It's called a Holiday Tree because evergreens were decorated for Yule long before they were used by Christians. A lot of traditions for Christmas actually come from the rituals used for the Celtic holiday of Yule as well as other pagan holidays.
Besides, there's a half dozen Winter Holidays that take place in and around December. While Christmas may be the official one for the US and Canada, it fails to give recognition to the rest. Not that you see a lot of things for sale for Channukah anyway, mind you.
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Date: 2006-12-16 09:16 pm (UTC)Besides, there's a half dozen Winter Holidays that take place in and around December. While Christmas may be the official one for the US and Canada, it fails to give recognition to the rest. Not that you see a lot of things for sale for Channukah anyway, mind you.