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2. Pre-lit tree - Wikipedia

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   The first lighted Christmas trees made use of candles. [1] Attaching the candles was a difficult process, and proved to be a fire hazard. [2] The tree could not be safely left unattended when the candles were lit. A bucket of water also had to be kept near the tree and someone had to keep watch for a possible fire.

3. Christmas Tree Shops - Wikipedia

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   Christmas Tree Shops (also known as Christmas Tree Shops andThat!, or simply andThat! ) was an American chain of big-box specialty retail stores, headquartered in Middleborough, Massachusetts . At its peak, the chain operated 72 stores in 20 U.S. states , primarily in the Northeast . [ 2 ]

4. Holiday History: Why Do We Put Up and Decorate Trees?

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   According to TIME Magazine, 1931 was the first year that this special location displayed a Christmas tree, when a 20-ft.-tall balsam was put up on Christmas Eve by the construction workers who ...

5. Lazarus (department store) - Wikipedia

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   Lazarus developed or was an early adopter of many shopping innovations such as "one low price" (no bargaining necessary, earlier implemented by the John Wanamaker Store [3]), first department store escalators in the country, first air-conditioned store in the country, and Fred Lazarus Jr. successfully lobbied President Franklin Roosevelt to ...

6. Christmas decoration - Wikipedia

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   A Christmas tree inside a home, with the top of the tree containing a decoration symbolizing the Star of Bethlehem. [18]The Christmas tree was first used by German Lutherans in the 16th century, with records indicating that a Christmas tree was placed in the Cathedral of Strassburg in 1539, under the leadership of the Protestant Reformer, Martin Bucer.

7. Christmas tree - Wikipedia

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   Christmas tree decorated with lights, stars, and glass balls Glade jul by Viggo Johansen (1891), showing a Danish family's Christmas tree North American family decorating Christmas tree (c. 1970s) A Christmas tree is a decorated tree, usually an evergreen conifer, such as a spruce, pine or fir, associated with the celebration of Christmas. [1]