This tree is stupendous! It will slowly advance upon your children while chanting, "House on fire! House on fire!" in an ominous tone--which I suppose is some sort of Christmas carol from a foreign land. Also, the branches appear to smoke; albeit festively. My one and only complaint is that a noxious, gasoline-type odor is emitted when plugged into the computer, which my cats and I find slightly unpleasant.