The first use of electric lights on a Christmas tree was sometime in the 1880s. They were quite dangerous but much less so than the candles used previously.
People used candles to light Christmas trees before there were electric lights.
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the first Christmas tree was introduced in the Victorian aerier when prince Albert brought the idear from his own country
Candles were used to decorate Christmas tress before the electric lights became available.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt loved to have candles on a Christmas tree. When he was a boy there were no electric lights for Christmas trees and when he grew older, trees with electric lights just did not seem right.Franklin Delano Roosevelt
People used candles to light Christmas trees before there were electric lights.
Displaying candles in the windows of your home is a popular tradition in Pennsylvania, particularly at Christmas time. Real, burning candles are rarely used anymore, however, as homeowners tend to opt for safer electric or battery-powered candles, instead.
Christmas trees were first displayed in the early modern Germany in the 16th century. Others believe it was introduced by the Christian reformer Martin Luther. The tree was lighted with candles.
Electric candles are powered mostly by Light Emitting Diodes(LEDs). These electric candles have a normal energy consumption rate of between 3 and 5 Watts.
The Christmas season starts in Estonia with the lighting of the Advent Candles. Christmas is the most celebrated holiday in Estonia.
Ralph E. Morris invented miniature Christmas lights in 1895. At first, the public was very distrustful of the electric lights and still preferred to use candles on their Christmas trees.