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Howdy Christmas From Three Cowboy Hat Christmas Trees

The words come first. “Howdy Christmas” is set in cream western lettering with a soft brown shadow beneath it, the kind of greeting that sounds like a hat being tipped at the door. Above it, three evergreens stand in a row, each wearing a wide-brim cowboy hat with a buckled band, and small tan stars drift between the branches as if the Texas sky had settled in for the evening. This Texas Christmas shirt belongs to the family that keeps boots by the tree and the friend who always said howdy before hello.

Snow on the Branches and a Buckle on Every Hat

White snow sits in clumps along every branch, and the middle tree carries round ornaments scattered through its teal needles, all of it under a rust-colored hat. The tree on the left wears chocolate brown over olive green, and the one on the right has a cream hat tipped over frosted blue-green boughs. Their trunks stand on a strip of dark ground with a few stars resting nearby. Every hat band has its own small buckle, easy to miss from across the room and easy to find once you stand next to it. These cowboy hat Christmas trees seem to have weathered a few Texas winters and kept their good humor. People pick a favorite hat right away.

Picture it at a Christmas Eve supper where the brisket outlasts the pie, or on the morning the whole family lines up beside the real tree for a photo, each person in a matching shirt and one in a borrowed hat. It also holds up at the school pageant and in the checkout line, where a stranger says, “Love the hats.” The design is cheerful without being loud, so it sits comfortably next to a flannel shirt and a good pair of boots. Kids point at the stars, and grandparents point at the hats. Grandparents who grew up around ranches will recognize them, and cousins who didn’t will want one anyway.

Where else do three hatted trees fit besides Christmas Eve?

They suit any Western-leaning December gathering, from a ranch-style cookout to a holiday rodeo night or a Texas-themed office party. The howdy greeting and the snow-dusted branches also work for matching family photos in the weeks leading up to Christmas.

Pick your favorite of the three hats, and the stars between the branches will take care of the rest of the evening.