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November 22nd, 2005 at 12:50 pm

by Kim
In: Delight in the Little Things, Kim's Random Musings

In three days there will be hundreds of thousands of Christmas trees being put up and decorated. When I was little we always put our Christmas tree up the day after Thanksgiving. While searching shoppingblog.com I found that this year you can actually put up the Charlie Brown Christmas tree. Shoppingblog.com shares,

‘Well, Urban Outfitters has recreated that same little Christmas Tree. For $24 it can be yours: to display in all its pathetic misery, or to turn into something wonderful yourself.’

Charlie was so sympathetic to that little tree. I’ll never forget how Linus used his blue blanket for the tree skirt and the disappointing sound of that heavy red ball ornament drooping to the ground. To me that tree is a symbol of childlike hope and innocence. What a cool thing to have around at Christmas.

6 Comments on the Chalkboard »

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I”m so glad to see this, since “A Charlie Brown Christmas” is my all-time favorite, as I’ve mentioned before. I know it by heart and my kids know all my quotes from there. I may have to make one from a bough cut from our Christmas tree (not popping $24 for one, but props to the one who thought that up….should’ve been me HA!)

Comment by Marilyn on 11/27/2005 @ 9:33 am

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In our house, we always put up the Christmas tree on December 13 (12 days before Christmas) and take it down on January 6 (12 days after). I’d never heard of a Christmas tree going up in November, but hey you learn something new every day!

Comment by Alex on 11/28/2005 @ 10:32 am

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Of course a heart like Kim’s sees the beauty of this tree. I think she’s a practical girl, too: “…the bendable branches make it possible to fold the tree entirely flat for easy storage”!

Comment by Lisa on 12/6/2005 @ 5:01 pm

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[...] Read the full article by Darla Atlas here and don’t miss the recent post by Kim about the Charlie Brown Christmas tree offered by Urban Outfitters. (I am happy to say that we are now the proud owners of a tree that just needed a little love.) [...]

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[...] • Cool domino game: Mexican Train • A recipe for rosettes from Christmas-cookies.com. • Recommended music: A Charlie Brown Christmas, Ray Conniff: We Wish You A Merry Christmas, Gene Autry: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer • Read Jason’s blog about the 40th anniversary of A Charlie Brown Christmas. • Recommended holiday movies: A Charlie Brown Christmas, It’s A Wonderful Life, Christmas Vacation, A Christmas Story, White Christmas. • Get FREE shipping on orders of $50 or more at the Lemonade Stand before December 16th. Use the coupon code NORTHPOLE. • Check out the Top 10 Kim & Jason Christmas Gifts. • Discover the benefits of Club K&J. Subscribe by 12/25/05 and get the super cool Christmas premium, a collectible mini-book featuring highlights from the first five years of Kim & Jason. • Just a few of the many different Monopoly versions. • Look for a Build-A-Bear Workshop near you. • Read Kim’s blog on our new Christmas decoration. [...]

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