Who wrote oh Christmas tree?

It is essentially an anonymous Germanic folk song with a yuletide- but not Christian bent. The Tree is seen as a durable, year-round living landmark. I never could quite get into this angle- but Christ or Christmas are not even alluded to in the lyrics- How Green are your sweet branches- or Words to that effect- will not do! The custom- and song originated in Germany- and was introduced into Victorian England by Prince Albert. not everybody liked the idea. Charles Dickens of ( Christmas Carol) fame himself derided the Tannenbaum ( which means pine tree or fir tree) as a Pretty German Toy. so it is, it is also a potentially catastrophic fire hazard ( really lighting up the holidays- the next stop is a burn center!) and poses a number of other environmental hazards. Fire-prevention men used to advise having the tree, if natural, in a water- soaked drum- but that poses problems with the lighting circuits. all of this pre-assembly and trimming work, and the first of the year- or at the latest the Epiphany- a humungous trash problem. Do we really need Christmas Trees? Theodore Roosevelt - ardent conservationist- would not have one in the White House. He also opposed Religious mottos on coins- and sent Augustus St. Gaudens- back to the drawing board to trim off the angel wings he drew on the Columbia figure for the $20 Gold piece- shorn of the wings, it remains a stellar design ( l907-_ The Mexican 50 Peso does have the angel"s wings, however.