An increasing number of people want to buy a fake or faux Christmas tree for the holidays each year. When compared to a real one, the advantages far outweigh the disadvantages. When this special time of year comes around one of the best ways to decorate your home and show your Christmas spirit is by displaying a tree in your house that has a lot of presents underneath it.

It has become a time honored tradition in households all over the world. When this first became a fad, people went out and chopped down a real evergreen or pine and put it in their home.

It wasn't until much later that manufacturers made a faux Christmas tree. Like many items upon their introduction on the market, it had a flaw in its design at first, but now companies have come up with solutions to the problems, and sales are through the roof.

Safety comes first in regards to your family. In the early years, these came with no protection against possible fire hazards. They were simply overlooked.

The need for something to prevent that from happening became a priority, and now manufacturers spray on a flame retardant solution to keep this from happening. Authentic ones can dry out if they are not watered every so often, and that makes it more prone to catching on fire.

It takes enough time and effort to decorate your yard with outdoor Christmas decorations and your home for the holidays. There is so much that needs to be done to make everything look great. When going authentic, you have to cut the tree, put it in the house, keep it watered, clean up dropping needles, and then dispose of it after the holidays.

Who needs that extra responsibility? A faux Christmas tree requires no maintenance other than decorating it with Christmas ornaments and storing it for the remainder of the year. If you have extra space in a storage building you don't even have to take it down to store it, just take the whole thing, ornaments and all, and put it up.

To keep on with the issue of time, another comparison you can make between the two types is the fact that a faux Christmas tree can come pre-lit. Along with the many different options you can chose from already, now you do not even have to spend time hanging the strands of lights.

This can be an enormous time saver. You can still have that special bonding time with the family by hanging the ornaments and other decor around the house while saving yourself the headache that light strands can cause. Some of the options they have are color, style, pre-lit, size, etc. When you get a real one, what you see is what you get.

People also love getting a faux Christmas tree because of the price. Over time it can be extremely cost effective to choose an artificial Christmas tree one over the authentic version.

With a real one you have to buy one every year, versus a fake one where you can use it year after year. The artificial ones will last you many years if they are taken care of properly.