We decorate our real spruce tree with those small white lights. They reflect colors on the walls...we love that. Personal ornaments, like ones my Nieces and Nephews made for us. We put a silver star on top. A red and green tree skirt around the bottom part of the trunk. Ofcourse, I always hang my singing Elvis on the tree every year. Push his button and he sings"Celebrate My Baby Back To Me". I have some old ornaments from my childhood, and so does my Fiance, and those are the ones we make sure are displayed out front. Oh, and some brass ones with my name and the family name one them. We don't go overboard with decorations...I like to know there's a tree under there. Often we'll place candy canes and pinecones on the tree,too. The bigger the tree, the better!