Wikipedia has a detailed article about the history of the Christmas tree. There is a long list of real trees we use in America for Christmas and history about artificial trees in America and in other countries. Did you know that the standing Christmas tree originated in 16th century Germany and that the first artificial Christmas trees were developed in Germany during the 19th century? I like having a real tree in a container to bring indoors at Christmas, something my dad did when we were growing up. This Wikipedia article might give you some new ideas for making new Christmas tree traditions of your own.
Wikipedia History of the Christmas Tree
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