Chris Calle: Little Girl Riding Rocking Horse

Artist: Chris Calle
1961 -
Nationality: American
Artwork Year: 1992
Image Size: 14.75 by 12.125 inches
Overall Size: 23.125 by 18 inches
Medium: Mixed Media on Hot Press Illustration Board

Christmas is a time for traditions. Stuffed stockings are hung above warm fires, mistletoe dangles in strategic locations and children wonder if they've been naughty or nice. No tradition, however, is more deeply entrenched in the American psyche than the Christmas tree. Whether it be fir, spruce or ponderosa pine, the Christmas tree is the centerpiece of the family celebration. The custom reportedly began in Germany during the 8th century, when St. Bonifare dedicated a fir tree to the Holy child as a counter to the sacred oak of Odin. The practice spread through Europe and was introduced to America by German settlers during the American Revolution. In 1856, Franklin Pierce decorated a Christmas tree at the White House, and by World War I the tradition had spread throughout the United States. Community trees appeared at Madison Square Park in New York, on the commons in Boston and on Mt. Wilson in Pasadena. A mile-long vista of giant deodar cedars was decorated at Altadena, California in the 1920s and became known as "Christmas Tree Lane." The largest tree many people of the day had ever seen, a 90-foot Norway spruce was erected at the Rockefeller Center in 1948, but was no match for Seattle's 212-foot giant of 1950. Today the tradition continues. Homes throughout America are adorned with brightly-lit, elegantly decorated trees each and every Christmas.

This painting was originally published on the Fleetwood® First Day of Issue Maximum Card for the U.S. 29¢ Horse and Rider Booklet and Sheet Combination issued October 22, 1992.

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