Man Leaves Christmas Tree Up for 40 Years

It's the question we ask ourselves every year around this time...when should I take the Christmas tree down? Well one man has your answer... NEVER!

Meet Neil Olson, this father of six made a vow in 1974 to not take his Christmas tree down until all of his sons returned from war. It's a touching and miraculous story i must say. Thankfully all of Olson's sons made it back from Vietnam but his oldest was unfortunately injured in the war and has been unable to make it back to his Wausau, Wisconsin home. So there the tree sits just as it did in 1974, ornaments, tinsel and all! Even the needles are still on the tree!

“The needles are kept on for a reason,” Olson, 89, told the Wausau Daily Herald for a story published Wednesday. “It’s supernatural, I say.”

Neil still hangs on to the tree and still hangs on to the hope that one day his eldest will return home.

“I bet you if my sixth boy comes home, the needles will drop right off,” he said.