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That's not atheism, that's nihilism which is different.
Atheists don't believe in God, largely because religion doesn't really answer any of the big questions. No particular mode of behaviour is required of an atheist. You certainly don't need to go around being destructive of quasi religious icons (Christmas trees aren't even related to Christianity it's a corporate thing).
Nihilism is just the people who are having a midlife crisis, or are just play acting at depression in order to get attention. It's not a philosophical position. It's just been whiny.
It's more like an offshoot of being raised religious and realizing none of it adds up but it still is a part of your worldview so it's easy to swing from one extreme to the other.
If god isn't real nothing matters so you can do what you want. Then the consequences of reality hit and you realize that just because god isn't real doesn't mean the consequences aren't.
Atheists are just the other side of the coin from religion, they KNOW there is no god and nothing you say matters. They can't prove it, but they have absolute faith and will fight you every step of the way because their dogma demands it.
Agnostics are more the chill ones. They know they can't prove if there is or isn't, they just know religion isn't for them.
That's a mental hang up on your part. How do you prove the lack of something?
Christmas trees are actually an older pagan thing that happens in several cultures, but the practice is pretty close to an old Saturnalia tradition.