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Christmas tree

tree, often decorated, used in the celebration of Christmas
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Summary

Christmas tree is a Christmas tradition[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of christmas tradition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,162 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: Christmas decoration[3]
  • Has use: stand[4], Christmas tree lighting ceremony[5]
  • Commons category: Christmas trees[6]
  • Said to be the same as: New Year tree[7]
  • Unicode character: 🎄[8]
  • Inception: 1600[9]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Christmas trees[10]
  • Commons gallery: Christmas tree[11]
  • Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[12], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[13], Q114402476[14]
  • Topic has template: Template:Christmas trees[15]
  • Manifestation of: Christmas[16]
  • Different from: Christmas tree[17]
  • P14483: e/el-arbol-de-navidad-en-la-tradicion-cristiana[18]

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Influence

Things named for Christmas tree include Metrosideros excelsa[19], a taxon[20] and it[21].

Why It Matters

Christmas tree has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 65 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

Entities named for it include Metrosideros excelsa[19], a taxon[20] and it[21].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 6w ago · TTWIDEE · 2026-09-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Archive of our own tag → Christmas Tree
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Archive of our own tag: Christmas Tree"
  2. 14w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-07-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → christmas-trees
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: christmas-trees, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289923528|christmas trees (#289923528)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper'"
  3. 18w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0213330-vanocni-stromky
    Described by source → Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890), Q114402476
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: 0213330-vanocni-stromky, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259496|batch #259496]]"
  4. 20w ago · XeNivalys · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14483 → e/el-arbol-de-navidad-en-la-tradicion-cristiana
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14483: e/el-arbol-de-navidad-en-la-tradicion-cristiana, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1779859433286"
  5. 24w ago · StarTrekker · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → —
    Instance of → —
    Said to be the same as → New Year tree
    Has use → stand, Christmas tree lighting ceremony
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Has use: Christmas tree lighting ceremony"
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