Gathering one of the 5 Christmas trees fresh cut on Christmas Tree Monday.

Gathering one of the 5 Christmas trees fresh cut on Christmas Tree Monday.

One of the traditions that Mary and I started when we created the Birch Ridge Inn at Killington was to have a fresh cut Christmas Tree in our Great Room each year. It was a carry over from our lives before being innkeepers that we have been able to hold on to these last 12 years.

Each year on the Monday after Thanksgiving we head out into the country side to cut a Christmas Tree for the Inn. (Hence the designation Christmas Tree Monday.) Over the years, the tradition has been picked up by many of our friends who join us in getting Christmas Trees for their homes. This year we went looking for 5 trees of assorted sizes.

Most of the trees that we cut down for friends homes were plus or minus 8 feet. For the inn, we brought home a 16 footer. After trimming it out, this years tree for the inn stands tall in the Great Room at 12 feet 8 inches.

All week long we will be decorating the tree to get it ready for it's formal "public" unveiling on Friday night. This years tree is a Crystal and white motif. (Each year we alternate tree styles, varying between a traditional multi-colored family style tree, and a crystal tree.) If you find yourself in Killington, stop bye the inn to see it.

Below you will find a video on Youtube with a little vignette following all of us on Christmas Tree Monday...Enjoy!

......Let it snow!