Christmas Trees

I do not buy a Christmas tree
(I’m Jewish, after all)
Yet wonder every year as people
Trundle with their haul.

What makes them buy one weeks before
Or just on Christmas eve?
Is Norway spruce or Douglas fir
The best with which to leave?

Do ceiling heights determine
If they splurge on one real tall?
Will it decorate the living room,
The entryway or hall?

I know that boxed-up ornaments
Are meant to be reused.
Will new ones join the party, though?
(I’m just a bit confused.)

My neighborhood is filled with stands
Of evergreens in wait,
So questions bounce inside my brain
Each year around this date.