My family used to have a New Year’s Eve tradition that I dubbed “The Ceremonial Christmas Tree Burning.” We would set up the christmas tree in the snow on the front lawn, douse it with gasoline, and watch it burn. DON’T TRY THIS AT HOME We lived out in the country and when you’re out in the country the easiest way to dispose of things is to burn them. The christmas tree was getting burned either way. Either on the bonfire pit or, more enjoyably, out on the front lawn. (The bonfire pit was in the backyard and couldn’t be seen from the comfort of the living room windows.) So…