Charlie Brown Christmas. Mickey Mouse Christmas, Frosty, Santa Cluase 1 &2, Santa's Coming To Town, ok ok ALL CHRISTMAS MOVIES, Specially if they show lots of Christmas Trees.
Christmas Tree is so excited our new little tree will be 1 yrs old on Dec 23rd..couldn't of planned that any better!!!! She is such a cute little tree too! view more
Christmas trees have been sold commercially in the United states since about 1850. Until fairly recently, all Christmas trees came from the forest.
Thirty-four to thirty-six million Christmas trees are produced each year and 95 percent are shipped or sold directly from Christmas tree farms
The best selling trees are Scotch pine, Douglas fir, Noble fir, Fraser fir, Virginia pine, Balsam fir and white pine.
The first decorated Christmas was in Riga, Latvia in 1510.
The first Christmas tree retail lot in the United States was started in 1851 in New York by Mark Carr.
The use of evergreen trees to celebrate the winter season occurred before the birth of Christ.
Christmas trees are grown in all 50 states including Hawaii and Alaska.
100,000 people are employed in the Christmas tree industry.
98 percent of all Christmas trees are grown on farms.
Thomas Edison’s assistant, Edward Johnson, came up with the idea of electric lights for Christmas trees in 1882.
Christmas tree lights were first mass produced in 1890.
In 1963, the National Christmas Tree was not lighted until December 22nd because of a national 30-day period of mourning following the assassination of President Kennedy.
In 1979, the National Christmas Tree was not lighted except for the top ornament? This was done in honor of the American hostages in Iran.
Christmas is a time to share,
to show your friends how much you care.
Whether they are big or small,
Friends are the very best gift of all!
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CHRISTMAS AT THE WHITE HOUSE
The holiday season at the White House is a time of dazzling decorations and brilliant entertainment. For over two hundred years the celebration of Christmas at our President's house has evolved from a simple family observance into a grand public celebration.
The earliest Presidents in our exhibit celebrated the Christmas season but not always with decorated trees. Blown glass and glittery decorations had not yet been manufactured so natural embellishments were used such as greenery, flowers, and other such items provided by nature. In order to include these in our display, we used our imagination to create decorations that perhaps represent the time in which they were used by occupants of a White House of long ago.
As the idea of decorating Christmas trees became popular in the United States, the Presidents and their families adorned the White House Christmas trees as people would in their own homes. As time passed the decorations as well as the number of trees increased. In 1958 Mamie Eisenhower had 27 decorated Christmas trees in the White House. Then in the 1960's the "theme" Christmas trees appeared in the White House and each year the press anxiously awaits news of the latest theme to be used by the current White House couple.
Traditions: Christmas Trees and Ornaments
The fir tree has a long association with Christianity, it began in Germany almost 1,000 years ago when St Boniface, who converted the German people to Christianity, was said to have come across a group of pagans worshipping an oak tree. In anger, St Boniface is said to have cut down the oak tree and to his amazement a young fir tree sprung up from the roots of the oak tree. St Boniface took this as a sign of the Christian faith. But it was not until the 16th century that fir trees were brought indoors at Christmas time.
O CHRISTMAS TREE:
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O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree!
How are thy leaves so verdant!
O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree,
How are thy leaves so verdant!
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Not only in the summertime,
But even in winter is thy prime.
O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree,
How are thy leaves so verdant!
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O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree,
Much pleasure doth thou bring me!
O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree,
Much pleasure doth thou bring me!
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For every year the Christmas tree,
Brings to us all both joy and glee.
O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree,
Much pleasure doth thou bring me!
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O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree,
Thy candles shine out brightly!
O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree,
Thy candles shine out brightly!
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Each bough doth hold its tiny light,
That makes each toy to sparkle bright.
O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree,
Thy candles shine out brightly!
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Who I'd like to meet: I look forward to seeing Santa drop off all the gifts each year. I love seeing kids run to me and see all the gifts Santa left for them under me. I love meeting Christmas Tree framers...just not always their axes!
Thanks for joining my circle of friends, another two weeks and I will post my Christmas music......wishing you a life filled with love, laughter, and magical musical moments!
1/24/2009
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