A Biography of the American Christmas Tree We all know that the earliest Christmas trees weren’t grown in aluminum or plastic forests. Nor were they lit with electric lights, let alone LEDs. However, that doesn’t mean we all know what a traditional Christmas tree looked like. To find out, join the Field House Museum as we welcome Kellee Bohannon for his discussion, “The Biography of the American Christmas Tree,” and come away with a fresh and surprising take on a custom many take for granted.