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THE CHRISTMAS PINE: a magical story for Christmas by Julia Donaldson, author of The Gruffalo and Stick Man

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Other than taking it out of the box, there’s nothing to construct, meaning t’s an easy way to add an instant pop of Christmas. There’s a huge range of looks and styles to choose from, from lighting options that include pre-lit, as well as minimalist, tabletop, frosted tips and snowy Christmas trees that will help you create a little wonderland in your living room. The tree is a symbol of peace and friendship, and a thank you for the UK's support during World War II. Leaving pine cones to air dry after washing can take several days, but baking them can help speed up the process.

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Plus, with a faux tree you are guaranteed a symmetrical, satisfyingly neat look, no smashed Christmas decorations as a result of droopy branches and no need to hoover up hundreds of pine needles every morning. The most interesting part to me was the note at the end explaining that the story is based on a tradition from Norway, who annually choose a “Queen of the forest” Norwegian Spruce, and care for it lovingly until it’s ready to gift to the UK, presented in Trafalgar Square, as a thank you for their help in WWII.

The White Company has come up with a truly beautiful tree that is a very close match to a real Nordmann tree.

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The Grand Spruce is pre-lit with over 1,000 low-energy lights, so you needn't faff around with string lights, it's simply ready to hang baubles on. Year after year, Selfridges come through with a range of exceptionally good artificial Christmas trees. To help spark your creativity, we’ve rounded up an array of inspiring pine cone Christmas craft ideas from simple styling and display techniques to how to make a pine cone wreath. New for this year, I found their artificial Symons tree was another great option with hyper-realistic branches in a very natural shade of green that really do resemble the real thing.

We want a song about throwing crumpled-up wrapping paper into the bin” was a typical request from the BBC.

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This trick will also remove any sticky sap, which can be released from the pine cones and potentially mark surfaces.The tree features different tones of green foliage for the needles as well as brown stems, adding to its realistic look. A lovely illustrated poem honoring the annual Christmas tree that the Mayor of Oslo gives to the British people. From there it was on to the launch of Red magazine, where she stayed for 10 years and became Assistant Editor.

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Whether you choose an artificial Christmas tree, a pre-lit one or something more natural, our designers have put years of work into getting the look of our Christmas trees just right. Popularization of the Christmas tree stemmed in the early 19 th century, when Princess Henrietta of Nassau-Weilburg introduced the Christmas tree to Vienna in 1816. Key Difference: Christmas trees are usually evergreen conifers such as spruce, pine, fir and rarely cedar trees.This isn’t a Christmas candle, as such – but it would make a lovely present for a loved one,” Lauren says.

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