In the mall the other day, one of my favorite funky little stores had decked themselves out for the holidays, complete with an artificial Christmas tree - a purple articificial Christmas tree. Sure, I'd seen the Christmas trees in all sorts of colors advertised in a catalog awhile back. They'd had pink, purple, and aqua, and I'd wondered to myself at the time who on earth would want a Christmas tree in a color other than green, or perhaps white.
Oddly enough though, the tree looked right. The store was a new-age sort of store, selling crystals and incense, candles and fantasy-themed items, and the more I thought about it, the more that little purple tree seemed just perfect for the store. Amidst all the store's wares, a traditional green tree would have looked more off.
Once upon a time, to set the Christmas mood, a person needed to deck their halls in red and green. Red and green signified Christmas like nothing else.
Times have changed, and Christmas comes in a multitude of colors. My husband and I have always done Christmas in blue and white, colors that, to me, bring home the spirit of the winter season, the beauty of snow and ice. Those are the colors that make us feel festive during the holiday season.
Many stores now have -- Target and K-Mart come to mind -- have their holiday decorations broken down by color, from the traditional red and green and silver and gold, to the less traditional shades of blue, all the way to entirely untraditional purples and pinks. There are antique colors, shades of cream and rose and mossy greens, too. And you can find everything from ornaments and lights, to tree skirts and wrapping papers in these colors.
The idea is that the holidays should be personal. They should reflect your own personality and style, and that of your family, rather than just tried and true traditions.
Even if you're a tried and true traditionalist, this new trend in colorful Christmases might give you the inspiration to add an accent color to your traditional red and green. Or why not let your child decorate his own room for Christmas with his favorite color. Kids love to personalize.
Of course, red and green will probably remain the traditional favorites for decking the halls, but if you feel like having a blue Christmas, or maybe a Christmas trimmed in shades of deepest plum then go ahead. Be daring, and why not when Christmas now comes in a rainbow of colors.
Lisa is an author on www.Writing.Com which is a site for Fiction Writing.
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