The
first
U
.
S
.
____________________
____________________
lot
opened
in
1851
.
77
percent
of
U
.
S
.
____________________
displayed
a
Christmas
tree
in
their
home
.
The
writing
of
?
Hansel
____________________
____________________
?
caused
a
new
holiday
____________________
was
born
.
Today
,
the
edible
decorations
are
available
in
a
slew
of
____________________
-
____________________
kits
.
Leaving
out
____________________
and
____________________
for
Santa
,
Americans
began
to
sweeten
up
to
the
tradition
during
the
____________________
____________________
in
the
1930s
,
as
a
sign
of
showing
gratitude
during
a
time
of
struggle
.
Lining
up
at
the
____________________
to
snap
a
photo
of
the
kids
on
Santa
?
s
____________________
may
seem
like
a
modern
Christmas
tradition
,
but
it
dates
back
to
1890
,
when
a
man
had
a
____________________
____________________
made
for
him
and
dressed
as
the
jolly
fellow
at
his
____________________
____________________
store
.
The
gimmick
caught
on
and
a
year
later
Santas
could
be
found
in
many
stores
.
____________________
?
s
in
____________________
____________________
claims
it
has
been
hosting
Santa
since
1862
.
?
The
evergreen
Christmas
____________________
,
often
adorned
with
boughs
of
____________________
,
eventually
took
on
____________________
meaning
,
with
the
____________________
shape
representing
eternal
life
and
the
holly
leaves
and
berries
symbolic
of
Christ
?
s
____________________
of
____________________
and
____________________
Today
?
s
wreaths
,
which
come
in
all
varieties
,
from
flowers
and
fruit
to
glass
____________________
and
ribbon
to
artificial
and
themed
,
are
most
often
seen
as
a
winter
____________________
.
