The holiday season is here and our community has begun decorating  their homes and putting up the Christmas tree.

There are many local tree farms in our area, they are a practical choice for anyone who is concerned for our environment.

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Cornell Cooperative Extension has provided a list of locally owned and operated tree farms here in Broome County, check them out below and have yourselves a Merry Christmas.

Check Out the List of Christmas Tree Farms HERE or by taking a look at the map below:

Christmas Tree’s date back to 16th century Germany, and has become the most popular symbol of the Christmas Season.

According to the National Christmas Tree Association, there are between 25 and 30 million real Christmas trees purchased in the Unites States each year.

Christmas trees are grown in all 50 states (80% of artificial trees come from China)

Many Americans purchase and decorate their Christmas trees following the Thanksgiving holiday, while others choose to wait a little longer, to assure their tree stays fresh throughout the Christmas holiday.

The top Christmas tree producing states are Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Oregon, Washington and North Carolina.

More than 160 countries around the world celebrate Christmas, and many put up Christmas trees with lights and decorations.

COVID has altered many of our traditions for the Christmas season, here in the United States and around the world. See other countries traditions HERE.

There are many songs about Christmas trees, starting with the yule tide favorite Oh Christmas tree, which dates back to the 19th century, originally titled Oh Tannenbaum.

Brenda Lee gave us one of the most popular Christmas tree Songs in 1958, it remains a holiday favorite today and has been recorded by many other artists throughout the years. (Brenda’s version is still the best)

 

 

 

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