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Nothing signals the start of the festive season quite like a Christmas Tree. An ancient symbol of life and fertility, a modern emblem of community and friendship. This week's episodes debates the real versus the artificial, why Christmas tree farms are springing up across Scotland and how communities across Scotland are getting creative. With the lighting up of the local tree such an important event in the community calendar it might not come as a surprise that they can generate some controversy! Find out more by listening to this week's episode of Scottish Blethers
By Liz Lister & Helen Houston4.8
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Nothing signals the start of the festive season quite like a Christmas Tree. An ancient symbol of life and fertility, a modern emblem of community and friendship. This week's episodes debates the real versus the artificial, why Christmas tree farms are springing up across Scotland and how communities across Scotland are getting creative. With the lighting up of the local tree such an important event in the community calendar it might not come as a surprise that they can generate some controversy! Find out more by listening to this week's episode of Scottish Blethers

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