christmas tree

Rockefeller Center has the famous inaugural lighting of its Christmas tree in late November to officially open up the holiday...

(via Regent Property Group)

The Obama administration put off a plan to collect a fee on Christmas trees. An industry group asked for the fee, 15 cents per tree.

Conservatives denounced what they labeled a tax on Christmas trees. The White House defended the fee, saying it's not a tax at all.

All the same, the administration says it will delay collecting the money.

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Christmas celebrations in Round Rock kick into high gear Friday night. For the first time, the water tower on Main Street has been lit up with 5,000 to make it into a huge Christmas tree.