"For one cuts a tree from the forest, The work of the hands of the workman, with the ax.
4 They decorate it with silver and gold; They fasten it with nails and hammers
So that it will not topple."
THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH CHRISTMASS TREES!
Jer 10 has EVERYTHING to do with the customs practiced at x-mass. It is the time of year when theft is at it's highest, when murder & suicide peaks and it is also the time of year when SIDS is most prevalent.