German Christmas carols like "O Tannenbaum," written by Ernst Anschütz in the early 19th century, celebrated the evergreen tree's enduring presence through winter. According to Texas A&M ...

The decorating of an evergreen tree at Christmas as we know it can be traced back to an old German custom, and more popularly known, Victorian England. Just as the evergreen wreath symbolizes ...

European pagans "decked the halls" with evergreen branches to ... These "paradise trees" symbolized the Garden of Eden. 17th-century German settlers brought the tradition to North America.