While rare, Christmas tree fires can escalate rapidly, warns the NFPA on its website. Between 2017-2021, U.S. fire departments responded to an annual average of 150 Christmas tree fires in homes ...

One of the earliest mass-produced artificial Christmas trees, originally purchased for pennies in 1920, sold for an astonishing £3,400, or $4296.13, at auction on Friday.

It is thought to be bad luck to take down your tree before the 12th day of Christmas, which is Jan. 6. So unless you're one of the rare types, chances are your tree is probably still up.

Christmas tree seller Mark Rofe presumes that people do this to melt the layer of sap that forms where the tree has been cut, so the Tannenbaum can absorb more water once it’s in its stand.

Accessed 20 Dec. 2023. 'The Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Tradition Began in 1931. Take a Look Back in Time'.

Three different theories trace the Christmas tree back to the 1400s or 1500s, while two others delve even further into the past. Some proposed explanations seem more accurate than others.

His list of little red-truck-hauling-Christmas-tree paraphernalia includes a mug, a light-up little red truck hauling a Christmas tree, a welcome mat, multiple festive towels, a spoon rest, an ...

We’ve consulted two Christmas tree experts that gave us the lowdown on the best ways to elevate (quite literally) your tree if it’s too small and doesn’t quite fit your home.

Between 2013 and 2018, Christmas tree growers in North Carolina reported a 21 percent reduction in pesticide use. Mr. Norby also said that insecticide use was decreasing.