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Here is another ramble of mine, once again derived from a question that Tiffy asked me. *points to title*

Well, dear Tiffy, first of all, art thou asking why pine trees smell like pine?

Of course you are. ^^

As we all know, pine trees were created merely for the purpose of Christmas celebration. They serve none other.

Shall we apprach this thing from the beginning? Yes, we shall.

Dear old Santa was created to support inflation, so that the world's market could take more money from the stupid, poor folk. They wanted children to expect many expensive presents on Christmas day, and wanted parents to think that they wouldn't be "good parents" if their children didn't get the gifts. So, off went the adults to buy many many gifts.

But there was one problem: where would the gifts be put? Certainly not in the beds of the children; they would crush them. No money would be wasted.

This Santa decided to put the presents atop the roof, but the harsh winds and snow ruined them. Then he decided to put them in the fireplace, but when parents - who knew nothing of such actions - made a fire, they burned.

Then Santa found a strange plant. It had originally been a rock, but one of his reindeer had peed on it. Afterward, Mrs. Clause had spilled some of her special eggnog on it, and it grew into a magical flower that smelled of urine and eggnog. Somehow, the scent appealed to Santa, and he began testing and crossbreeding which resulted in a type of tree with prickly needles. That, dear, is a pine tree; and presents were placed under it.

So, to answer your question straight-forward, I would have to say that the scent of pine is a dissolved scent of reindeer urine and eggnog. Go figure. :/