Picture this: 'spruced' up for Christmas.1973 Washington, D.C. This photograph shows the delivery of the first permanent National Christmas Tree Christmas tree Evergreen tree, usually decorated with lights and ornaments, to celebrate the Christmas season. The use of evergreen trees, wreaths, and garlands as symbols of eternal life was common among the ancient Egyptians, Chinese, and Hebrews. , donated by the National Arborist Association to the White House. Prior to 1973, all National Christmas Trees were cut trees. This particular 42-foot Colorado blue spruce blue spruce n. A Rocky Mountain tree (Picea pungens) having silvery-blue or blue-green, four-angled, needlelike leaves and cylindrical cones. It is extensively cultivated as an ornamental. Also called Colorado blue spruce. lived through four Christmases Four Christmases is an upcoming 2008 comedy starring Reese Witherspoon and Vince Vaughn. Plot A couple (Reese Witherspoon and Vince Vaughn) tries to visit the homes of all four of their divorced parents on Christmas Day. before dying during a hot summer and having to be replaced for the 1977 ceremony. The replacement was blown over the following year by a windstorm wind·storm n. A storm with high winds or violent gusts but little or no rain. windstorm A storm with high winds or violent gusts but little or no rain. . The subsequent 1978 tree is still the National Christmas Tree, topped by the First Lady each year before the National Christmas Pageant of Peace. The National Christmas Tree has been an American tradition since 1923. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] |
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