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Origins of the Christmas Tree Tradition [3min]

Evangelical groups say they want to put the 'Christ' back into Christmas, and House Speaker Dennis Hastert has declared that the capital has a Christmas tree, not a "holiday tree." But debate over the tradition is not new, as a historical account illustrates.

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