FROM PHANTOM RANCH TO YELLOWSTONE AND DEATH VALLEY
The Christmas Trees in the National Parks Honor the Holiday Spirit and Ancient Traditions.
The history of Christmas trees goes back to the symbolic use of evergreens in ancient Egypt and Rome and continues today with the German tradition of Christmas trees. The Christmas Tree came into vogue when Queen Victoria’s husband, Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha introduced it in the 1800s in England. I love Christmas, so I thank Prince Albert profusely because he is why we decorate Christmas Trees!
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