Cats love Christmas trees.

A lot of them love messing with the tree, even climbing it.

Theyll knock off the ornaments, make needles fall, and eventopple the tree.

RedditorTaricha_torosasuggests an extra-fluffy skirt.TheFrostedForestuses a fluffy tree skirt thats comfortable enough to distract the cats from the tree itself.

Or try a hardtree collar.

If your cat loves to play with plastic bags, you might try a different material.

Dangerstar19suggests laying tape down, sticky-side up.

Bloomingnblossomingpiles up giftsand fake gifts for fillerin a ring around the tree.

Get creative

You might have to resort to extreme measures.

Some of these seem sadder than no tree at all, so make your own call.

Zombilocks shows off theirChristmas cactus.

Pet_Rock788wraps pine garlands around their cats usual tower, and sprinkles them with catnip.

Fsacoanchors the tree to the ceiling.Gardengoddess52uses a fishing line strung to a hook on the wall.

A pic posted by y3ahboiy shows a tree-topdangling from the ceiling, with the bottom missing.

Even if this isnt photoshopped, its a weird look.

If you dont normally get a Christmas tree, your cats love for trees might be an opportunity.

The day after Christmas,Anneisabitchpicks up a cheap tree just for the cats to play with.

Dont add accessories that make the tree even more enticing.

Inthis video of a caged mini-tree, the cats quickly yank the string of lights out of the cage.

Spray a repellent

Use a cat repellent spray.Rachaelcutie314recommends peppermint.Cfrech59suggests a bitter apple spray.MakiseKurisu23uses citrus.

you could get these and other repellents at a pet store.

Dont use a fragrant medication like Vicks VapoRub.

Specious_bobbuilt a cute cat tree out of Christmas-print boxes.

Jenpriester shares afloor-to-ceiling Christmas treethats actually a cat tree.

Dont use tinsel, which is bad for your cats to eat, saysgardengoddess52.

Rabbithasacatleaves their tree undecorated for a day or two, so their cat gets used to it.

By the time they decorate their tree, the cats already bored with it.

In some homes, cats and Christmas trees peacefully co-exist.

Theresa whole charming subreddit of cats enjoying trees.

Browse through it as your holiday de-stressor.