For a real Christmassy nature experience you can pick some fresh green pine needles and bruise them a bit between your fingers, then open your hand and smell… You can also pick some spruce needles (which is the actual Christmas tree that stands in our houses nowadays), but to me spruce is a bit too pungent. The gentle pine scent takes me back to memories of decorating the Christmas tree in my home, where it is cosy and warm.
