I have an Xmas tradition of finding the smallest, most pathetic Charlie Brown Christmas tree on the lot and trying to negotiate a price lower than whatever they have it priced at based on how pitiful it looks. They never come down on the price and I always buy it anyway.

This year, I went to two lots and neither place had a tree pathetic enough to satisfy my holiday tradition. So rather than chance another lot, I found a random branch on the ground that I thought would make the most wretched and worthless Charlie Brown Christmas "tree" ever. I asked, "How much for this branch?" The guy said, "Nothing." 

It was a Christmas miracle...

(The tag is from last year. And notice the hand made paper angel at the top; that's been around for years, if you couldn't tell...)