Christmas Trees - Tradition and Meaning
A Little History: The origin of using Christmas trees has it's roots in Germany during medieval times. It comes from the tradition of decorating an evergreen tree, called the "Paradise tree". Others believe the first Christmas tree was decorated by Martin Luther during the 1700's. The Germans brought the tradition of decorating the tree to America in the 1800's. The tradition spread rapidly in America, and around the world.
Also see Chronological History of Christmas Trees
Types of Trees: There's short needles, long needles, varying shades of green and aarrgh...artificial. To most families, the whole process of selecting and decorating the tree, is steeped in tradition from start to finish. The traditional tree absolutely has to be the same kind that you have had year after year, generation after generation. However, if you are looking to change varieties, there is plenty of selection. Learn about the different types of Christmas Trees