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Vintage style Christmas trees have always been a favorite of mine. The old style vintage ornaments of the 1950s Christmas tree decorations are so lovely when being lit by any type of light. Growing up our family always had a noble fir Christmas tree each year. The noble tree is native to our area of the Pacific Northwest and the Cascade Mountain range. The noble fir is notably a tree that has branches with breaks in each layer. And because this was a favorite nostalgic tree growing up and something that my parents do every year I wanted to give them a tree that they could put up year after year without having to cut it down. And because of that I worked with King of Christmas to get them a real looking noble fir.
I am a huge fan of King of Christmas artificial trees. I bought my first one from them over four years ago, it is a flocked one that I use to place my own collection of 1950s Christmas tree decorations on every year. My parents are getting older and I don’t want them to have the hassle of always cutting a tree and cleaning up needles I figured it was time to get them their first artificial tree and I knew exactly where to get one.
I know that most people are somewhat hesitant when buying a fake Christmas tree if they are use to having a real one and not wanting it to have a fake look. And that is why I love the trees from King of Christmas. Several years ago I received a different fir tree that we now use as our main Christmas tree at our own home and we love the convenience of the lights and no needles falling.
But let’s get back to this noble fir tree. I chose to have a tall tree as my parents’ house has vaulted ceilings and a tall tree works well. The tree came in four different pieces and also unlit which was my choice as we have a set of colored lights that have been gracing my parents’ Christmas tree for over twenty years.
Once the tree is put together then comes the most crucial part of putting of a fake tree: the fluffing. This took me around twenty minutes as I like to make sure all the branches are spread out to give it a more natural look. The bonus is that every one of the fake trees from King of Christmas comes with a set of gloves to help you fluff the tree without getting your hands or arms pricked by the branches.
Once the tree was fluffed it was time to start adding the lights and decorating. As I mentioned about the lights that my parents have are ones that have a Santa that plays music and the lights blink along with the Christmas tune. The light strand has other settings that you can turn the sound down or just so the lights are solid and not blinking.
Now that us kids are grown and out of the house the Christmas tree at my parents is usually decorated very minimally usually just with a handful of glass ornaments so that is all I included when I decorated the tree. Although when we were younger we occasionally used tinsel garlands which was really screamed 1950s Christmas decorations!
Sources for Christmas Trees:
- Noble Fir Christmas Tree (the one I received for my parents is 9′)
- Flocked Christmas Tree (the one I have is 7′)
The Christmas season will now be one of easy tree set up for my parents and a new tradition with a fake tree but with the old vintage 1950s Christmas ornaments and holiday decor.
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