The best tree skirt overall

The Primode Holiday Images 50-Inch Tree Skirt is big enough for trees up to 8 or 9 feet tall, and its red, green, and white wintry motifs make it look festive.

When my wife and I got our first Christmas tree a dozen or so years back, we also got just about the cheapest tree skirt known to history. It bunched up easily, it shed more fibers than the tree dropped needles, and it really just looked ... cheap. Still, we kept the damn thing for five or six years because it just seemed like such a hassle to replace it. Don't make that same mistake.

Instead, consider getting the Primode Holiday Images 50-Inch Tree Skirt. With it, your home may well be set for life — as far as Christmas tree skirts go, anyway.

At 50 inches across, this skirt is large enough for most trees yet it will still fit in most rooms. You can always fold a portion of your tree skirt to make it fit closer to a wall or into a corner. Its bright red background is warm and merry, while the green trees and white snowflakes stitched into the skirt add colorful cheer.

The skirt features a 5-inch center opening that should accommodate almost any trunk while still concealing the stand entirely. A pair of ties keep the skirt closed, and its weight and the quality of the fabric help it to lie flat without bunching or wrinkling.

This Primode tree skirt scores a four out of five stars when you average all of its ratings together. One customer says the skirt is "the perfect shade of red" for holiday decor, while another gushes: "The tree skirt is beautiful! I'm in love!"

An editor with BoomsBeat gave Primode tree skirts an impressive 9.1 out of 10 rating based on their quality. Primode skirts are also highly popular on Pinterest boards.

Pros: Lovely Christmas colors and designs, durable cotton/polyester blend, ideal size for most homes

Cons: Chemical odor when new requires time/and or washing to dispel