Christmas and New Years are two holidays designed around parties and family gatherings. You just got through Thanksgiving and now you have to decorate and get ready for who knows how many people coming over for parties, gift exchanges and holiday dinners. The question is…are you ready?

The Tree

The Christmas tree is an icon of the holiday and people are putting them up left and right in preparation good cheer and piles of presents. Perhaps the most important question to answer is real or fake tree? They both have their pros and cons. A real tree is more traditional and makes the room smell like pine. The downside is after two weeks it becomes a medieval torture device that sheds its pointy death bringers with every slight vibration. Anyone who has owned a real Christmas trees understands the pain of a pine needle in the foot.  A fake tree is easy to put up, but it lacks the feel and look that only comes from a real tree.

Decorations

Before the invention of LED lights, the lights that went up on the Christmas trees and the home were small regular colored light bulbs. They’d get so hot, that you wouldn’t need to turn the heat on in the living room if the Christmas lights were on. They would melt tinsel and create a fire hazard if you had them on the tree. I won’t even get into the frayed wiring. Today’s decorations are a million times safer and make clean up a snap. No more melted strands of garland or scorch marks on paper decorations.

Post Party Cleaning

All the decorations and the illuminated tree come together for the perfect atmosphere for your party or get-together. When it’s over, the house could be a mess. It doesn’t matter if it’s a reserved dinner party or a raucous rave complete with DJ and glitter bombs. Why not prepare in advance and call Illinois Valley Clean Team. We’ll get your home looking just like new.