HOLIDAY LIGHTS!

    THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2022

                 HOLIDAY LIGHTS!

      It's December 22nd, a date that changed

Christmas forever! Christmas trees, of course,

have been around since the 16th century. They

originated in Germany. They eventually made

their way into American Christmas tradition. But

a big change came along in 1880! That's when

Thomas Edison an his associate, Edward Johnson

came in 1880 when they strung 80 red, white, and

blue electric lights around the Christmas tree in

front of their New Jersey laboratory. Passengers

traveling by train on a nearby rail line were thrilled

to see the sight! Of course, electric lights on most

home Christmas trees didn't become popular till

many years later. Back in the 40's and 50's we

had light sets that offered a real challenge. If one

bulb burned out; the whole string went dark! You

had to get a new bulb and try in in places of

others until you found the socket which allowed

the rest of the string to re-light! These days entire

strings seem to burn out between one Christmas

and the next. Still, when they're all working, it's

a beautiful sight! Hope you're lit up, and that

all your NEWS is good!