Singing Christmas Tree

First appearing in 1933 at Belhaven University, they later made their debut indoors at West High School in Denver, Colorado, and then in 1957 in Sacramento, California.

Since then, the singing Christmas tree concept has spread to Canada, the Philippines, South Korea, Switzerland and Sri Lanka.

[1] President of the United States Franklin Pierce set up the first Christmas tree in the White House in 1856.

[1] Artificial trees were first developed in Germany in the 19th century over concerns of deforestation in their native homeland along with fire safety issues.

[2] Despite being banned from European churches, they were still sung in homes and by door-to-door carolers on begging visits (charity solicitations) during Christmas despite protestations from the Puritan revolution in England in the 1640s.

[3] The first indoor singing Christmas tree would take place in December 1941 at Denver's West High School in Colorado.

The first performance featured fifty students dressed in choir robes, adorned with glittering home-made ornaments and halos.

[5] Among the locations for Singing Christmas Trees outside the United States are in Pampanga, Philippines;[6] Suwon, South Korea;[7] Winnipeg, Manitoba;[8] Yarmouth, Nova Scotia;[9] and Zurich, Switzerland.

[12] They are fitted with artificial fireproof evergreen leaves and Christmas lights in an effort to lessen workload assembly and disassembly.

A living Christmas tree
Steps for choir members leading to their spots in the Living Christmas Tree [ 11 ]
Broadcast control for the 2009 Living Christmas Tree at First Baptist Church Conyers (Georgia). Their tree ran 2001-09 and 2011–17. [ 11 ]
Scene during which choir members (shown on left) enter the 2009 Living Christmas Tree [ 11 ]
2009 Living Christmas tree at First Baptist Church Conyers prior to the 13 December 2009 evening service, including scenes for the program. The orchestra is located at the bottom right. [ 11 ]
"Holy Ground" singing on the importance of the life of Jesus in the 2009 Living Christmas Tree at the First Baptist Church (Conyers, Georgia). [ 11 ] The church's Living Christmas Tree ran from 2001 to 2017.