I am a fake tree person. I think real trees are a pain..especially when 3 of the 4 people in your household are ALWAYS gone, and the 4th one is irresponsible. And, I've got two dogs who seem to always knock stuff off. haha
But, We've had our fake Christmas tree since 1987, and are still using it today. We usually put all of hour christmas stuff up the weekend after Thanksgiving, but we are putting outdoor lights up tomorrow probably.