yours,
TulaneLSU