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O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree: Why Do We Deck Thy Branches?
Christmas trees have a long, colorful, and even dangerous history.
Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Christmas traditions explored
Learn more about Christmas.
Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
History of Christmas trees
Christmas trees have a very long history, though the practice of bringing trees inside...
Video: Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, Mainz
Know about the evolution of tinsel from a source of lead poisoning to the modern tinsel made of polyvinyl chloride (PVC)
Learn how tinsel evolved from a source of lead poisoning to its present polyvinyl...
Video: © American Chemical Society (A Britannica Publishing Partner)
See the winter exhibit with Christmas decorations at the Bellagio Conservatory & Botanical Gardens in Las Vegas, Nevada
Time-lapse video by EarthCam of the Bellagio Conservatory & Botanical Gardens in...

Images

Christmas tree
A beautifully decorated Christmas tree.
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Christmas tree in Frankfurt, Germany
Christmas tree, decorated with lights, at the Römerplatz in Frankfurt, Germany.
© sborisov/Stock.com
Christmas at Windsor
A pair of Christmas trees at Windsor Castle in 1850. Found in the collection of Royal...
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Draped in tinsel
A mother and daughter admiring a large Christmas tree decorated with tinsel, red...
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“With their eyes all aglow”
A group of children looking up at the Christmas tree decorated with strings of popcorn...
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Christmas tree ornament
A silver Christmas tree ornament.
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Trimming the tree
A young girl placing a star atop a Christmas tree.
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A fine tree
A mother and daughter shopping for a Christmas tree.
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Norway spruce
The Norway spruce (Picea abies) is native to Europe, and it is grown in...
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Aluminum tree
Employees of the Illinois Federal Savings and Loan Association exchanging gifts in...
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Christmas in Seoul
Girls holding candles and singing carols in front of a Christmas tree in Seoul.
© You Sung-Ho—Reuters
U.S. National Christmas Tree, Washington, D.C.
Lighting of the U.S. National Christmas Tree, Washington, D.C., 2022.
Kelsey Graczyk/U.S. National Park Service