Some people may be trying to hold on to the Christmas spirit after the holiday season.

Officials at Claytor Lake State Park are collecting trees to put at the bottom of the lake.

Roanoke County is inviting the community to join together to begin the holiday season. The county is hosting its ceremonial Christmas Tree Lighting Monday, Dec. 5.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will join members of the North Carolina Congressional delegation and the Governor of North Carolina to light the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree.

As the Christmas season gets underway, Christmas tree farms are hitting their busiest weekend of the year.

At Sweet Providence Christmas Tree Farm in Floyd County, owners John and Emily Houston are hard at work.

Before you take down the Christmas tree and toss it out, give it one more job this holiday season.

If you're traveling past Centra’s General Hospital in Lynchburg, be sure to look across the street, then look up.

Shoppers wear face masks as they walk in Regent Street, ahead of the new Tier-4 restriction measures, in London, Saturday, Dec. 19, 2020. Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson says Christmas gatherings cannot go ahead and non-essential shops must close in London and much of southern England as he imposed a new, higher level of coronavirus restrictions to curb rapidly spreading infections. “It is with a very heavy heart that I must tell you we cannot proceed with Christmas as planned,” Johnson said. While London fared relatively well in controlling the virus throughout the fall, the city now has the highest infection rates in England. The move will largely scrap Christmas gatherings in line with the rules for southern England.

Christmas time is a tradition that we’ve always had in our lives, and one of those traditions is collecting ornaments over the years.

“Anything in that 7-10 ft. range, and of course smaller, is what we’re looking for,” said Claytor Lake State Park assistant park manager Brody havens. Live Christmas trees dropped off at the Claytor Lake State Park marina through Jan. 23 will be sunk in designated areas on the lake to create habitats for fish. "When we sink the Christmas trees, the limbs will stay on and the needles will stay on for quite a while. He likes fishing at Claytor Lake as it is, but the trees definitely help make the pastime more enjoyable. The city of Danville offers curbside tree collection for residents or you can drop off your tree at the city’s mulch collection site.