Capacity-wise, the mugs vary depending on the style with the Christmas tree holding 18.9-ounces, the snowman clocking in at 17.1-ounces and the gingerbread house rounding things out at 15.2-ounces.

A Christmas tree is the largest houseplant I'll own all year, and a short-term investment considering the cost, so I want to try and make it last as long as possible.

Her Elkton, Maryland, home was built with lumber cut from a former Rockefeller Center Christmas tree — which was processed into lumber and given to a charity group after delighting Manhattan ...