Blogmas Day 22: A Holiday Wish Poet: John Kendrick Bangs

When Santa Claus doth visit me

With richly laden pack of toys,

And tumbles down my chim-i-ney

To scatter 'round his Christmas joys,

I trust that he will bring the kind

That can be shared, for it is true

Past peradventure to my mind

That joy is sweeter shared by two

. 

I never cared for solitaire.

I do not pine for lonely things.

I love the pleasure I can share

Because of all the fun it brings.

A selfish pleasure loses zest

With none to share it with you by,

And shrinks the longer 'tis possest,

While joys divided multiply.

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Blogmas Day 22

Blogmas Day 22 - The Significance Of The Christmas Tree.

The evergreen fir tree has traditionally been used to celebrate winter festivals (pagan and Christian) for thousands of years. Pagans used branches of it to decorate their homes during the winter solstice, as it made them think of the spring to come. 

The modern Christmas tree tradition dates back to Western Germany in the 16th century. They were called "Paradeisbaum" (paradise trees) and were brought into homes to celebrate the annual Feast of Adam and Eve on DEC-24. They were first brought to America by German immigrants about the year 1700.