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Who lit the first Christmas tree?

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15y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

A friend of Thomas Edison whose name was Edward Johnson was the first person to put electric lights on a real Christmas tree in 1882. This was 3 years after the incandescent light bulb was invented, and was done at Johnson's home to demonstrate his faith in it's safety.

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