The history of how these mass-produced novelty lights became a holiday fixture is a distinctly American Christmas tale.

So you manged to get a great deal on a fake tree during the after Christmas sales, but what should you do with your old one ... He built a wood frame, then covered it with a layer of cardboard ...

In fact, one of the most valuable old Christmas ... Tree packaging, storage, and accessories also hold value for collectors. Early aluminum Christmas trees couldn't actually have lights hung ...

But once it is decorated and the lights are turned on, it makes us glad we did. We have no intention of replacing our twenty-seven year old Christmas tree. It may not have grown in size or beauty ...