Article: HOLY ELECTRIC BILL, SANTA! COMPUTER MAGIC 'PLAYS' LIGHTS, MUSIC.(News)

Article: Paul Daza's man-eating 'Christmas Tree'.(Entertainment)
Manila Bulletin;  December 21, 2007 ;     700+ words ......loved traditional and old fashioned Christmas tree - and make it scary! One of the film...horror-trilogy features the episode Christmas Tree wherein the tree transforms into a...The cast of Shake, Rattle and Roll 9: Christmas Tree The episode is about a family recovering...

Article: Another tradition: strife over Christmas tree Real, fake, when to put it up, when to take it down--family debates go on and on
Chicago Sun-Times;  January 7, 2002 ;     671 words ...The Christmas tree came down Sunday, marking the bittersweet...month. As a kid, taking down the Christmas tree was a major letdown, an acknowledgment...of knowing you survived. When the Christmas tree disappears, the seasonal goodwill...

Article: From Pagans to Presidents - The Christmas Tree Tradition.
World and I;  December 1, 2000 ;     700+ words ......to mind an American Christmas. The Christmas tree is an inseparable part of this contemporary...when asked about the origins of the Christmas tree, most Americans will simply answer...even for something as wondrous as the Christmas tree. Folk stories provide direction amid...

Article: Christmas tree hasn't always been welcome in U.S.(A)(Nation)
The Washington Times;  December 24, 2001 ;     595 words ...Byline: Thomas V. DiBacco The Christmas tree needled a lot of people and faced a...finding a place in the American home. The Christmas tree met its first obstacle - government...Carol (1843), and even in 1857 The Christmas Tree Annual, published in London, found...

Article: CHRISTMAS TREE PERMITS NOW AVAILABLE
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  November 19, 2007 ;     585 words ......opportunity for families to obtain a Christmas tree from the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest . Christmas tree permits are on sale for $5 each at...local businesses are also selling Christmas tree permits. * In Wenatchee Christmas...

Article: Oh Christmas tree; Finding and cutting them is memorable
Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque);  December 7, 2004 ;     568 words ......into the woods to find the perfect Christmas tree for their holiday celebrations. It...small, families get much more than a Christmas tree. They get an outdoor recreational experience...said Bill Steil, owner of Country Christmas Tree Farm, one mile north of East Dubuque...

Article: CELEBRATING THE CHRISTMAS TREE'S COLORFUL HISTORY
The Boston Globe;  December 11, 2003 ;     341 words ...1510 THE FIRST RECORDED CHRISTMAS TREE, IN RIGA, LATVIA, IS DECORATED...LIMITING EACH HOUSEHOLD TO ONE CHRISTMAS TREE IS THE EARLIEST HISTORICAL REFERENCE...book called "Kriss Kringle's Christmas Tree" helps popularize the practice...

Article: Christmas tree farms in Okla. not sapped by recession, report sales growth
THE JOURNAL RECORD;  December 2, 2008 ;     456 words ......does grow on trees - or at least on Christmas tree farms. Oklahoma has dozens of Christmas tree farms scattered across the state, with...trees in 2007, according to the National Christmas Tree Association. With the current economic...

Article: No Saplings for Santa; Drought Is Killing Christmas Tree Seedlings, Threatening Supplies Years Down the Road
The Washington Post;  August 1, 1999 ;     648 words ......from a despondent Paeonian Springs Christmas tree farmer came in to the Loudoun forester...crop. But by early June, most of his Christmas tree seedlings were dead or dying, said...be a disaster to have planted a new Christmas tree farm this year." On Christmas tree...

Article: Never without a Christmas tree.(Tourism)
Manila Bulletin;  December 22, 2007 ;     700+ words ......Think the famous Rockefeller Center christmas tree in New York City. Christmas trees are...Flower Farm Corp. I cannot be without a Christmas tree. It is our main centerpiece during...won't be as meaningful without the Christmas tree because it represents the joy of giving...

Article: Don't be caught up a tree; Picking the perfect natural Christmas tree can be challenging
Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque);  December 3, 2002 ;     700+ words ......to a local tree farm to choose their Christmas tree has become an annual Yuletide pilgrimage...individual tastes is relatively easy, say Christmas tree experts. If you are new to shopping...tree, a good place to begin is with a Christmas tree directory. Iowa, Illinois and Wisconsin...

Article: Christmas tree makes comeback; City council restores evergreen's name
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  October 25, 2006 ;     700+ words ...O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree, thy name is not unchanging. Maybe it was the chill in the...rename the large green object in Red Arrow Park as the city's "Christmas tree," dumping the "holiday tree" label that has been used since...

Article: Christmas tree makes comeback: City council restores evergreen's name.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI);  October 25, 2006 ;     700+ words ...Byline: Larry Sandler Oct. 25--O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree, thy name is not unchanging. Maybe it was the chill...large green object in Red Arrow Park as the city's Christmas tree, dumping the holiday tree label that has been used...

Article: AGRICULTURE DIRECTOR KICKS OFF FRESH CHRISTMAS TREE SEASON, TREES FOR TROOPS PROGRAM
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  November 14, 2007 ;     515 words ......Executive Director of the Michigan Christmas Tree Association, at Peacock Road Tree Farm...to celebrate the start of the fresh Christmas tree season in Michigan and to promote the...representatives were on hand to accept Christmas tree donations from students from Bath and...