Many families place the crèche under the tree and gifts, if exchanged, are not placed there until Christmas Day or after Midnight Mass.

Felines often attack, climb, and hide in Christmas trees, according to Trupanion's Pet Parenting blog. Just one shiny ornament or a string of garland can be enough for a cat to ruin a tree.

There's no tree too tall to climb for this heroic cat rescuer! Stuck for eight days in an Elm tree in Worthington, Ohio, one furry fugitive was finally nabbed by a professional cat rescuer.