Boston’s Christmas Tree: A Gift From Nova Scotia
In thanks for the swift help and aid sent from the City of Boston in response to the explosion, Halifax sent a Christmas tree to the city in 1917. The tradition was revived in 1971, and every Boston Christmas tree since then has been expertly selected from all over Nova Scotia. Many of the trees have been donated by families, some of whom lost family members in the disaster and it has become a heart-felt competition which matters very deeply to Nova Scotians.