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Christmas Trees and Christmas Decorations, Past and Present

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Decorating the Christmas tree is an essential part of preparing for the most wonderful time of the year. In addition to the tree, there are plenty of other decorations to be put up around the house, and for some families, outside the house, to get into the Christmas Spirit. There have been plenty of decorations growing up that I remember more than others. There have been decorations to remind the family that Christmas was drawing close. Most of these were on the tree, but there were other decorations in my house as well as houses of relatives that have stood out over the years for me. Past Christmas Decorations Growing up, I remember a neighbor's house that was all decked out for the season. Lights on the bushes and two gigantic candles flanking the front steps of their home. Our house was on a one way street, so we always went by that house on our way home. When I was older, my room gave me a nice view of houses on the street behind us that had lights outside their homes on bushes