Where did the idea of Christmas lights as we know them today come from?

Long ago in Europe, what did people put in their trees instead of lights?

Martin Luther was inspired to use lights in his tree when he saw the ______ in the night sky.

Where was the first recorded Christmas tree in the United States?

Good Idea - Bad Idea

Burning candles in a tree on your house.

What were 2 ways that people used to try to prevent and stop fires on their Christmas trees?

Edward Hibbard Johnson was known as _________.

What famous inventor that hung strings of lights around his lab did Edward Johnson work for?

What president put the 1st electrically lit Christmas tree in the White House?

Who figured out a way to make a safer set of colored lights specifically for decorating a Christmas tree?

How old was he?

What president commissioned America's first national Christmas tree?

Around how many lights decorated that first national Christmas tree?

Do you prefer white lights or multi-colored lights when you decorate at the holidays?