40+ years ago, I got a livetree in for my 1st Christmas with Hubs. It shed worse than my Lab & I looked forward to getting rid of it.
Hubs goes off to work, I dismantle & drag tree out to the curb. I take a canister vac with a long hose & start sucking up the many pine needles.

Suddenly I realize the hose has gone rigid packed full of needles. I undo the hose, take it into the bathtub & stick it under the faucet to force the needles out. With a swoosh, out they came & right down the drain until it clogged up the tub with water filled with pine needles.

After Roto Rooter left, I heard the wind howling & looked outside to see the tree suddenly become airborne & shoot down the street like a projectile rocket. I ran out the door just in time to see it crash thru a neighbor's car window. After calling the neighbor & Insurance man,

I sat on the couch till Hubs got home then sobbed out my story of the very bad tree day.
He listened. Then he laughed so hard he about fell off the couch. And I knew he was a keeper.
However, I have never ever wanted a real live Christmas tree again ever ...
Enjoy the season!