My wife is a genius with Christmas trees. Her taste is also excellent. Our tree is wonderful. I will grant you that there is an element of risk involved, but our tree, being alive, would not burn easily. I think she worries about the mess.
Melted wax is a bit untidy.
But the beauty of an old fashioned tree lit by candles must be splendid. Everything considered, Christmas is a pretty good idea. In the depth of winter, on the shortest day and longest night of the year, people celebrate. Being people, some things get screwed up. Yet there is a kind impulse behind it all.