> But would you really say (and I'm not being sarcasitc) that the
> Christmas tree as we know it today is a Christian symbol? If so,
why?
>
Really, John, yes it is.
It may be a relic from a pagan era, but has been appropriated by the
majority of members of a dominant religion. Call it an X-mass tree, it is
still not a symbol of X-ianism.
No more, or it may be percieved as getting ugly.