A family has shared their hilarious holiday tradition - picking out the "ugliest" Christmas tree they can find every year. <br /><br />Mistry Ashbrook, 45, and her husband, Samuel, 43, a product sales specialist, started the unusual tradition in 2007. <br /><br />Both fresh out of the military, with no children and their families far away, they weren't feeling particularly festive so went searching for a Christmas tree to get into the spirit. <br /><br />They stumbled upon their first "ugly" tree - a crooked, sad-looking sapling - and decided to take it home.<br /><br />They then vowed to start an annual tradition of finding the least aesthetically-pleasing tree each year.<br /><br />Their idea became so popular among their family and friends that Samuel's aunt and uncle even joined in. <br /><br />Now the couples compete for the ugliest - trying to out-do each other with spindly and wonky trees every holiday season.
