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New Yorkers get a lot of things delivered—groceries, booze, even massages—but there's something more seasonal that can also be outsourced: Christmas trees.

It makes sense. Many New Yorkers don't have the luxury of an elevator, and even if they do, it certainly isn't easy to drag a six-foot-tall tree inside. Enter: Tyler's Trees.

Tyler's Trees began in 2007 after its founders, Tyler Kupper and Brian Millman, witnessed a fellow Manhattanite struggling to carry a tree back to his apartment. Now, the company works to realize its vision of "taking the hassle out of Christmas" by delivering trees, setting them up in stands (which can be included), and making them look extra pretty with tree skirts.

The Frasier fir tree packages start at $129 for a five-foot-tree (and go up to $370 for a nine-foot tree), but why stop there? Add-on options include decorating (see below), lighting, and a garland or wreath. They also offer removal services starting at $69, because if you didn't set it up, why should you have to take it down?

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A tree installed and decorated by Tyler's Trees

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The delivery doesn't stop at nine-foot trees. For the Christmas decor enthusiasts who want trees towering up to more than 16 feet, the company offers an even higher level of service: Tyler's Trees Elite. With this option, one of the Tyler's Trees employees will pay a visit to your home before the delivery date to check out dimensions, tree placement, and anything else that could stand in the way of you and your 12-foot monstrosity.

But of course I couldn't just talk about the company—I had to try it, too. During a recent drop-off, two delivery men named Justin and David completed their work in a staggeringly quick five minutes.

"The top branch is a little too high for this location," Justin told me. "We can manicure it for you or we can relocate the tree."

I chose to have it manicured, and Justin snipped the top branch to make it fit perfectly under my ceiling.

After some final touches and a spiel about how to keep my tree alive, they were off to deliver another of the 20+ trees they planned to deliver that day.

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The next afternoon, the company's designer Gabby arrived at my apartment to decorate the tree. I learned that it's best to wait 24 hours to decorate a Christmas tree after installing it!

She got to work placing lights and ornaments of the "Classic Christmas" variety and, like her delivery men counterparts, gave me a few tips as she worked.

7 Christmas Tree Decorating Tips Straight from a Pro:

Use one box of lights per foot of tree
Always test your lights before placing them on the tree to make sure they're working
If possible, use a surge protector
Never string more than five strands of lights together on the same outlet because you will get a short
Start placing lights from the bottom area closest to the outlet
Go all the way into the center of the tree and then back out with the lighting cords—it gives the effect that the tree is lit from within
Don't use the strings that sometimes come with ornaments; instead, replace them with hooks that give you more freedom and don't limit you when it comes to placement

Here's the final festive product:

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Live outside of New York? Not to fear. You can find similar services across the country from Williams Sonoma, Hammacher Schlemmer, and eBay.

And, well, there's always artificial trees. Our favorites are from Wayfair, Jet.com and National Tree Company.

Sam Dangremond Contributing Digital Editor Sam Dangremond is a Contributing Digital Editor at Town & Country, where he covers men's style, cocktails, travel, and the social scene.

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