I do NOT miss Christmas with a cat.
Just don't put ornaments on the lower quarter of the tree breh.
Nah. That would not have helped with my family's cats.
They just saw the whole thing as a big jungle gym and would try and climb up it whenever they had a chance.
One December we even decorated a tree with nothing but plushies and plastic ornaments just so the cats wouldn't do too much damage if they decided to make a go for the tree.