According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), leaving a tree up past December greatly increases the chances of a fire incident, as nearly 30% of Christmas tree fires occur in January.

The City of Winnipeg took some heat four years ago when it spent about $300,000 on an artificial Christmas tree in front of city hall. That tree was 28-feet tall with an additional 22-foot extension.

MANITOWOC, Wis. — Decades ago, Jordan Kabat’s grandmother brought home a piece of holiday history. As a factory worker at the Aluminum Specialty Company in Manitowoc, she’d been helping create the ...