Winners of this year's Butler Eagle Facebook Christmas Decoration Contest were a pretty diverse lot, ranging from a Christmas tree celebrating military service to the biggest toy tractor a four-year-old ever received to a light display complete with its own FM radio soundtrack.

Michelle McCracken's Navy Christmas tree placed first among the Butler Eagle's Facebook audience with 88 “like reactions.”

The Slippery Rock woman said her tree, festooned in submarines, dog tags and other military paraphernalia, is meant as a tribute to her husband, Jacob, and her son, Jonathan. Jacob McCracken spent nine years as a U.S. Navy submariner, while Jonathan served on active duty in the Army from 2013 to 2018 and now as an Army reservist.

To learn more about the meaning behind McCracken's tree and the names of the second and third place winner, make sure to pick up your Christmas Eve edition of the Butler Eagle or subscribe online.