Another Christmas tree? Made of felled wood? With lights, ornaments, and a small bowl of water at the bottom to keep the trunk nourished?

How boring!

This Christmas, try branching out with these “alternative” takes on the old-fashioned living room staple—with a little help from some creative, Christmas-forward Reddit users.

O Rubber Gloves, O Rubber Gloves…

User unclebourbon shared a photo of his new tree, explaining that this is “What Christmas looks like in a house of 5 poor student paramedics”:

Want to replicate unclebourbon’s tree on top of your mini-fridge, but not sure which rubber “exam” gloves to buy? Fear not! Unclebourbon shared his secret in a comment:

You can pick up a box of 200 latex-free gloves for $22.81 on Amazon—enough to make trees for yourself and five lucky friends.

Drum Tree

A percussive twist on the Christmas tree is sure to delight the Little Drummer Boy in your life—and user aaMikeyDaa’s well-decorated drum set is hard to beat:

But if you want to be rockin’ around this Christmas tree, you better have a gift to bring.

Tree Skirt? Meet Dress Tree.

Love the look and feel of a well-lit Christmas tree, but hate the fact that you can’t wear it on your body?

You’re in luck! A DIY Christmas tree dress is the perfect solution to your wintry wardrobe woes:

With these branches sprucing up your curves, you’ll look like a Tannenbaum-shell! But before you try it on, make sure it’s strapless and sapless.

Still afraid to ditch the tree?

If you just can’t imagine Christmas without a traditional tree, you can still find small ways to make your decorations more creative.

You can switch out all the ornaments with tentacles:

Or replace that hokey plastic star that’s been in your family for years with a more progressive treetop decoration: a cat.

After all, Christmas isn’t about the tree. It’s about the cats.