[Free Trapper]

Christmas trees and mistletoe always make me think about the spread of Christianity and the conversion of many pagans.

Just because one group uses something to symbolize one thing doesn't mean another group can't use the same thing to symbolize something else.

[Cronos]

It detracts from the central theme of Christmas -- the birth of Christ. Hence the emphasis to secularize Christmas -- unlike what happens in Orthodox lands which do not give in to pagan germanic traditions