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Brady Standard in Brady, Texas

19 Dec 1969

Page 17

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Brady Standard

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Brady, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 19, 1969

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17

Yule Greens Set Scene for Festivity

The article notes balsam fir as a common Christmas tree across eastern North America and Canada exports of firs pines and spruces. It traces origins of evergreens in holiday customs, myths around Christmas trees, mistletoe rites by Druids, and the spread of evergreen decoration from Germany to English speaking peoples.

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Evergreen Is Undisputed Favorite For Christmas Trees

The piece surveys varied holiday trees from Minneapolis water pipe art to Wilmington live oaks, Indianapolis Soldiers and Sailors Monument lights, and the 1926 designated U S National Christmas Tree in Kings Canyon. It notes aluminum “permanent” trees and a general preference for the evergreen fir among nearly 40 fir species.

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