Which Came First: Santa or the Christmas Tree?

Most people have Santa Claus and decorated trees in mind when you are thinking Christmas. The Jolly One probably comes first as the number one symbol of the holiday, but there's no mistaking that Christmas trees are nearly just as important when it comes to celebrating the holiday.

Santa Claus and Christmas trees are so intertwined, so connected, in how we celebrate, it makes one think that Santa maybe even invented the Christmas tree. After all, it's Santa who places everyone's presents underneath the tree. Maybe back in the old days, before trees, he used to place presents under children's beds and in the bathtub. And maybe eventually he got tired of it, and instead invented Christmas trees as a convenient and fun place for him to leave presents. Makes sense, right?

Maybe, but Santa had little to do with the real reason that Christmas trees came about. Sorry to disappoint you folks, but it was actually German Christians who started the Christmas tree celebration, way back in the 1500s. And as for decorating these trees, the story goes that one of the top Christians of them all, Martin Luther, started decorating his family's tree in the 1500s with lit candles. He got the idea one night walking home under the stars.

Then the idea really caught on in the mid-1800s, when the Queen of England and her children started decorating a tree for Christmas. Sketches of the royal family with their decorations got put in all the major newspapers, and soon every good Englishman was starting a new family tradition: decorating their house and home with colorful decorations and freshly smelling, beautifully green evergreen trees.

Angel Christmas Treetopper

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Get bored with your old star tree topper? Decorate your Christmas tree with these beautiful lighted Christmas treetopper and let your tree glowing this holiday seasons.

Christmas Treetopper Ideas

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Getting bored with your old treetopper? It is time to find a new treetopper to bring the new fresh look to your Christmas tree. There are some Christmas treetoppers below to get the ideas.

Jim Shore CHRISTMAS SANTA CLAUS TREE TOPPER 4020466

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Kurt Adler 10-Light Mosaic Bethlehem Star Treetop

This 10-light mosaic bethlehem star treetop features 12-inch spacing with 30-inch lead wire, green wire, clear bulbs, 4 spare bulbs and 2 spare fuses. This light set is for indoor use only.

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Tabletop Christmas Tree

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If you do not have extra space for a big size Christmas tree, you may want these tabletop Christmas tree or mini Christmas tree to celebrate the holiday seasons.

GKI Bethlehem Lighting 2-Foot Green River Spruce Christmas Tree Pre-lit with 35 Clear Mini on a Plastic Tree Stand

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18" Sparkling Gold Retro Tinsel Table Top Christmas Tree - Unlit

18 sparkling gold artificial tinsel christmas tree item #tr2155go this tree is an exciting hard-to-find designer gold color! our designers worked very hard to find the perfect shade of gold to create this outstanding masterpiece with all the matching components....so you wont find colors like these just anywhere because they were custom made just for us. Additional product features: color: gold tinsel unlit 156 tips hinged branch construction dimensions: 18 inches tall base diameter: 10 inches (at widest point) material(s): tinsel/metal circular gold color metal base attatched to tree allows the tree to stand freely...

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