Or Christmas: I mean can mistletoe and tree lights really compete against bright multi-colored blasts in the sky?

FORBES: Fireworks Year Round? Why Not!

Britain's Daily Telegraph reports hospital admissions for tree-related accidents are down more than a third since 1999, which may mean fewer kids are climbing trees and instead hunched over PlayStations indoors.

NPR: Video Gamers Cramping, Not Climbing

"If it is true that the mechanism is all about rays enhancing diffuse radiation, it would mean that 'global dimming' and 'global brightening' would have a big effect on tree growth and therefore on the absorption of carbon dioxide, " warns Ms Dengel.

BBC: Earth News - Cosmic pattern to UK tree growth