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	Christmas tree - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Traditionally, Christmas trees were not brought in and decorated until Christmas Eve (24 December), and then removed the day after twelfth night (i.e., 6 January); to have a tree up before or after these dates was even considered bad luck.
		As Christmas presents arrive, they are generally placed underneath the tree on the tree skirt (depending on tradition, all Christmas gifts, or those too large to be hung on the tree, as in "presents on the tree" of the song "I'll Be Home For Christmas").
		The Christmas tree is often explained as a Christianization of the ancient pagan idea that the evergreen tree represents a celebration of the renewal of life.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Christmas_tree (3966 words)

	Christmas Trees & More-Tree Facts
		Christmas trees are grown in all 50 states including Hawaii and Alaska.
		98 percent of all Christmas trees are grown on farms.
		Christmas trees are baled to protect the branches from damage during shipping.
	www.urbanext.uiuc.edu /trees/treefacts.html (1129 words)

	Christmas Trees: Picking a Christmas Tree, Caring for a Christmas Tree
		Christmas trees, as evergreens brought indoors, may have originated from the northern European celebration of the winter solstice.
		Christmas trees increasingly are grown, like other commercial products, as a business to allow tree prices to compete in interstate and international markets, especially in sales to large urban areas.
		Christmas tree growers, like other farmers, need to be sensitive to potential environmental problems in the use of pesticides and other cultural practices.
	www.esf.edu /pubprog/brochure/xmastree/xmastree.htm (1231 words)

	ChristStory Christmas Tree Page
		The Christmas tree is a symbol of immortality, resiliency, longevity, and rebirth.
		A meet Christmas symbol, the tree was also a symbol of communication and mediation between heaven and earth because it's roots reached into the earth and its branches soared into the heavens.
		The Christmas tree as we know it began to be seen in the 16th century, and was not popular outside of Germany until the 19th century.
	ww2.netnitco.net /users/legend01/xmastree.htm (1619 words)

	CHRISTMAS TREE
		A small fir tree sprang from the ground nearby and this pure plant was declared by Wilfred to be the emblem of the New Faith.
		The tiny colored candles on the Christmas tree also have the same meaning, or probably these lights are simply a commercial idea invented and marketed by Edward Johnson in 1882 with his friend Thomas Edison.
		As one legend goes, it was a fir tree that grew as the Tree of Life in the Garden of Eden, and when Eve plucked its fruit, the foliage and flowers shrank to nothing but needles.
	www.muslimtents.com /aminahsworld/Christmastree.html (3098 words)

	Christmas tree. Santa's Net.
		Replacing the oak tree which was sacred to the Druids, St Boniface preached, "Let this be called the tree of the Christ Child".
		A more detailed story of the “paradise tree” told in the Alsace district is that the children of Rosheim in the Alsace wanted to perform a paradise play of the middle ages at Christmas time.
		Christmas Trees are always evergreen trees, because the evergreen tree is the "tree of life".
	www.santas.net /christmastree.htm (649 words)

	christmas tree decoration and its history
		By the 1890s Christmas ornaments were arriving from Germany and Christmas tree popularity was on the rise around the U.S. It was noted that Europeans used small trees about four feet in height, while Americans liked their Christmas to reach from floor to ceiling.
		Early Christmas trees had, in place of angels, figures of fairies - the good spirits, though horns and bells were once used to frighten off evil spirits.
		The average modern tree is decorated with a combination of store-bought ornaments and family memorabilia with several strings of lights strewn over the branches instead of candles, but no matter how the tree is decorated it still symbolizes a timeless Christmas tradition of families gathered together exchanging presents and love.
	www.theholidayspot.com /christmas/history/xmas_tree.htm (1438 words)

	First Christmas Tree Riga Latvia in year 1510 - Patricia LTD
		Christmas Tree (2003) at Riga Town hall Square with St. Peter's Church and The House of Blackheads.
		The Riga tree in 1510 is the first decorated tree and Martin Luther's decorated tree was in the early 16th century, according to the organization Christmas Archives International UK.
		The Christmas tree story is a reminder that Latvia was, and still is, a European country with a European culture, Kalnins said.
	www.firstchristmastree.com (2321 words)

	O TANNENBAUM - O CHRISTMAS TREE
		The imitative magic of the illuminated Christmas tree, as did the bon-fires, was to assure a steady supply of light and heat from the sun, and it had as a second aim the purification or destruction of the forces of evil (Symbols, p.
		The earliest known Christmas celebration mentioned in German literature is the description of a Christmas celebration with a candle-lit tree in Goethe's best-selling novel "Die Leiden des Jungen Werther" ("The Sorrows of Young Werther") of 1774.
		The German trees are silver fir and balsam with their branches spaced far enough apart and grown in such a way that candles can be placed on them without serious danger of a fire.
	www.serve.com /shea/germusa/xmastree.htm (1219 words)

	Lesson Plan - The Christmas Tree
		By having the tree in their home they were able to teach their children the story of Adam and Eve.
		Explain to students that the Christmas tree is a symbol for the Christian holiday of Christmas.
		Tell the students that the ornaments which hang on trees today came from the wafers and apples that were on the Paradise tree.
	teacherlink.ed.usu.edu /tlresources/units/Byrnes-celebrations/christmas.html (1730 words)

	All about the Christmas tree: Pagan origins, Christian adaptation and secular status
		Modern-day opposition continues: some condemn the Christmas tree because they believe it to be a Christian symbol; others condemn it because they believe -- incorrectly -- that the custom of cutting down a tree, erecting it in the home and decorating it is a Pagan custom.
		Of course, these were not really Christmas trees, because Jesus was not born until centuries later, and the use of Christmas trees was not introduced for many centuries after his birth.
		At Christmas 2000, the city manager of Eugene OR ordered that Christmas trees could not be erected on city properties because he considered them Christian religious symbols.
	www.religioustolerance.org /xmas_tree.htm (1445 words)

	The Christmas Archives: Chronological History of the Christmas Tree
		At this time Christmas Trees became a glorious hotchpotch of everything one could cram on; or by complete contrast the aesthetic trees which were delicately balanced trees, with delicate colours, shapes and style.
		Christmas Trees became large, and real again, and were decorated with many bells, balls and tinsels, and with a beautiful golden haired angel at the top.
		The 'Silver Pine' tree, patented in the 1950's, was designed to have a revolving light source under it, with coloured gelatine 'windows, which allowed the light to shine in different shades as it revolved under the tree.
	www.christmasarchives.com /trees.html (2079 words)

	Christmas Tree
		It is a good tree for California valleys and coastal areas, but it won’t grow into a Christmas tree form.
		If the tree is already showing signs of dying, cut it for kindling, or mulch it and use it around another tree.
		Live Christmas trees are usually sold in containers, so you could keep your tree contained for a year or so, little by little cutting back a third of its roots, then replanting it and turning it into a bonsai specimen.
	groups.ucanr.org /mgnapa/Articles/Christmas_Tree.htm (725 words)

	North Carolina Christmas Tree Association Home of Fraser Fir Christmas Trees
		The North Carolina Christmas Tree Industry is ranked second in the nation in number of trees harvested and first in the nation in terms of dollars made per tree.
		The North Carolina Fraser fir Christmas tree is the most popular Christmas tree in North America and is shipped into every state in the U.S. as well as the Caribbean Islands, Mexico, Canada, Bermuda, Japan and other points all over the world.
		Yet, Christmas tree growers agree that this long hard job is worth it when their trees become the decorative centerpiece of your home during the holiday season.
	www.ncchristmastrees.com (327 words)

	Visit Christmas Tree Farm, Chesham, London, Christmas Trees UK
		We have been retailing Christmas trees for 20 years and growing them for 16 years so all our trees meet our very high quality standards and you buy one of the best trees available.
		We are one of the largest growers and retailers of Christmas Trees in the south-east of England so you'll have a huge choice of different trees to choose from - both traditional and non-drop.
		All our trees are un-netted before you choose them and our staff will then wrap them for your car and prepare them for your Christmas tree stand free of charge.
	www.christmastreefarm.co.uk (317 words)

	USATODAY.com - Fake trees turn Christmas on its head (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The artificial trees are hung from the wall or ceiling, or come with a weighted base to provide extra stability to prevent tipping and leaning.
		Because the shape of the tree is symbolic (pointing to heaven), "if they thought about it, they wouldn't turn it upside down," she says.
		Tree Classics Inc. of Lake Barrington, Ill., claims to be the top seller of artificial Christmas trees on the Internet — up 30% this year alone — but not a one of them is upside down.
	www.usatoday.com /life/lifestyle/2005-11-07-christmas-trees_x.htm (468 words)

	Christmas traditions, Christmas tree history
		One crisp Christmas Eve, about the year 1500, he was walking through snow-covered woods and was struck by the beauty of a group of small evergreens.
		The Christmas tree market was born in 1851 when Catskill farmer Mark Carr hauled two ox sleds of evergreens into New York City and sold them all.
		The Christmas tree is a symbol of a living Christmas spirit and brings into our lives a pleasant aroma of the forest.
	www.christmas-tree.com /where.html (1300 words)

	National Christmas Tree Association: Home Page
		The National Christmas Tree Association hopes that children, teens, adults, parents and singles alike across the country will slow down and spend family time together this year by selecting and decorating a fresh, Real Christmas Tree this holiday season.
		The Christmas SPIRIT Foundation -- the charitable branch of the National Christmas Tree Association -- is incorporated in the State of Missouri and is a IRS 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
		The Christmas SPIRIT Foundation is committed to keeping the spirit of Christmas alive and growing memories for the next generation of children and families.
	www.christmastree.org /home.cfm (205 words)

	Christmas Trees and Christmas Tree Care
		Christmas trees come in all shapes and sizes from the huge natural tree that towers above the White House lawn every season to little artificial ones with shiny aluminum needles.
		There are a wide variety of Christmas trees types available on the market, each with a distinctive shape and color.
		In Nebraska, for example, the local ponderosa pine is an attractive alternative for a Christmas tree.
	www.christmas-tree-care.com (121 words)

	Christmas Tree Tips - NSC (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		For many people, decorating the Christmas tree is a favorite part of the holiday.
		A real tree can add to the spirit of Christmas by filling your home with beauty and the scent of pine.
		Do not hang popcorn chains and candy canes on the tree when small children are present.
	www.nsc.org /library/facts/xmastree.htm (401 words)

	O Christmas tree - The Boston Globe
		Some people might prefer calling a Christmas tree a holiday tree, but not Laura Bush.
		Her answer comes after a debate in Boston was kicked up by the Florida-based Liberty Counsel's campaign, which criticized what it said was the secularization of the holiday.
		Mayor Tom Menino, whose office had sent out a press release calling the tree from Nova Scotia a holiday tree, replied: ''I consider this to be a Christmas tree." This might be one of the few issues the first lady and hizzoner agree on.
	www.boston.com /ae/celebrity/articles/2005/12/01/o_christmas_tree (690 words)

	Christmas on the Net - The Christmas Tree
		In some areas evergreen trees were scarce so the families would build a Christmas pyramid, simple wooden structures which they decorated with branches and candles.
		At the time many still considered the tree to be a symbol of pagans and it wasn't until the late 1800's that Americans began accepting the Christmas tree.
		The invention of electricity in the early 20th century and use of electrical Christmas lights helped spread the use of the Christmas tree.
	www.holidays.net /christmas/tree.htm (805 words)

	National Community Tree Lighting
		The National Tree Lighting Ceremony began in 1923 when President Calvin Coolidge pushed a button to turn on the lights of a Vermont Balsam fir at a ceremony on the Ellipse hosted by the community department of Washington D.C.'s public schools.
		Center to the season's celebration is the living National Christmas Tree, a Colorado blue spruce from York, Pennsylvania, planted on the Ellipse October 20, 1978.
		The tree stands as a daily reminder of the holiday spirit and of the tradition each succeeding President has participated in since 1923.
	www.whitehouse.gov /president/holiday/tree (454 words)

	Maine Christmas Tree Association - Christmas Trees and More
		The Maine Christmas Tree Association (MCTA) is a non-profit organization comprised of family farms that produce real Christmas trees and wreath products for retail, wholesale, mail order, or choose'n cut during the Christmas season.
		The purpose of MCTA since it was incorporated in 1962 has been to promote real Christmas trees and share information about fresh Maine Christmas trees and wreath products with its members.
		As a member you receive the MCTA newsletter as well as a national Christmas tree magazine, which keeps you informed on the industry improving real Christmas trees for the consumer.
	www.mainechristmastree.com (164 words)

	Wisconsin Christmas Tree Producers Association
		If you grow trees, or have a business that is part of our industry, we would love to have you join our membership.
		Promote the sale of Christmas trees by providing a Wholesale Buyers Guide and Choose and Cut Guide for members to continually advertise their quality grown Wisconsin Christmas trees.
		Featured at the summer event are informative tours of Christmas tree plantations, along with many demonstrations.
	www.christmastrees-wi.org (225 words)

	White House Christmas Trees
		The tradition of a placing a decorated tree in the White House began in 1889 on Christmas morning during the Presidency of Benjamin Harrison.
		Over the years, the White House Christmas tree has reflected both the times and the tastes of the First Family.
		First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy began the tradition of Christmas Tree themes when she decorated the 1961 Christmas tree in toy trimmings from the Nutcracker Suite ballet by Tchaikovsky.
	www.whitehouse.gov /president/holiday/whtree (219 words)

	Howstuffworks "How Christmas Trees Work"
		When you think of Christmas, one of the first things you probably think of is a Christmas tree.
		In fact, the Christmas tree is one of the most recognizable images of the season.
		The growing and selling of fresh Christmas trees is big business, but what is important to you is how to choose a pretty tree and how to keep it from turning into a fire hazard during the holidays.
	www.howstuffworks.com /christmas-tree.htm (202 words)

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