when did the 1st traditional xmas tree come to england?

Answer 1

I am told it was Prince Albert, Queen Victoria's husband, who introduced the X-mas tree to Britain. It was hugely popular in Germany, Albert's native country.

This is from Wikipedia (entry: christmas tree):
In Britain, the Christmas tree was introduced by King George III's German Queen Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz but did not spread much beyond the royal family. Queen Victoria as a child was familiar with the custom. In her journal for Christmas Eve 1832, the delighted 13-year-old princess wrote: "After dinner...we then went into the drawing-room near the dining-room...There were two large round tables on which were placed two trees hung with lights and sugar ornaments. All the presents being placed round the trees...". After her marriage to her German cousin, Prince Albert, the custom became even more widespread. In 1847, Prince Albert wrote: "I must now seek in the children an echo of what Ernest [his brother] and I were in the old time, of what we felt and thought; and their delight in the Christmas-trees is not less than ours used to be". The generous Prince Albert also presented large numbers of trees to schools and army barracks at Christmas. Images of the royal family with their Christmas tree at Osborne House were illustrated in English magazines, initially as a woodcut in the Illustrated London News of December 1848, and copied in the United States at Christmas 1850 (illustration, left). Such patriotic prints of the British royal family at Christmas celebrations helped popularise the Christmas tree in Britain and among the anglophile American upper class.

Answer 2

We've been worshipping trees since long before Christianity. The idea of bringing greenery into your house for the winter solstice goes back to central European tribes from about 4,000 years ago. The practice came to England with the Angles and Saxons about 1,500 years ago although holly was the greenery of choice. When we decided to take on a minor German prince as King George I in the late 18th century, the royal court followed the German tradition of having a decorated spruce tree in the house. It did not become popular among the general population until the 1860s when everyone copied what Price Albert did.

Answer 3

Prince Albert, who was Queen Victoria's consort, introduced Christmas trees back in the 19th century. He was German of course, and decorating trees with lighted candles at Christmas was a German tradition. Everyone wanted to be like the royals, and it caught on in a big way.

Answer 4

It was a Scandanavian Pine who travelled over with the Vikings in 728, it was known as Chrimbo the Bad and was a trusty swordsman, proving it's mettle at the pillaging of Holy Island.

After further conquests, battling alongside Brodir the Dane, Chrimbo the Bad went on to rule Lindisfarne and was the most decorated* warrior among all Norsemen.

* Mostly with tinsel, fairy lights and baubles.

Answer 5

I think it was Prince Albert[Queen Victorias husband] who introduced Xmas trees to Uk.

Answer 6

Long before the Christians, the Druids used oak leaves in their ceremonies. The Christians adopted the fir to counter this symbol.

Answer 7

Blame Albert round 1854, if I recall correctly.
Charles "That Cheeky Lad"
Happy Christmas!

Answer 8

Contrary to popular belief, it was not Prince Albert who introduced them. He merely popularised them.
It was introduced by George 111's german wife, queen Charlotte. Then though, it wasn't something people did outside of royalty.

Answer 9

she's right, it was Prince Albert. But who introduced the first Prince Albert to the UK?

Answer 10

Too long ago,
if it was indeed England, anyway