Puppies and Christmas trees

I dreaded introducing Max to a Christmas tree. The years of collecting ornaments old and new being destroyed by my boisterous spazoid. I never had a puppy around Christmas. I got one for Christmas when I got married, but that's when my ornaments were hand me down left over crap or yardsale finds.
Nothing so far. The tree is up, lights and most of the ornaments.
For anyone out there that is having the same anxiety as me, let me share my trick to you.
I put the tree where it needs to be. I let Max check it out and after a few weird sounds to scare him away from drinking the tree water, he was good.
Now the lights. Ugh. Not like I already dread this process. I have OCD with my tree and lights are my enemy.  Max on the other hand is in love with them. I plugged them in before putting them up abd he was enamored.  He watched intensely as I wrapped the tree. Then came the set of lights that I couldn't decide to put up with him. The singing bells.
They flashed to the music abd it was loud. I closed my eyes as I turned the lights on. His face wrinkled,  ears pointing straight up and head bobbing side to side. That was it. No tree diving. No barking. No"  I must kill this beast and protect mommy."
Just absolute confusion.
We are currently on day 4 and and the most he has done was gnaw on a branch and sleep endlessly under the tree.
I may even put a hat on him and take a picture.
I will keep you posted on the dog and his tree.