(CNN) President Donald Trump made saving Christmas -- and making people say "Merry Christmas" -- part of his platform during the 2016 election. He's tried to make good by incorporating Christmas trees on the stage during rallies this month and he tweeted video of his remarks at the National Christmas Tree lighting and his wish to America and the world for "a very, merry Christmas." But his year's celebration comes with a cold hard catch for American consumers: Christmas trees are more expensive, and for the second year in a row. Christmas tree farms often cut down trees only as they are sold. Because the farms sold fewer trees during the recession, they had less space in which to plant new ones.

Source: CNN December 05, 2017 21:00 UTC