[HetLoo]

"Can anybody point out something specifically Christian about the Christmas tree?"

Nope. But that's not the point. We Christians use the Christmas tree in our Christmas celebrations and I want to keep it as a symbol of our religion. They shouldn't have a decorated tree of any sort in their pagan holidays. By golly, we've got dibs on it and they need to go find something else. It's just too bad the Christmas tree is far superior to anything they could come up with.

[Russ]

The earliest reference to an evergreen tree being used
as a Christmas symbol is in Germany in 1501. It was seen as
a symbol of life and a symbol of th Paradise Tree. It might not be specifically "Christian" but, I believe, after 500
years of being used as a symbol of Christmas it has earned
the right to be called a Christmas Tree and not a holiday tree.