Cats Vs. Christmas Trees: 5 Videos of the Annual Holiday Battle

Is this cat naughty or nice?
Is this cat naughty or nice?

Christmas trees combine several of cats' favorite things: heights, dangling objects and a challenge.

Every holiday season, cat owners erect holidays trees in their homes with a bit of trepidation - and many questions on their minds.


Will the tree still be standing tomorrow? Will Fluffy get tangled in the lights again this year? How many ornaments will be destroyed in the inevitable cat vs. tree battle?


Watch some of our favorite festive feline videos, and see what it's like to celebrate Christmas with a cat.


Oskar the blind cat
This cat proves that just because you can't see a Christmas tree, doesn't mean you can't destroy it. Oskar was born without fully formed eyeballs and has been blind since birth.


View from the top

Sesshomaru nearly reaches his destination, the very top of the Christmas tree, but then things go ... timber!

Help! I've climbed a tree and I can't get out.

After getting tangled in wires, this cat learns the hard way that Christmas trees can be treacherous places. Score one for the tree.

Kitty caught on tape

Andy the kitty is a perfect angel when his owners are home. He naps under the Christmas tree and never so much as bats at an ornament - until his owners leave. That's when the fun begins.

Big cats love Christmas trees too

Every year, more than 100 unwanted Christmas trees become victims of "enrichment activities" at Big Cat Rescue in Tampa, Fla. The sanctuary's lions, tigers and leopards love the scent of the pines - and they love to destroy them even more.

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