For those who are looking to decorate their flocked artificial Christmas trees will find that there are tons of themes to choose from. One of these is a bell theme. And you really cannot go wrong with a bell theme, as it is one that is considered super traditional.
The Charm of Bell Accents on Your Tree
Bells, especially Church Bells, have traditionally been connected with Christmas for a long time. In the Anglican and Catholic churches, the church day starts at sunset, so any service after that is the first service of the day. So a service on Christmas Eve after sunset is commonly the first service of Christmas day! In churches that have a Bell or Bells, They are often rung to signal the start of this service.
Perhaps the most famous bells at Christmas now are the ones in the song ‘Jingle Bells’. However, the tune was first called “One Horse Open Sleigh” and was initially published, in the USA, in September 1857 as a Thanksgiving song and NOT a Christmas one! But it soon became connected with Christmas because of the ‘snowy’ lyrics and many choirs were singing it at Christmas in the 1860s and 1870s. It was initially taped in 1889. Often only the first verse (and chorus) are now sung. The other verses are about driving the ‘one horse open sleigh’ rather fast and crashing it!
For those who want to use this historical and religious bell theme on flocked artificial Christmas trees will find that they can embrace this fully by hanging bells throughout the tree. Consider even finding bells to hang with the other décor to ensure that this bell theme is alive and well. You can even go with a bell as the topper for your flocked artificial Christmas trees to be unique and really bring the bell theme to life.