Disney’s Contemporary Resort is decorated for the holidays with its outdoor Christmas tree ... A similar spire is tucked into the tree with blue and green lights shining through it.

The Christmas tree, an integral part of contemporary holiday festivities ... The act of decorating a fir tree with ornaments, lights, and festive trinkets not only became a beloved holiday ...

When Edison patented the light bulb in 1880 ... had introduced Britain to the Teutonic tannenbaum—the Christmas tree—and the idea spread. In the States, President Franklin Pierce put one ...