Scouts for 2nd Regina Group pick up Christmas trees from residents' doorsteps and take them to the landfill. It's one of their biggest fundraisers of the year.

Hope for Wildlife recycles Christmas trees to feed and shelter animals over the winter, but before this weekend, it wasn't looking so cheery.

Aynsleigh Kerchak of Aurora Farm told 680 CJOB that the farm's herd of dairy goats loves to chow down on evergreens, and they receive hundreds of donated trees each year.

The Great Recession put thousands of American Christmas tree farmers out of business, resulting in far fewer seedlings being planted.

If a live Christmas tree is an important part of your holiday tradition, you may want to hurry to get one, or be ready to shell out a little more than usual.

The great news is we don't have to wait long for another holiday, writes Scott Thompson, because February brings Family Day.

"Just being able to reach out and feel that positiveness from helping people — that's what it really boils down to."

"We've been coming to tree farms since we were kids. We wanted to start that family tradition with my young family too."

The holiday spirit is alive and with four days left until Christmas, Global News wants to revisit stories embody the feeling of the holidays.

The real-vs.-fake tree debate has been ongoing throughout my 18-year marriage, and that's not going to change now, Scott Thompson says.