JEREMIAH 10:3-4. Claimed by many to be an Old Testament reference to a pagan tree decorating custom which evolved into the Christmas Tree.
The "Christmas Tree Passage",
3) The customs of the pagans are useless. Someone works the ax to cut a tree from out of the forest.
4) They decorate it with silver and gold. They mount it using the hammer and nails, so that it will not fall.