Serves: 5
When I was a small child in the early 1960s, the one thing I can remember the most about every Christmas was our Christmas tree. Well, not exactly the tree, but rather the stand that the tree was placed in. The stand was very special, and to us kids, it was somewhat magical, for we had a tree stand like no other I had ever
seen. Attached to the stand was a small black box with three switches on it. One switch would make the stand revolve in circles, one switch would turn on all the Christmas lights and the last switch would play Christmas music. I can still hear the music in my head! It was always fun to be the first one up on Christmas morning to “turn on the tree.” That tree stand always had a live Christmas tree in it and you could fill the bottom with water to keep it fresh. It was decorated with lights that looked like colored popcorn balls, glass balls and other decorations we had made by hand. That tree stand was bought in the early 1950s before I was born and lasted well into the 1990s. As we children grew up, married, and started our own families, we would take turns sharing the tree stand for our own family to enjoy. When the time came that the tree stand could finally turn no more, my sister made a tape of the Christmas music it played so we could continue to enjoy it. Thinking back, ours was the only house I ever knew of with a special Christmas tree stand like that one, and it will always bring back special memories of my childhood!
This A Magical Christmas Tree Stand recipe is from the Christmas with Family & Friends Cookbook. Download this Cookbook today.
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