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"The Fir-Tree" (Danish: Grantræet) is a literary fairy tale by the Danish poet and author Hans Christian Andersen (1805–1875). The tale is about a fir tree so anxious to grow up, so anxious for greater things, that he cannot appreciate living in the moment.
However, as Andersen's heart has no handle, it seems unlikely it could have been used as a Christmas tree ornament. Andersen's pleated heart is today located in the Hans Christian Andersen Museum in the city of Odense in Denmark. It is documented, however, that Andersen did make decorations for Christmas trees, and that the predecessors of the ...
Hans Christian Andersen (/ ˈ æ n d ər s ən / AN-dər-sən; Danish: [ˈhænˀs ˈkʰʁestjæn ˈɑnɐsn̩] ⓘ; 2 April 1805 – 4 August 1875) was a Danish author.Although a prolific writer of plays, travelogues, novels, and poems, he is best remembered for his literary fairy tales.
Hans Christian Andersen, "The Fir-Tree" Truman Capote, "A Christmas Memory" (published in Mademoiselle) John Cheever, "Christmas is a Sad Season for the Poor" Agatha Christie, The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding; Agatha Christie, A Christmas Tragedy; Fyodor Dostoevsky, "A Christmas Tree and a Wedding"
Festive theatre: A re-imagination of Hans Christian Andersen's fairytale The Little Mermaid is this year's Christmas show at Bristol Old Vic, running until 11 January.
In Denmark, a newspaper company claims that the first attested Christmas tree was lit in 1808 by Countess Wilhemine of Holsteinborg. It was the aging countess who told the story of the first Danish Christmas tree to Danish writer Hans Christian Andersen in 1865.