The spirit of Christmas past

The presents have been opened, the turkey is long gone, the batteries in the kids toys are going flat and now the Christmas tree is on the pavement. I have been taking some snaps of Christmas trees past that I have come across this past week.
It makes me a little sad to see the trees stripped of their baubles, tinsel and stars then dumped in the street, I know you can't keep them in the house for ever but maybe we can find a more magical way to see them off! All suggestions welcome, maybe a green Santa who collects them from the kids and takes them away for pulping?