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[quote=Anonymous]OP, I am a Catholic with a lot of Jewish friends and family members, so I think I understand both sides of this coin, and I'm not one of the one judging in either direction.  I have family members that were in mixed marriages that took a "no, never" approach to Christmas trees (even though, in that case, the children were not being raised Jewish), so I get that instinct.
I just wanted to say that Christmas is pretty important to me as both a religious holiday and a secular celebration.  The times that I have had to spend Christmas away from my family have been pretty depressing for me, and I would be more depressed by not having a tree, which I (like many Christians) find to be a fun, cheering thing that brings with it many good memories.
I don't know what your step-daughter's relationship with her mother and the other side of her family is, and what her plans are for her holiday, or even if she responds at all like me to the holidays.  If she is spending the Christmas season with you guys and away from the other portion of her family for the first time, she *might* be feeling a little lonely and depressed.  (Or maybe she'll be thrilled to be away from it all!).  And the tree might help with that sadness.  I guess my point is just that you might want to suss out how things are going with her in the house, and what her plans are for the holidays, before taking a hard line position on this sort of thing either way.  
Also, my guess is that your husband is really excited about having her move in, that he is thinking ahead to the holidays and all the other ways that having her in the house is going to change your lives.
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