I normally put my tree up yesterday LOL the day after Thanksgiving but this year I am not much in the x-mas mood I guess its because of my husband being so sick it kinda makes for a bad time.. But anyways not my son has a virus and is sick this started just today but if he gets to feeling better maybe we can put the tree up today..OH gosh what about the baby he will tear it down LOL now thats another problem.
We usually go to a Christmas Tree Farm and cut a fresh tree the weekend 2 weeks before Christmas. That was we know it's fresh and won't drop it's needles. 10 years ago or so, we strayed and bought one from a Christmas tree stand by the side of the road. We put it up, and two days later it was bare ... and had to get a new tree. That's was very disappointing, so we are now very committed to getting fresh trees from a local Christmas tree farm.
Incidentally, I heard on the radio this morning that the holiday Christmas tree originated from a prop in a 1490's play that was a green pyramid covered with branches and candles. The first Christmas trees were placed in homes in France in the 1600's and reached the US in the late 1790's. Christmas trees became widely used in the US in the 1860's. Glass ornaments were made by glass blowers in Germany during the 1860's and became the rage in America during the 1880's. The 1880's were also the time that tinsel was invented, and it was originally made of silver, which even though it tarnished quickly became very popular by 1910. Nowadays, tinsel is made from mylar. That's it for today's history lesson on Christmas trees
At least that's all I remember!
Incidentally, I heard on the radio this morning that the holiday Christmas tree originated from a prop in a 1490's play that was a green pyramid covered with branches and candles. The first Christmas trees were placed in homes in France in the 1600's and reached the US in the late 1790's. Christmas trees became widely used in the US in the 1860's. Glass ornaments were made by glass blowers in Germany during the 1860's and became the rage in America during the 1880's. The 1880's were also the time that tinsel was invented, and it was originally made of silver, which even though it tarnished quickly became very popular by 1910. Nowadays, tinsel is made from mylar. That's it for today's history lesson on Christmas trees
At least that's all I remember!We usually put the tree up the weekend after thanksgiving. However, as of right now it isn't up. I guess since we have all been busy and some of the kids not being home we haven't done it as of yet. Hopefully we will get it up before X-mas...LOL
I usually don't put the tree up until MUCH closer to Christmas, but this year we have a little one (10.5 months) and I couldn't wait to see his reaction to the tree. So, after my major shopping spree on Friday, I took Saturday to put up the tree and get it all decorated before going to a Christmas parade and to see Santa that night.
Now that it's put up, I'm glad I did it so early. It's help me get a little more in the spirit and it's just one less thing that has to be done later!
Now that it's put up, I'm glad I did it so early. It's help me get a little more in the spirit and it's just one less thing that has to be done later!