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From turtle doves to lords-a-leaping, the price of the ‘12 Days of Christmas’ just hit a record high ... which was up 3.2% for the 12 months ended in October and 7.7% this time last year ...
On his largest tree — a white, 10-foot pre-lit twig tree with branches that extend out horizontally — he hangs his ornaments about 2 inches apart, starting at the base of the tree to the tip ...
One noted Christmas ornament authority is Clara Johnson Scroggins who has written extensively on the topic and has one of the largest private collections of Christmas ornaments. [11] In 1996, the ornament industry generated $2.4 billion in total annual sales, an increase of 25% over the previous year.
The genus divides into two groups, the collared dove group (11 species) with uniform upperparts and a black half-collar edged with white, and the turtle dove group (4 species) with patterned upperparts and a barred side panel on the neck. They range in size from the 20–23 cm red collared dove to the 33–35 cm oriental turtle dove.
A Christmas tree inside a home, with the top of the tree containing a decoration symbolizing the Star of Bethlehem. [18]The Christmas tree was first used by German Lutherans in the 16th century, with records indicating that a Christmas tree was placed in the Cathedral of Strassburg in 1539, under the leadership of the Protestant Reformer, Martin Bucer.
Turtle doves are also featured in the song, "The Twelve Days of Christmas", as the gift "my true love gave to me" on the second and subsequent days of Christmas. [24] Turtle doves appear in the title and lyrics of the spiritual "Turtledove Done Drooped His Wings" from the Georgia Sea Islands. [25] [26]