![]() The tree fell and destroyed whatever it found in its path. Boniface had had it with the traditions worshipping trees that he wanted to prove his point by angrily chopping down a mature oak tree. During pagan times, the monk Boniface wanted people to realize that their dedication was rightly for the one who created trees and not for the oak trees themselves. The song doesn’t speak of Christmas, instead, it ennobles the fir tree as an evergreen (symbolizing faithfulness). The Christmas tree tradition is stuff of folktales. ![]() A Christmas Carol as Lovely as a Tree The original German title of this carol is “O Tannenbaum”, a literal translation of which is the world-renown ”O ChristmasTree”.
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