Nothing ushers in the Christmas holidays like the traditional decorating of the home. We hang wreaths, string garlands, and set out family treasures in an effort to alight our home with the warmth of the season. And included in this custom of decorating is the finding and adorning of the perfect Christmas decoration tree.
The Christmas decoration tree is the focus around which the holiday celebrations commence. Whole parties are dedicated to decorating the tree; school children make tree ornaments as projects and we save them to commemorate that particular year; family outings to find and cut down the perfect Christmas decoration tree are yearly traditions. The Christmas decoration tree comes from many places and is decorated many different ways. What remains the same across the board is the importance placed on this one item that – for us – represents the holidays.