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8 Weird Christmas Decorations For Decking the Halls

It's time to deck the halls and put up the tree. Why be ordinary this Christmas, when you can be just a little weird instead?

Tired of the same old boring Christmas decorations? Try a few of these decorating ideas this year--it will give the neighbors something to talk about. Patch combed through Target, Walmart, Lowe's, Kmart and even a few online shops to bring you this list of off-the-wall Christmas decorations. Enjoy!

Soft Tinsel Sausage Dog: Tired of reindeer for your yard? This year, go with the 30 inch holiday Sausage Dog, brilliantly lit with 100 lights. Available from the twisted elves at Lowe's.

Inflatable Santa In Outhouse: For those who don’t take Christmas too seriously, here’s a light up six-foot inflatable Santa-stuck-in-the-Outhouse yard decoration. Just makes you feel all warm and fuzzy, doesn’t it? Get yours at Lowe's.

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Pre-Lit Artificial Christmas Tree Plus Rotating Tree Stand: Do you worry about whether or not you should decorate the back of your tree? Or perhaps, you have too many good ornaments for just the visible side of your tree? Wal-Mart has your solution: the rotating artificial tree and stand. Now you can decorate your whole tree AND drive your cat crazy with spinning tinsel. See a rotating tree in action here. Find it at Walmart, but don't get dizzy.

Half Tree: If you just don’t have room for a full tree, why not use a half of one instead? This artificial pre-lit tree can be placed right up against a wall—and saves the fuss of chopping off all those unwanted branches. You'll need to find this one online at Christmas Trees For Me.

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Animated Fiber Optic Angel: Top your tree—spinning or not—with an animated angel. The fiber optic wings change colors for a guaranteed “divine appearance.” This angel weighs almost three pounds, so you better not put it on your Charlie Brown tree. Catch this angel at Kmart.

Craftsman for Your Tree: Does the man of the house dream of tools under the tree? Get him in the Christmas spirit with Craftsman ON the tree with Ken-sized shop vacs, lawn mowers, circular saws and air compressors. Retool your tree with these ornaments from Kmart.

Sports Gnomes: for the sports fans looking to put that extra special athletic touch to their outdoor display, we present the Target “thematic gnomes.” These 12-inch resin holiday gnomes come decked out in your favorite team colors. We found Mizzou and Rams football gnomes in stock at Target’s online store. Sadly, the Cardinal gnome is out of stock.

Star Wars Fans: You know who you are. You’ve got your Yoda tree lights, a Darth Vader nut cracker and a Boba Fett holiday decoration parked on your desk. Now go get the Han Solo in Carbonite chocolate bars to finish stuffing your kid’s stocking. Use the Force to find these decorations at ThinkGeek.com.

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