The Aluminum Christmas Tree Is Ready for Its Comeback Aluminum Christmas trees were all the rage in the late 1950s and 1960s. They may seem silly now, but at the time they were a smash hit.

- The Aluminum Christmas Tree and Ornament Display is at the Transylvania Heritage Museum in Brevard at 189 West Main Street. The museum is open Thursday through Saturday from noon to 4:00 P.M.

Martha Stewart reminds us of the beauty of vintage decor with her faux aluminum Christmas tree. The doyenne of homes took to Instagram to share her prickly silver nostalgia-core mini-tree.

But this year, 77% of Americans displaying a Christmas tree say they’ll opt for an artificial one, according to a survey from the American Christmas Tree Association, an industry promotion group.

A Christmas tree. A family tradition. The same tree for 60 years. The year, 1963. A photo documents we purchased an aluminum tree. We were not part of a new wave of modernism and artistic innovation.

Actually, inventors were already on the case. The first U.S. patent for an artificial tree was granted to August Wengenroth of Troy, New York, in 1882, and he was only one of many tinkerers around ...

The very first Aluminum Tree Collectors Convention kicked off Friday morning in Manitowoc. Mon, 28 Apr 2025 14:37:02 GMT (1745851022050) Story Infinite Scroll ... Christmas in July.

Rockefeller Center Christmas tree 2024. Gary Hershorn/Getty Earl told WNBC that being asked to donate the tree was “probably one of the greatest honors of my life” — and that he believed his ...