We've always done lights, then garland, then ornaments. Anything that is spread throughout the tree repeatedly should go first, as a background to the individual ornaments. If you're one of those people who does a theme tree, I suppose all bets are off, but I prefer the time capsule tree, where every ornament has a story or comes from a certain time in your life.

Of course, since I've switched to a 4' tree, I decorated it 4 years ago, and after Christmas, I cover it in a hefty bag and put it away until next year. "Putting up the tree" now only involves taking the bag off, plugging it in, and finding the tree skirt. Smartest thing I ever did.

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