Debbie Trafton O'Neal, David LaRochelle (2001). Before and After Christmas. Augsburg Fortress. p.22. ISBN 978-0-8066-4156-0. [ permanent dead link]

Manchester Guardian, 24 January 1856, p.3: the death of Caroline Luttrell of Kilve Court, Somerset.

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Karal Ann Marling (2000). Merry Christmas!: Celebrating America's Greatest Holiday. Harvard University Press. pp.58–62. ISBN 978-0-674-00318-7. Candice Gaukel Andrews (2006). Great Wisconsin Winter Weekends. Big Earth Publishing. p.178. ISBN 978-1-9315-9971-9. A homeless boy and a scraggly fir tree rescue each other in this somber tale about the potential in all living things, including those that society casts aside…Huddy’s story faces unpleasant realities and injustices head on, and Sutton’s ( Tiny Creatures) finely detailed watercolors do the same. But there are some widely known ones too, that can never fail to bring charm to the holidays. Here is a list of five of the most classic Christmas traditions...

Słomiane snopy i podłaźniczki – to nasze poprzedniki choinki. Te zaś ozdabiano jabłkami". Niezależna. 24 December 2019 . Retrieved 25 December 2019. Gary A. Chastagner and D. Michael Benson (2000). "The Christmas Tree". Archived from the original on 6 December 2006 . Retrieved 8 December 2006. Soon having a tree had become popular amongst some rich families. Queen Charlotte died in 1818 and by then, having a Christmas Tree was a tradition among much of the upper classes. Mince pies were originally filled with meat as well as dried fruit and spices. It’sthought they were brought to Britain in the 13th-Century by returning Crusaders who’d enjoyed Middle Eastern dishes combining meat, fruit and spices. Candles were the main way of having lights on Christmas Trees for hundreds of years. However, they could easily cause a fire. The first electric Christmas Lights were invented in the late 1800s and changed how Christmas Trees (and many other things) were lighted forever.Less expensive tree holders also became available and were made out of cheaper metals (and they also didn't look so good), so the 'carpets' became smaller and were also put 'around' the tree holders and became the Christmas tree skirts that we have today. GERMAN CHRISTMAS TREES. The nobility and gentry are respectfully informed that these handsome JUVENILE CHRISTMAS PRESENTS are supplied and elegantly fitted up ...": Times [London, England] 20 December 1842, p.1. Poor families in Lewisham and similar districts are just as particular about the shape of their trees as people in Belgravia ...' 'Shapely Christmas Trees': The Times (London, England), 17 December 1926, p.11. A picture from Germany in 1521 which shows a tree being paraded through the streets with a man riding a horse behind it. The man is dressed a bishop, possibly representing St. Nicholas. a b c d e Forbes, Bruce David (2007). Christmas: A Candid History. University of California Press. p.45. ISBN 978-0-520-25802-0. ... in 723 Saint Boniface encountered winter sacrifices being conducted in front of a mighty oak tree dedicated to Thor near Geismar, in what is now Germany. In anger, Boniface seized an axe and felled Thor's oak in one mighty blow. The gathering of local citizens expected Thor to strike Boniface with a bolt of lightning, and when lightning failed to appear, Boniface proclaimed it a sign of superiority of the Christian God. He pointed to a young fir tree growing at the roots of the fallen oak, with its branches pointing to heaven, and said that it was a holy tree, the tree of the Christ child who brought eternal life. [...] Also, it is said that Boniface explained the triangular shape of the fir tree as an illustration of the Trinity.

Some people say this is the same tree as the 'Riga' tree, but it isn't! The story about Martin Luther seems to date to about 1536 and Riga tree originally took place a couple of decades earlier. At first, a figure of the Baby Jesus was put on the top of the tree. Over time it changed into a star like the Wise Men saw or an angel/fairy that told the shepherds about Jesus. The 'angel' might also might have started as a version of the 'Christkind' which translates as 'The Christ Child' but is normally shown as a little angel figure with blond hair!Christmas trees were hung in St. George's Church, Sélestat since 1521: "Office de la Culture de Sélestat—The history of the Christmas tree since 1521" (PDF). 18 December 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 December 2013.