My husband and I have been together for 29 years. We have cut down our own tree, or at least gotten a fresh cut tree, all of those years. This year, we are breaking tradition for the first time; due to health issues for both of us - we're not getting a tree at all. We have a three foot artificial that is put up in the finished basement, but that will have to suffice. You know; we're both surprisingly OK with this.

Has anyone else run into issues like this where traditions have to be broken?