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2. Tinsel - Wikipedia

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   Tinsel is a type of decorative material that mimics the effect of ice, consisting of thin strips of sparkling material attached to a thread. When in long narrow strips not attached to thread, it is called " lametta ", and emulates icicles. It was originally a metallic garland for Christmas decoration. The modern production of tinsel typically ...

3. Aluminum Christmas tree - Wikipedia

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   A vintage aluminum Christmas tree. An aluminum Christmas tree is a type of artificial Christmas tree that was popular in the United States from 1958 until about the mid-1960s. As its name suggests, the tree is made of aluminum, featuring foil needles and illumination from below via a rotating color wheel . The aluminum Christmas tree was used ...

4. Shiny Brite - Wikipedia

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   The Shiny Brite company produced the most popular Christmas tree ornaments in the United States throughout the 1940s and 1950s. In 1937, Max Eckardt established Shiny Brite ornaments, working with the Corning Glass company to mass-produce glass Christmas ornaments. Eckardt had been importing hand- blown glass balls from Germany since around ...

5. The dangerous history of tinsel - AOL

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   One of the most popular and simple symbols of Christmas decorations has a surprising history. Tinsel was first invented in the 1600s but it wasn't cheap. Back then it was made from strands of ...

6. List of Billboard number-one singles of the 1940s - Wikipedia

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   Number ones. Bing Crosby had the highest number of hits at the top of the Billboard number-one singles chart during the 1940s (9 songs). In addition, Crosby remained the longest at the top of the Billboard number-one singles chart during the 1940s (55 weeks). Jimmy Dorsey remained at the top of the Billboard number-one singles chart for 32 weeks.

7. Fantasia (1940 film) - Wikipedia

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   Fantasia is a 1940 American animated musical anthology film produced by Walt Disney Productions, with story direction by Joe Grant and Dick Huemer and production supervision by Walt Disney and Ben Sharpsteen.