Hi Deacon... that may be true of small American towns but the small town that I live in has a Spar shop open until 11pm every day of the year... except for Christmas day.
NQ ... the natives of Mongolia and Siberia use them so I expect they get quite cozy inside ... rather like an igloo. :)
No worries MD ... I just think they're cool. :)
MD my sister lives out in the woods so yes her husband just takes the tree out to a wood pile after christmas and then the next year he puts it on the bonfire pit.