Find the perfect Christmas tree for your home for the holidays. Shop artificial trees, redwood fir trees, artificial olympia pine trees and more for decorating your home for the Christmas season. Shop pre-lit Christmas trees of all kinds. Light up your house with the spirit of Christmas with these artificial trees and make your home a holiday home.
Height - 4.5 Foot / Width - 28 Inch / Lights - Clear Mini Lights, If one bulb burns out, the rest stay lit; if a bulb is pulled out or bulb broken, strand goes out. / Description - If you are looking for something truly unique,... [Read more]
Height - 6.5 Foot / Width - 32 Inch / Lights - Clear Mini Lights, If one bulb burns out, the rest stay lit; if a bulb is pulled out or bulb broken, strand goes out. / Description - If you are looking for something truly unique,... [Read more]
Height - 7.5 Foot / Width - 52 Inch / Lights - 800 Clear Dura-Lit Mini Lights. Ensures your light set remains lit even if a bulb is removed from its socket or a bulb burns out. / Description - The Dura-Lit light set uses the sa... [Read more]
Height - 8.5 Foot / Width - 50 Inch / Lights - 800 Multi-Color Mini Lights, If bulb is removed, shorted or broken, stand goes out. If a bulb burns out, strand stays on. / Description - The Camdon Fir tree has graceful clusters ... [Read more]
Height - 8 Foot / Width - 40 Inch / Lights - Clear Mini Lights, If one bulb burns out, the rest stay lit; if a bulb is pulled out or bulb broken, strand goes out. / Description - If you are looking for something truly unique, t... [Read more]
Height - 9 Foot / Width - 68 Inch / DescriptionLights - This tree has a heavy wire in each branch that springs into place at set up - no shaping required! The mix of needle styles gives it a rich texture. With the instant shape... [Read more]
Height - 7.5 Foot / Width - 60 Inch / Lights - 800 Clear Dura-Lit Mini Lights. Ensures your light set remains lit even if a bulb is removed from its socket or a bulb burns out. / Description - This is the easiest tree to set up... [Read more]
Height - 9.5 Foot / Width - 64 Inch / Lights - 720 Clear Frost Wide Angle LED Lights. Looks the most like traditional mini lights with the energy efficiency of LED lighting. / Description - Your treasured ornaments stand out on... [Read more]
Height - 7.5 Foot / Width - 55 Inch / Lights - 750 Clear Dura-Lit Mini Lights. Ensures your light set remains lit even if a bulb is removed from its socket or a bulb burns out. / Description - This tree has molded tapered needl... [Read more]
From the Moss Green Trees Collection Item #B811003 Product Features: Unlit Wooden base For indoor use only Dimensions: 3 inches high Base diameter: 1.5 inches (at widest point) Material(s): plastic/wood Pack includes 24 of the ... [Read more]
10' Pre-Lit Downswept Douglas Fir Artificial Christmas Tree Features: 3933 branch tips 2.5" diameter branches 1000 Multi-Color lights. 74" base diameter Natural green color Tree comes in multiple sections for easy ass... [Read more]
8.5' Pre-Lit Downswept Douglas Fir Artificial Christmas Tree Features: 2635 branch tips 2.5" diameter branches 850 Multi-Color lights. 67" base diameter Natural green color Tree comes in multiple sections for easy ass... [Read more]
8' Lexington Fir Artificial Christmas Tree Features 1210 tips and 700 Multi-Color lights. 2.5" diameter branches 52" base diamater 3-Piece easy assembly with hinged branch construction This tree has all the beauty of ... [Read more]
10 Foot Pre-Lit Dunhill Fir Artificial Christmas Tree Item #DUH3-100LO Product Features Pre-lit with 1000 clear mini lights 5090 tips 1.5" diameter branches Twisted and hand wrapped branches 70" base diameter (at wide... [Read more]
12' Pre-Lit Dunhill Fir Artificial Christmas Tree Features 7794 tips and 1200 Multi-Color lights. 1.5" diameter branches 80" base diameter 4-Piece easy assembly with hinged branch construction Comes with a FREE metal ... [Read more]
8' Lexington Fir Artificial Christmas Tree Features 1210 tips and 700 clear lights. 2.5" diameter branches 52" base diameter 3-Piece easy assembly with hinged branch construction This tree has all the beauty of a real... [Read more]
14' Pre-Lit Dunhill Fir Artificial Christmas Tree Features: 10,874 branch tips 1400 Multi-Color lights. 1.5" diameter branches 88" base diameter Tree comes in multiple sections for easy assembly with hinged branch con... [Read more]
8.5' Pre-Lit Canadian Balsam Fir Artificial Christmas Tree Features: 3671 branch tips 2" diameter branches 1000 Multi-Color lights. 69" base diameter Natural green color Upswept silhouette Tree comes in multiple secti... [Read more]
5' Pre-Lit Carolina Pine Potted Artificial Christmas Tree Features 1393 tips and 750 clear lights. 1", 1.5", 2.25", and 4.25" diameter branches Center trunk is loaded with branches, each one individually fit... [Read more]
Pack of 4 Evergreen Unlit Potted Christmas Trees Item #41158 Features of Each Tree: Unlit Natural burlap sack base Dimensions: 3 feet high Material(s): PVC/wire/cement Pack includes 4 of the tree shown [Read more]
9' Pre-Lit Mixed Pine Artificial Christmas Tree Item #28025 Features: Pre-lit with 800 clear mini lights 2082 tips Pinecones are sprinkled throughout for a natural look Hinged branch construction Tree comes in a few pieces for ... [Read more]
7.5' Pre-Lit Mixed Pine Artificial Upside Down Christmas Tree Item #32983 Features: Pre-lit with 650 clear mini lights 1918 tips Hinged branch construction Tree comes in a few pieces for easy assembly Tree stand included Our PE... [Read more]
Your child's just reached the age where Christmas really matters. All the preparations, all the planning and decorating, everything about the holidays is an exciting experience for him. Along with the excitement comes the curiosity-about the colors, the songs, the traditions each family observes.
As adults, we're used to our own family's way of celebrating. We hang the lights a certain way, bake specific cakes and cookies, we even watch certain holiday TV shows, year after year-because, well, that's just the way we do it.
For those families who celebrate Christmas, one tradition almost universal is the Christmas tree. It's perhaps the most recognized symbol of Christmas in any home, and it's so pervasive in our culture that we rarely ask ourselves: Who first decided to bring a tree inside, as a way of marking the holiday? Chances are, your child will ask at some point.
Like most of our holiday traditions, the origin of the Christmas tree isn't exactly clear, but it's probably rooted in ancient times, and probably connected to religious rituals. Many ancient cultures revered evergreen trees, which stayed green in the winter while other trees were bare. The evergreens served as a reminder that winter would pass, and the land would once again be fruitful.
As far back as ancient Rome, evergreens were used as a part of the Saturnalia festival-the New Year celebration. Romans exchanged branches and twigs of evergreens as a good-luck blessing.
Many historians believe that pagans of Scandinavia were the first people to bring actual trees indoors-a mid-winter symbol of the promise of the coming warmth of spring.
The German Saxons may have been the first to light their trees with candles, and to adorn them with decorations-trinkets of good fortune. The tradition of the indoor evergreen was so strong in Germany, it's believed that the first use of Christmas trees by Christians developed there, with some experts placing its origin as far back as the eighth century.
The first recorded Christmas tree in England was in 1841, when Queen Victoria's husband, German-born Prince Albert, set up a tree in Windsor Castle. In America, German immigrants were using Christmas trees as far back as the 1830's. The custom took several decades to catch on in the U.S., as most people correctly assumed its pagan origins, but by the 1890's the indoor decorated Christmas tree was a staple in most American homes.
Today we tend to decorate our trees with ornaments which have significant meaning to our lives. Early ornaments, particularly in Europe, included even food-delicacies intended to satisfy the spirits of good luck.
As far as your child is concerned, of course, your Christmas tree has a completely different purpose. It's a landmark-if you had no tree, where would Santa leave all his gifts?
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