# What's on top? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [December 16, 2012, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-on-top/644209 "2012-12-16T19:23:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2012, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-on-top/644209/21 "2012-12-17T03:52:09Z")
Tinkerbell ---
**Author:** ![dogbutler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dogbutler/32/428_2.png) [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2012, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-on-top/644209/22 "2012-12-17T04:46:44Z")
> [@MissTake](#): > > We have a German glass spire for the top of our tree. Bought it at an antique store 15 years or so ago. I have the plastic version on my tree. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2012, 8:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-on-top/644209/23 "2012-12-17T08:47:38Z")
It varies from year to yer. This year it’s a star, in the past we’ve had angels, santa, stars, plush Cthulhu, and a plush D20. ---
**Author:** ![nonacetone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonacetone/32/2819_2.png) [@nonacetone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nonacetone)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2012, 9:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-on-top/644209/24 "2012-12-17T09:40:19Z")
We have a stuffed animal on ours. A penguin wearing a red scarf, and a Santa hat. ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2012, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-on-top/644209/25 "2012-12-17T15:58:45Z")
I’ve thought about buying a Xmas tree topper, but I haven’t gotten around to it yet. ---
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2012, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-on-top/644209/26 "2012-12-18T05:34:52Z")
My family had a star for many years. After it broke, we got an angel. I’m okay with anything traditional. A red bow sounds nice. A shiny pointed finial would work, too. ---
**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2012, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-on-top/644209/27 "2012-12-18T12:42:34Z")
A fairy. Not sure where it came from, my wife’s family I think. Judging by the smile on her face the little tart loves the feel of a bit of rough spruce. ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2012, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-on-top/644209/28 "2012-12-19T15:13:02Z")
A star our son made in school out of cardboard, yarn, and glitter. It doesn’t get any better than that. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Cazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cazzle/32/75_2.png) [@Cazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cazzle)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2012, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-on-top/644209/29 "2012-12-19T21:01:15Z")
A star. A cute fuzzy fluffy white star this year. I still regret not buying [this guy](http://images.persephonemagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/FSM-Flying-Spaghetti-Monster-tree-topper-by-NifNaks-on-Etsy_1290536646617-e1290645900535.png). ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2012, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-on-top/644209/30 "2012-12-19T22:25:40Z")
Family tradition, going back long before I was born, is a star. The 6’ fake tree gets a star if it’s up. When it’s just the 4’ fiber optic tree, which is up this year, nothing. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2012, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-on-top/644209/31 "2012-12-20T03:58:40Z")
I have an ornament that’s a white, lacy clip-on butterfly, and that goes on the top. Although this year I’ve just got 700 white lights and no ornaments. ---
**Author:** ![Labrador\_Deceiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Labrador\_Deceiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labrador_Deceiver)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2012, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-on-top/644209/32 "2012-12-20T04:25:25Z")
A large bow. ---
**Author:** ![the\_diego](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7bcc69/32.png) [@the\_diego](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_diego)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2012, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-on-top/644209/33 "2012-12-20T04:59:38Z")
A stunned garden gnome, made up like an angel. ---
**Author:** ![Antigen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2012, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-on-top/644209/34 "2012-12-20T11:52:28Z")
Some of these “other” ones sound really neat - anyone want to share pictures? I just found out from my mother that she and my dad fought over the angel vs star issue, so _they_ alternated. I wonder why I only remember the star. Apparently Dad was only pro-angel because the star Mom liked had a blinky-light option that seemed to be triggered at random and it drove him nuts. ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2012, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-on-top/644209/35 "2012-12-20T12:09:39Z")
[A star for us](http://www.polyvore.com/bloomingdales_gold_glitter_star_tree/thing?id=61070285), though truth be told it’s rather too large and heavy for our little tabletop (I think it’s 4’, might be 3’) tree. I have to fold the top few “branches” down and wrap them around each other to get a good sturdy clump that won’t flop over with the star on it. I love Christmastime…I get the best pentacles this time of year! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-on-top/644209.md?page=1)