Everything you need to know about decorating a tree for the first time

Decorating a Christmas tree for the first time? From history and family traditions to interior trends and home-made baubles, Caomhan Keane has all you need to know

Everything you need to know about decorating a tree for the first time

Last Christmas, I nicked decorations from the family home to put on my tree. Invited over for dinner one evening, my mother poached them back, when my back was turned.

Like the ringing of the bells, the stench of mulled wine, and the taste of puddings and pies, decorations, particularly when homemade, can be triggers for precious memories.

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