Christmas in the ’80s: Searching for the perfect family Christmas tree (vintage photos)
Updated Dec 11, 2020;
Posted Dec 10, 2020
The happy faces of a family pleased with their Christmas tree. John O Gavaghan finishes cutting a Christmas tree while his daughters Colleen, 5, left, and Heather, 7, middle, watch. This tree was cut at Tessier s in Manlius in 1989. Syracuse Post-StandardSyracuse Post-Standard
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For many families, the holiday season does not truly begin until a freshly cut evergreen tree has been placed in their living room.
German immigrants brought their tradition of candlelight Christmas trees to America in the 19th-century and for generations since the search for the perfect tree has been a family ritual.