![]() ![]() Most of the traditions associated with pagan festivals are only remotely similar to Christmas celebrations. But when one closely examines these claims, they seem to have little basis in fact. When reading most historical sources on the origin of the Christmas tree, it is almost universally and offhandedly mentioned that it was borrowed from pagan religious festivals and adapted into Christianity. While decorating Christmas trees is still very popular in many countries, singing about them seems to have fallen out of fashion.īut how did the Christmas tree become so popular in many homes around the world? How did the customs of decorating it and putting presents under it originate? Why an evergreen tree? Was it simply a pagan practice associated with pagan holidays adopted into Christianity or was it a custom rooted into daily life during winter in Northern Europe that was added to Christian festivals? Is the concept of the Christmas tree something spoken about or forbidden in Scripture? We’ll attempt to tackle these questions directly. However, many younger people may not have heard the song or may have only heard it as a commercial jingle, as it is no longer as popular as it once was. ![]() Or perhaps you’re more familiar with this version? O Christmas Tree! O Christmas Tree!įrom a cursory glance at the internet, you can find that there are close to a hundred different English versions of this three or four verse song, many with minor variations of the two (first verse) versions above and several others with different second third and even fourth verses. Perhaps you remember hearing or singing this song, originally written in German as O Tannenbaum and later translated into English? O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree,
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