Christmas is just around the corner and these cats couldn’t be more excited! It’s no big secret that cats love to climb up trees, roofs, and all sorts of high places, but this time of the year, it’s Christmas trees they’re scaling. Perhaps they just love the height or rubbing their fur against the leaves? You’ll find kitties wrestling with ornaments or clambering up the branches and for a cat owner is amusing and unnerving at the same time. We couldn’t know why they do this for sure, but these photos of cats circulating around the internet are so adorable that they are sure to put you right in the festive mood.

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“It’s so beautiful. I must ruin it.”

Soon… soon…

“Time to wreck the – oh, hey, there’s a bug on the ceiling!”

“That’s a nice tree you’ve got. Would be a shame if something were to happen to it.”

Eat it, or climb it? Tough decisions.

Pre-attack calibration.

“Oh, hey. You’re home early.”

To destroy the tree, you must become the tree.

“I meant to do that.”

(tearing up) “I can’t wait to knock this over”

“I should not have taken that nip before I came in here.”

Christmas? Bleh.

“How am I supposed to tip this thing over?”

“Once I defeat this bauble, the others will surely fall in line.”

“Move along, human. This doesn’t concern you.”

This time they’ve gone too far.

First attempt was met with mixed success.

“Curses! Foiled again!”

Initial reconnaissance is promising.

“I haven’t decided what havoc to unleash, but trust me, it will be immense.”

“The socks bring out my eyes, you say? Hmm. Perhaps your tree will be spared.”

“Alright, human. You win this round.”