Pagans inhabited a land that they believed they shared with numerous Gods, nature Spirits and demons.

Pagans believed Winter brought with it numerous evils and malicious spirits.

When the whole world has turned brown or covered in snow, some trees such as mistletoe, holly, oak and evergreens stayed green throughout the year. To keep their homes away from the evil spirits, the Pagan peoples took the aid and magic of any Evergreen tree spirits that would help them.

Spirits of the trees would inhabit their home and bless its inhabitants. They offer their homes to these spirits so that they stay warm during the cold winter months.

Pagan Germanic peoples would hang wreaths and bushels of evergreens over their doors and windows, believing their spirit was enough to ward off winter evils. The needles and cones would even be burned as a form of incense; its smoke and fragrance filling the home with the protective spirit-magic of the evergreen.

During the Winter Solstice, when winter was at its darkest and the days were the shortest of the year by the Germanic Lunar Calendar, Celtic and pagan civilizations throughout Northern Europe would celebrate and sacrifice to the Norse god, Jul (Though pronounced and contemporarily recognized as Yule.), and celebrate their Yule Tide festival.

In 722 A.D., Saint Boniface, an English missionary from the church of Rome came to Hessie in Germany to preach christian faith. Destroying idols and sacred sites, he built church in its place. After a period of successful Gospel preaching, Boniface went to Rome to confer with Pope Gregory II .

In 723 AD, he returned to Geismar, Germany. He saw that the people were preparing to celebrate the winter solstice by sacrificing a young man under Odin's sacred oak tree to the Norse Gods.

Offended and angered, Boniface Chopped down the holy tree. suddenly a great wind, as if by miracle, blew the ancient oak over.

The feared Germans recognized the hands of God in this event, the people were amazed and converted to Christianity. This act meant the triumph of Christianity in Germany over the pagan divinities.

Besides the broken branches of oak was a small fir.The Bishop pointed that the tree signifies peace, and as an evergreen it also symbolizes immortality; with its top pointing upwards, it additionally indicates heaven, the dwelling place of God.

To bring about a smoother transition from Pagans to catholics, Saint Boniface incorporated the Pre-existing pagan and celtic belief of sacredness of the evergreens in Chritsmas celebration.

Around the 11th century A very famous play was performed on the eve of 25th dec" Tree of the earthly Paradise by a Fir tree hung with apples.

The first christmas tress was decorated in Riga Latvia 1510.It was decorated with paper flowers and burnt on the bonfire after the ceremony; most probably, with a toast for the future, with steins held high

16th century that fir trees were brought indoors at Christmas time. The Christmas tree market was born in 1851 when Catskill farmer Mark Carr hauled two ox sleds of evergreens into New York City and sold them all.

Thomas Edison's assistant, Edward Johnson, put forward the theory of electric lights for Christmas trees in 1882. Christmas tree lights were first mass produced in 1890.

 The State of Oregon produces the most real Christmas trees. It takes a Christmas tree from seven to ten years to reach maturity. Six species account for about 90 percent of the nation's Christmas tree trade. Scotch pine ranks first, comprising about 40 percent of the market, followed by Douglas fir which accounts for about 35 percent. The other big sellers are noble fir, white pine, balsam fir and white spruce.

Every year since 1947, the people of Oslo, Norway, have given a Christmas tree to the city of Westminster in England. The gift is an expression of good will and gratitude for Great Britain's help to Norway during World War II. In 1963, the National Christmas Tree in America was not lit until December 22nd due to a 30-day period of mourning which followed the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Since 1966, the United States National Christmas Tree Association has given the gift of a tree to the President and First Family. In 1979, with the exception of the topmost ornament, the American National Christmas Tree remained unlit.This was done in remembrance of the American hostages being held in Iran.