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      • The first recorded use of a Christmas tree in the United States may have been by a Hessian soldier imprisoned in Connecticut in 1777. By the early 19th century, Christmas trees began to become more common in the United States as more German immigrants came to the United States.
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  2. The United States' National Christmas Tree has been lit each year since 1923 on the South Lawn of the White House, becoming part of what evolved into a major holiday event at the White House.

  3. The National Christmas Tree is a large evergreen tree located in the northeast quadrant of the Ellipse near the White House in Washington, D.C. Each year since 1923, the tree has been decorated as a Christmas tree.

  4. Nov 28, 2023 · Discover the history of the Christmas tree, from the earliest winter solstice celebrations to Queen Victoria’s decorating habits and the annual lighting of the Rockefeller Center tree in...

  5. 1983. Through the 1970s and 1980s, kids often helped the President light the National Christmas Tree. In 1983 seven-year-old Amy Bentham joined President Reagan and First Lady Nancy Reagan in lighting the tree. Amy had written to the “Make a Wish” program saying “The Christmas tree that lights up for our country must be seen all the way ...

  6. Sources of the National Christmas Tree in the United States have varied over time. The first National Christmas Tree was erected and lit by President Calvin Coolidge in 1923. [1] As of 2011, the tradition has continued uninterrupted.

    Year
    Year
    Cut Or Living
    Type Of Tree
    2023
    Cut
    Norway spruce
    West Virginia
    2021–2022
    Living
    Pennsylvania
    2019–2020
    Living
    Blue spruce
    2012–2018
    Living
    Blue spruce
    Virginia
  7. Dec 5, 2019 · How Christmas trees became a Christmas tradition—and the one image that popularized Christmas trees in the U.S. The modern vision of a Christmas tree has a very specific origin

  8. German settlers also introduced Christmas trees in the United States, though the custom was not initially embraced. Many Puritans opposed the holiday because of its pagan roots, and officials of the Massachusetts Bay Colony actually outlawed celebrating Christmas.