you bought a real Christmas tree: your entire house is about to smell like pine, your Christmas spirit couldn’t be higher, and your divine connection to nature couldn’t be stronger.

Helicopters descended over thousands of Christmas trees in the Bayou Sauvage Urban National Wildlife Refuge in New Orleans East on Wednesday morning, spruce needles swirling into the air.

Everyone loves the smell of a freshly cut Christmas tree, but the vast majority of them get thrown away or taken to the tip. So, would a plastic tree be better for the environment? Listener ...