Brrrrr.......!!! Does it snow in your area? It gets cold here too, even though it's "Sunny California", but no snow, except once in maybe seven years or so, we will get a dusting.
Last year we got a beautiful pre-lit tree from Lowe's and it was SO nice not having to deal with tangled up lights. I will be decorating our tree sometime this weekend. I am actually looking forward to it this year!
Yes, it snows here, Lori.
Here is a picture I took from my diningroom, in February: