This week, the week of 4-10 December, has been declared National Christmas Tree Week by the U.S. Senate (Senate Resolution 341).
This week's Valley Breeze includes a front page story about the popularity of live Christmas trees in Rhode Island.
To access this Valley Breeze article (with a related video), please visit:
Valley Breeze: Sellers of live trees reporting big sales (6 DEC 11)
Related media reports:
Washington Post: The ‘green’ debate on Christmas trees: Fresh vs. fake? (7 DEC 11)
Bloomberg: Christmas-Tree Spending Rises to Highest Since Pre-Recession (7 DEC 11)
Background information:
Connecticut Christmas Tree Growers Association
Maine Christmas Tree Association
Massachusetts Christmas Tree Association
Rhode Island Christmas Tree Growers Association
New Hampshire-Vermont Christmas Tree Association
National Christmas Tree Association
Snopes: White House Christmas
P.S. Excerpt from A Charlie Brown Christmas:
YouTube: Charlie Brown Christmas Tree
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