we got a fake tree this year...which works out perfectly...my dog loves to chew on real trees. We would never have been able to leave him alone in the house.
and we set it up a few days after turkey day...it's our 1st x-mas as a married couple...awww....so special.
Ive peronally haven't but there are 4 in my house apparently and my gf has 1 in her house. I spend 5 nights a week at the gf's and 2 at mine (why don't people ask me for maths help?).