{"id":20477,"date":"2026-01-01T11:40:37","date_gmt":"2026-01-01T16:40:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/?p=20477"},"modified":"2026-01-23T09:42:40","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T14:42:40","slug":"the-christmas-tree","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/the-christmas-tree\/","title":{"rendered":"The Christmas Tree"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div class=\"infotitlebox\">\n<div class=\"awauthor\"><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/bio\/\">Ashton .W<\/a> <span class=\"bar\">|<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"numberofimages\">19 PHOTOS<span class=\"bar\">|<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"location\">NEW YORK, NY<span class=\"bar\">|<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"title\">JOURNAL<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div  class='hr av-w39sh2-9e416a2bd7f0beae75133a8ff9cfb648 hr-default  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_hr  avia-builder-el-first '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div  class='hr av-inaiti-8359777ae3f06de616e0cc90d3e24b49 hr-short  avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_heading  hr-center'><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-z85krq-20f17bc857428221f97b6e9f8c346bd4\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-z85krq-20f17bc857428221f97b6e9f8c346bd4{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-z85krq-20f17bc857428221f97b6e9f8c346bd4 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-z85krq-20f17bc857428221f97b6e9f8c346bd4 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-z85krq-20f17bc857428221f97b6e9f8c346bd4 av-special-heading-h3 blockquote classic-quote  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_hr  av-thin-font'><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >The  <strong>Christmas Tree.<\/strong><\/h3><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p><span class='av_dropcap1 av-av_dropcap1-3cd9da5fea0ef5fb27aee617571c39a3'>T<\/span>here&#8217;s something timeless about the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Christmas_tree\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Christmas Tree<\/a> a symbol that stands at the heart of winter celebrations<span class=\"img-starwrapper\" id=\"customImageStar\">\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/star.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"5\" height=\"5\" \/>\r\n\t<\/span>\r\n\r\n<style>\r\n#customImageStar  {\r\n    display: inline-block; \/* #customImagePadding, .img-wrapper img; can be grouped together *\/\r\n    padding-top: 0 !important;\r\n\tmargin-top: 0px !important;\r\n    padding-right: 0px;\r\n    padding-left: 2px;\r\n    padding-bottom: 0 !important; \/* neutralize theme padding *\/\r\n    margin-bottom: 0px !important; \/* force the negative spacing *\/\r\n    background-color: #f4f4f2; \/* optional, just to show the padding *\/\r\n}\r\n#customImageStar img {\r\n    display: block; \/* CRITICAL \u2014 prevents inline baseline gap *\/\r\n}\r\n\r\n<\/style> As snow begins to fall and the world outside turns quiet and white, the tree brings warmth and light into our homes<span class=\"img-starwrapper\" id=\"customImageStar\">\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/star.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"5\" height=\"5\" \/>\r\n\t<\/span>\r\n\r\n<style>\r\n#customImageStar  {\r\n    display: inline-block; \/* #customImagePadding, .img-wrapper img; can be grouped together *\/\r\n    padding-top: 0 !important;\r\n\tmargin-top: 0px !important;\r\n    padding-right: 0px;\r\n    padding-left: 2px;\r\n    padding-bottom: 0 !important; \/* neutralize theme padding *\/\r\n    margin-bottom: 0px !important; \/* force the negative spacing *\/\r\n    background-color: #f4f4f2; \/* optional, just to show the padding *\/\r\n}\r\n#customImageStar img {\r\n    display: block; \/* CRITICAL \u2014 prevents inline baseline gap *\/\r\n}\r\n\r\n<\/style> For me, Christmas has always been a season of anticipation and wonder, filled with memories of childhood excitement, the joy of giving and receiving gifts, and the comfort of gathering with family and friends<span class=\"img-starwrapper\" id=\"customImageStar\">\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/star.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"5\" height=\"5\" \/>\r\n\t<\/span>\r\n\r\n<style>\r\n#customImageStar  {\r\n    display: inline-block; \/* #customImagePadding, .img-wrapper img; can be grouped together *\/\r\n    padding-top: 0 !important;\r\n\tmargin-top: 0px !important;\r\n    padding-right: 0px;\r\n    padding-left: 2px;\r\n    padding-bottom: 0 !important; \/* neutralize theme padding *\/\r\n    margin-bottom: 0px !important; \/* force the negative spacing *\/\r\n    background-color: #f4f4f2; \/* optional, just to show the padding *\/\r\n}\r\n#customImageStar img {\r\n    display: block; \/* CRITICAL \u2014 prevents inline baseline gap *\/\r\n}\r\n\r\n<\/style> The Christmas tree is more than just decorations, it\u2019s a promise that even in the darkest months, hope and togetherness endure<span class=\"img-starwrapper\" id=\"customImageStar\">\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/star.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"5\" height=\"5\" \/>\r\n\t<\/span>\r\n\r\n<style>\r\n#customImageStar  {\r\n    display: inline-block; \/* #customImagePadding, .img-wrapper img; can be grouped together *\/\r\n    padding-top: 0 !important;\r\n\tmargin-top: 0px !important;\r\n    padding-right: 0px;\r\n    padding-left: 2px;\r\n    padding-bottom: 0 !important; \/* neutralize theme padding *\/\r\n    margin-bottom: 0px !important; \/* force the negative spacing *\/\r\n    background-color: #f4f4f2; \/* optional, just to show the padding *\/\r\n}\r\n#customImageStar img {\r\n    display: block; \/* CRITICAL \u2014 prevents inline baseline gap *\/\r\n}\r\n\r\n<\/style><br \/>\nTime goes by very quickly after the day of December 25<sup>th<\/sup>, following the 26<sup>th<\/sup> that is known to be <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Boxing_Day\">Boxing Day<\/a> in some countries<span class=\"img-starwrapper\" id=\"customImageStar\">\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/star.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"5\" height=\"5\" \/>\r\n\t<\/span>\r\n\r\n<style>\r\n#customImageStar  {\r\n    display: inline-block; \/* #customImagePadding, .img-wrapper img; can be grouped together *\/\r\n    padding-top: 0 !important;\r\n\tmargin-top: 0px !important;\r\n    padding-right: 0px;\r\n    padding-left: 2px;\r\n    padding-bottom: 0 !important; \/* neutralize theme padding *\/\r\n    margin-bottom: 0px !important; \/* force the negative spacing *\/\r\n    background-color: #f4f4f2; \/* optional, just to show the padding *\/\r\n}\r\n#customImageStar img {\r\n    display: block; \/* CRITICAL \u2014 prevents inline baseline gap *\/\r\n}\r\n\r\n<\/style><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Path Behind:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Winter has always asked something of us<span class=\"img-starwrapper\" id=\"customImageStar\">\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/star.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"5\" height=\"5\" \/>\r\n\t<\/span>\r\n\r\n<style>\r\n#customImageStar  {\r\n    display: inline-block; \/* #customImagePadding, .img-wrapper img; can be grouped together *\/\r\n    padding-top: 0 !important;\r\n\tmargin-top: 0px !important;\r\n    padding-right: 0px;\r\n    padding-left: 2px;\r\n    padding-bottom: 0 !important; \/* neutralize theme padding *\/\r\n    margin-bottom: 0px !important; \/* force the negative spacing *\/\r\n    background-color: #f4f4f2; \/* optional, just to show the padding *\/\r\n}\r\n#customImageStar img {\r\n    display: block; \/* CRITICAL \u2014 prevents inline baseline gap *\/\r\n}\r\n\r\n<\/style> It asks us to wait, to endure, to believe that light will return<span class=\"img-starwrapper\" id=\"customImageStar\">\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/star.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"5\" height=\"5\" \/>\r\n\t<\/span>\r\n\r\n<style>\r\n#customImageStar  {\r\n    display: inline-block; \/* #customImagePadding, .img-wrapper img; can be grouped together *\/\r\n    padding-top: 0 !important;\r\n\tmargin-top: 0px !important;\r\n    padding-right: 0px;\r\n    padding-left: 2px;\r\n    padding-bottom: 0 !important; \/* neutralize theme padding *\/\r\n    margin-bottom: 0px !important; \/* force the negative spacing *\/\r\n    background-color: #f4f4f2; \/* optional, just to show the padding *\/\r\n}\r\n#customImageStar img {\r\n    display: block; \/* CRITICAL \u2014 prevents inline baseline gap *\/\r\n}\r\n\r\n<\/style> Long before <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Christmas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Christmas<\/a> had a name, people carried evergreens into their home branches that stayed green when everything else surrendered to the cold<span class=\"img-starwrapper\" id=\"customImageStar\">\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/star.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"5\" height=\"5\" \/>\r\n\t<\/span>\r\n\r\n<style>\r\n#customImageStar  {\r\n    display: inline-block; \/* #customImagePadding, .img-wrapper img; can be grouped together *\/\r\n    padding-top: 0 !important;\r\n\tmargin-top: 0px !important;\r\n    padding-right: 0px;\r\n    padding-left: 2px;\r\n    padding-bottom: 0 !important; \/* neutralize theme padding *\/\r\n    margin-bottom: 0px !important; \/* force the negative spacing *\/\r\n    background-color: #f4f4f2; \/* optional, just to show the padding *\/\r\n}\r\n#customImageStar img {\r\n    display: block; \/* CRITICAL \u2014 prevents inline baseline gap *\/\r\n}\r\n\r\n<\/style> They were small promises of life, held close during the darkest nights<span class=\"img-starwrapper\" id=\"customImageStar\">\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/star.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"5\" height=\"5\" \/>\r\n\t<\/span>\r\n\r\n<style>\r\n#customImageStar  {\r\n    display: inline-block; \/* #customImagePadding, .img-wrapper img; can be grouped together *\/\r\n    padding-top: 0 !important;\r\n\tmargin-top: 0px !important;\r\n    padding-right: 0px;\r\n    padding-left: 2px;\r\n    padding-bottom: 0 !important; \/* neutralize theme padding *\/\r\n    margin-bottom: 0px !important; \/* force the negative spacing *\/\r\n    background-color: #f4f4f2; \/* optional, just to show the padding *\/\r\n}\r\n#customImageStar img {\r\n    display: block; \/* CRITICAL \u2014 prevents inline baseline gap *\/\r\n}\r\n\r\n<\/style><\/p>\n<p>Centuries later, in the villages of Germany, that ancient instinct grew roots in a new story<span class=\"img-starwrapper\" id=\"customImageStar\">\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/star.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"5\" height=\"5\" \/>\r\n\t<\/span>\r\n\r\n<style>\r\n#customImageStar  {\r\n    display: inline-block; \/* #customImagePadding, .img-wrapper img; can be grouped together *\/\r\n    padding-top: 0 !important;\r\n\tmargin-top: 0px !important;\r\n    padding-right: 0px;\r\n    padding-left: 2px;\r\n    padding-bottom: 0 !important; \/* neutralize theme padding *\/\r\n    margin-bottom: 0px !important; \/* force the negative spacing *\/\r\n    background-color: #f4f4f2; \/* optional, just to show the padding *\/\r\n}\r\n#customImageStar img {\r\n    display: block; \/* CRITICAL \u2014 prevents inline baseline gap *\/\r\n}\r\n\r\n<\/style> Families began raising whole fir trees indoors, calling them paradise trees, decorating them with apples and candles to retell the story of beginnings. Some say a man once paused beneath a winter sky, saw the stars tangled in the branches of a fir, and tried to bring that quiet miracle inside<span class=\"img-starwrapper\" id=\"customImageStar\">\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/star.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"5\" height=\"5\" \/>\r\n\t<\/span>\r\n\r\n<style>\r\n#customImageStar  {\r\n    display: inline-block; \/* #customImagePadding, .img-wrapper img; can be grouped together *\/\r\n    padding-top: 0 !important;\r\n\tmargin-top: 0px !important;\r\n    padding-right: 0px;\r\n    padding-left: 2px;\r\n    padding-bottom: 0 !important; \/* neutralize theme padding *\/\r\n    margin-bottom: 0px !important; \/* force the negative spacing *\/\r\n    background-color: #f4f4f2; \/* optional, just to show the padding *\/\r\n}\r\n#customImageStar img {\r\n    display: block; \/* CRITICAL \u2014 prevents inline baseline gap *\/\r\n}\r\n\r\n<\/style> And so, the Christmas tree was born, part memory, part hope, part borrowed starlight<span class=\"img-starwrapper\" id=\"customImageStar\">\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/star.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"5\" height=\"5\" \/>\r\n\t<\/span>\r\n\r\n<style>\r\n#customImageStar  {\r\n    display: inline-block; \/* #customImagePadding, .img-wrapper img; can be grouped together *\/\r\n    padding-top: 0 !important;\r\n\tmargin-top: 0px !important;\r\n    padding-right: 0px;\r\n    padding-left: 2px;\r\n    padding-bottom: 0 !important; \/* neutralize theme padding *\/\r\n    margin-bottom: 0px !important; \/* force the negative spacing *\/\r\n    background-color: #f4f4f2; \/* optional, just to show the padding *\/\r\n}\r\n#customImageStar img {\r\n    display: block; \/* CRITICAL \u2014 prevents inline baseline gap *\/\r\n}\r\n\r\n<\/style><\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"The Christmas Tree\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/journal\/jr_thechristmastree2025.jpg\" width=\"685\" height=\"137\" \/>\n<p>As people traveled, the tree traveled with them. It crossed borders, crossed oceans, and found its way into palaces, cottages, and every place where winter gathered<span class=\"img-starwrapper\" id=\"customImageStar\">\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/star.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"5\" height=\"5\" \/>\r\n\t<\/span>\r\n\r\n<style>\r\n#customImageStar  {\r\n    display: inline-block; \/* #customImagePadding, .img-wrapper img; can be grouped together *\/\r\n    padding-top: 0 !important;\r\n\tmargin-top: 0px !important;\r\n    padding-right: 0px;\r\n    padding-left: 2px;\r\n    padding-bottom: 0 !important; \/* neutralize theme padding *\/\r\n    margin-bottom: 0px !important; \/* force the negative spacing *\/\r\n    background-color: #f4f4f2; \/* optional, just to show the padding *\/\r\n}\r\n#customImageStar img {\r\n    display: block; \/* CRITICAL \u2014 prevents inline baseline gap *\/\r\n}\r\n\r\n<\/style> It became a signal: the season had begun, and light was returning<span class=\"img-starwrapper\" id=\"customImageStar\">\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/star.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"5\" height=\"5\" \/>\r\n\t<\/span>\r\n\r\n<style>\r\n#customImageStar  {\r\n    display: inline-block; \/* #customImagePadding, .img-wrapper img; can be grouped together *\/\r\n    padding-top: 0 !important;\r\n\tmargin-top: 0px !important;\r\n    padding-right: 0px;\r\n    padding-left: 2px;\r\n    padding-bottom: 0 !important; \/* neutralize theme padding *\/\r\n    margin-bottom: 0px !important; \/* force the negative spacing *\/\r\n    background-color: #f4f4f2; \/* optional, just to show the padding *\/\r\n}\r\n#customImageStar img {\r\n    display: block; \/* CRITICAL \u2014 prevents inline baseline gap *\/\r\n}\r\n\r\n<\/style><\/p>\n<p>And when <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Christmas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Christmas<\/a> Day passed, another tradition rose from the quiet that followed<span class=\"img-starwrapper\" id=\"customImageStar\">\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/star.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"5\" height=\"5\" \/>\r\n\t<\/span>\r\n\r\n<style>\r\n#customImageStar  {\r\n    display: inline-block; \/* #customImagePadding, .img-wrapper img; can be grouped together *\/\r\n    padding-top: 0 !important;\r\n\tmargin-top: 0px !important;\r\n    padding-right: 0px;\r\n    padding-left: 2px;\r\n    padding-bottom: 0 !important; \/* neutralize theme padding *\/\r\n    margin-bottom: 0px !important; \/* force the negative spacing *\/\r\n    background-color: #f4f4f2; \/* optional, just to show the padding *\/\r\n}\r\n#customImageStar img {\r\n    display: block; \/* CRITICAL \u2014 prevents inline baseline gap *\/\r\n}\r\n\r\n<\/style> The day after <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Christmas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Christmas<\/a> came to be known as <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Boxing_Day\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Boxing Day<\/strong><\/a> when boxes of food, coins, and small gifts were given to those who had little, a gesture rooted in old church alms boxes and the custom of masters giving their servants a rare day of rest<span class=\"img-starwrapper\" id=\"customImageStar\">\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/star.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"5\" height=\"5\" \/>\r\n\t<\/span>\r\n\r\n<style>\r\n#customImageStar  {\r\n    display: inline-block; \/* #customImagePadding, .img-wrapper img; can be grouped together *\/\r\n    padding-top: 0 !important;\r\n\tmargin-top: 0px !important;\r\n    padding-right: 0px;\r\n    padding-left: 2px;\r\n    padding-bottom: 0 !important; \/* neutralize theme padding *\/\r\n    margin-bottom: 0px !important; \/* force the negative spacing *\/\r\n    background-color: #f4f4f2; \/* optional, just to show the padding *\/\r\n}\r\n#customImageStar img {\r\n    display: block; \/* CRITICAL \u2014 prevents inline baseline gap *\/\r\n}\r\n\r\n<\/style> It was a day meant for generosity, for sharing the abundance that the season had brought<span class=\"img-starwrapper\" id=\"customImageStar\">\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/star.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"5\" height=\"5\" \/>\r\n\t<\/span>\r\n\r\n<style>\r\n#customImageStar  {\r\n    display: inline-block; \/* #customImagePadding, .img-wrapper img; can be grouped together *\/\r\n    padding-top: 0 !important;\r\n\tmargin-top: 0px !important;\r\n    padding-right: 0px;\r\n    padding-left: 2px;\r\n    padding-bottom: 0 !important; \/* neutralize theme padding *\/\r\n    margin-bottom: 0px !important; \/* force the negative spacing *\/\r\n    background-color: #f4f4f2; \/* optional, just to show the padding *\/\r\n}\r\n#customImageStar img {\r\n    display: block; \/* CRITICAL \u2014 prevents inline baseline gap *\/\r\n}\r\n\r\n<\/style><\/p>\n<p>Together, these traditions form a single arc: the evergreen that refuses to fade, the light carried into the darkest nights, and the day that reminds us that celebration means little unless it\u2019s shared.<br \/>\nIn the heart of winter, the Christmas tree stands as a symbol of life, Boxing Day, a symbol of giving. One brings light into the home. The other carries that light outward into the world. &#x1f463;<\/p>\n<div  class='hr av-wpw9gm-5b849d0296251c137e9b75ab76df0e75 hr-short  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_heading  avia-builder-el-last  hr-left'><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"framecontainer\">\n<div class=\"imgpix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"bbox\" src=\"..\/..\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/journal\/chrismastree_1.jpg\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"num\">01<\/div>\n<div class=\"txtinfo\">Rcokerfeller Center Christmas Tree<span class=\"img-starwrapper\" id=\"customImageStar\">\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/star.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"5\" height=\"5\" \/>\r\n\t<\/span>\r\n\r\n<style>\r\n#customImageStar  {\r\n    display: inline-block; \/* #customImagePadding, .img-wrapper img; can be grouped together *\/\r\n    padding-top: 0 !important;\r\n\tmargin-top: 0px !important;\r\n    padding-right: 0px;\r\n    padding-left: 2px;\r\n    padding-bottom: 0 !important; \/* neutralize theme padding *\/\r\n    margin-bottom: 0px !important; \/* force the negative spacing *\/\r\n    background-color: #f4f4f2; \/* optional, just to show the padding *\/\r\n}\r\n#customImageStar img {\r\n    display: block; \/* CRITICAL \u2014 prevents inline baseline gap *\/\r\n}\r\n\r\n<\/style> (<a title=\"Bigger Image\" href=\"https:\/\/ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/journal\/chrismastree_1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#<\/a>)<\/div>\n<div class=\"photog\">\u00a9 Ashton .W \/ Ashtonesia dot com<\/div>\n<div class=\"spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"framecontainer\">\n<div class=\"imgpix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"bbox\" src=\"..\/..\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/journal\/chrismastree_2.jpg\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"num\">02<\/div>\n<div class=\"txtinfo\">Christmas Tree 39th St. Somewhere <span class=\"img-starwrapper\" id=\"customImageStar\">\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/star.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"5\" height=\"5\" \/>\r\n\t<\/span>\r\n\r\n<style>\r\n#customImageStar  {\r\n    display: inline-block; \/* #customImagePadding, .img-wrapper img; can be grouped together *\/\r\n    padding-top: 0 !important;\r\n\tmargin-top: 0px !important;\r\n    padding-right: 0px;\r\n    padding-left: 2px;\r\n    padding-bottom: 0 !important; \/* neutralize theme padding *\/\r\n    margin-bottom: 0px !important; \/* force the negative spacing *\/\r\n    background-color: #f4f4f2; \/* optional, just to show the padding *\/\r\n}\r\n#customImageStar img {\r\n    display: block; \/* CRITICAL \u2014 prevents inline baseline gap *\/\r\n}\r\n\r\n<\/style> (<a title=\"Bigger Image\" href=\"https:\/\/ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/journal\/chrismastree_2.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#<\/a>)<\/div>\n<div class=\"photog\">\u00a9 Ashton .W \/ Ashtonesia dot com<\/div>\n<div class=\"spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"framecontainer\">\n<div class=\"imgpix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"bbox\" src=\"..\/..\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/journal\/chrismastree_3.jpg\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"num\">03<\/div>\n<div class=\"txtinfo\">Fox Square Christmas Tree<span class=\"img-starwrapper\" id=\"customImageStar\">\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/star.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"5\" height=\"5\" \/>\r\n\t<\/span>\r\n\r\n<style>\r\n#customImageStar  {\r\n    display: inline-block; \/* #customImagePadding, .img-wrapper img; can be grouped together *\/\r\n    padding-top: 0 !important;\r\n\tmargin-top: 0px !important;\r\n    padding-right: 0px;\r\n    padding-left: 2px;\r\n    padding-bottom: 0 !important; \/* neutralize theme padding *\/\r\n    margin-bottom: 0px !important; \/* force the negative spacing *\/\r\n    background-color: #f4f4f2; \/* optional, just to show the padding *\/\r\n}\r\n#customImageStar img {\r\n    display: block; \/* CRITICAL \u2014 prevents inline baseline gap *\/\r\n}\r\n\r\n<\/style> (<a title=\"Bigger Image\" href=\"https:\/\/ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/journal\/chrismastree_3.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#<\/a>)<\/div>\n<div class=\"photog\">\u00a9 Ashton .W \/ Ashtonesia dot com<\/div>\n<div class=\"spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"framecontainer\">\n<div class=\"imgpix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"bbox\" src=\"..\/..\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/journal\/chrismastree_4.jpg\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"num\">04<\/div>\n<div class=\"txtinfo\">Somwehre in midtown Christmas Tree<span class=\"img-starwrapper\" id=\"customImageStar\">\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/star.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"5\" height=\"5\" \/>\r\n\t<\/span>\r\n\r\n<style>\r\n#customImageStar  {\r\n    display: inline-block; \/* #customImagePadding, .img-wrapper img; can be grouped together *\/\r\n    padding-top: 0 !important;\r\n\tmargin-top: 0px !important;\r\n    padding-right: 0px;\r\n    padding-left: 2px;\r\n    padding-bottom: 0 !important; \/* neutralize theme padding *\/\r\n    margin-bottom: 0px !important; \/* force the negative spacing *\/\r\n    background-color: #f4f4f2; \/* optional, just to show the padding *\/\r\n}\r\n#customImageStar img {\r\n    display: block; \/* CRITICAL \u2014 prevents inline baseline gap *\/\r\n}\r\n\r\n<\/style> (<a title=\"Bigger Image\" href=\"https:\/\/ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/journal\/chrismastree_4.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#<\/a>)<\/div>\n<div class=\"photog\">\u00a9 Ashton .W \/ Ashtonesia dot com<\/div>\n<div class=\"spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"framecontainer\">\n<div class=\"imgpix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"bbox\" src=\"..\/..\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/journal\/chrismastree_5.jpg\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"num\">05<\/div>\n<div class=\"txtinfo\">All green Chirstmas Tree<span class=\"img-starwrapper\" id=\"customImageStar\">\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/star.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"5\" height=\"5\" \/>\r\n\t<\/span>\r\n\r\n<style>\r\n#customImageStar  {\r\n    display: inline-block; \/* #customImagePadding, .img-wrapper img; can be grouped together *\/\r\n    padding-top: 0 !important;\r\n\tmargin-top: 0px !important;\r\n    padding-right: 0px;\r\n    padding-left: 2px;\r\n    padding-bottom: 0 !important; \/* neutralize theme padding *\/\r\n    margin-bottom: 0px !important; \/* force the negative spacing *\/\r\n    background-color: #f4f4f2; \/* optional, just to show the padding *\/\r\n}\r\n#customImageStar img {\r\n    display: block; \/* CRITICAL \u2014 prevents inline baseline gap *\/\r\n}\r\n\r\n<\/style> (<a title=\"Bigger Image\" href=\"https:\/\/ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/journal\/chrismastree_5.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#<\/a>)<\/div>\n<div class=\"photog\">\u00a9 Ashton .W \/ Ashtonesia dot com<\/div>\n<div class=\"spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"framecontainer\">\n<div class=\"imgpix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"bbox\" src=\"..\/..\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/journal\/chrismastree_6.jpg\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"num\">06<\/div>\n<div class=\"txtinfo\">The Palace Side Christmas Tree<span class=\"img-starwrapper\" id=\"customImageStar\">\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/star.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"5\" height=\"5\" \/>\r\n\t<\/span>\r\n\r\n<style>\r\n#customImageStar  {\r\n    display: inline-block; \/* #customImagePadding, .img-wrapper img; can be grouped together *\/\r\n    padding-top: 0 !important;\r\n\tmargin-top: 0px !important;\r\n    padding-right: 0px;\r\n    padding-left: 2px;\r\n    padding-bottom: 0 !important; \/* neutralize theme padding *\/\r\n    margin-bottom: 0px !important; \/* force the negative spacing *\/\r\n    background-color: #f4f4f2; \/* optional, just to show the padding *\/\r\n}\r\n#customImageStar img {\r\n    display: block; \/* CRITICAL \u2014 prevents inline baseline gap *\/\r\n}\r\n\r\n<\/style> (<a title=\"Bigger Image\" href=\"https:\/\/ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/journal\/chrismastree_6.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#<\/a>)<\/div>\n<div class=\"photog\">\u00a9 Ashton .W \/ Ashtonesia dot com<\/div>\n<div class=\"spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"framecontainer\">\n<div class=\"imgpix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"bbox\" src=\"..\/..\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/journal\/chrismastree_7.jpg\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"num\">07<\/div>\n<div class=\"txtinfo\">Bryant Park Chirstmas Tree<span class=\"img-starwrapper\" id=\"customImageStar\">\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/star.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"5\" height=\"5\" \/>\r\n\t<\/span>\r\n\r\n<style>\r\n#customImageStar  {\r\n    display: inline-block; \/* #customImagePadding, .img-wrapper img; can be grouped together *\/\r\n    padding-top: 0 !important;\r\n\tmargin-top: 0px !important;\r\n    padding-right: 0px;\r\n    padding-left: 2px;\r\n    padding-bottom: 0 !important; \/* neutralize theme padding *\/\r\n    margin-bottom: 0px !important; \/* force the negative spacing *\/\r\n    background-color: #f4f4f2; \/* optional, just to show the padding *\/\r\n}\r\n#customImageStar img {\r\n    display: block; \/* CRITICAL \u2014 prevents inline baseline gap *\/\r\n}\r\n\r\n<\/style> (<a title=\"Bigger Image\" href=\"https:\/\/ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/journal\/chrismastree_7.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#<\/a>)<\/div>\n<div class=\"photog\">\u00a9 Ashton .W \/ Ashtonesia dot com<\/div>\n<div class=\"spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"framecontainer\">\n<div class=\"imgpix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"bbox\" src=\"..\/..\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/journal\/chrismastree_8.jpg\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"num\">08<\/div>\n<div class=\"txtinfo\">Bryant Park Chirstmas Tree Two<span class=\"img-starwrapper\" id=\"customImageStar\">\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/star.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"5\" height=\"5\" \/>\r\n\t<\/span>\r\n\r\n<style>\r\n#customImageStar  {\r\n    display: inline-block; \/* #customImagePadding, .img-wrapper img; can be grouped together *\/\r\n    padding-top: 0 !important;\r\n\tmargin-top: 0px !important;\r\n    padding-right: 0px;\r\n    padding-left: 2px;\r\n    padding-bottom: 0 !important; \/* neutralize theme padding *\/\r\n    margin-bottom: 0px !important; \/* force the negative spacing *\/\r\n    background-color: #f4f4f2; \/* optional, just to show the padding *\/\r\n}\r\n#customImageStar img {\r\n    display: block; \/* CRITICAL \u2014 prevents inline baseline gap *\/\r\n}\r\n\r\n<\/style> (<a title=\"Bigger Image\" href=\"https:\/\/ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/journal\/chrismastree_8.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#<\/a>)<\/div>\n<div class=\"photog\">\u00a9 Ashton .W \/ Ashtonesia dot com<\/div>\n<div class=\"spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"framecontainer\">\n<div class=\"imgpix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"bbox\" src=\"..\/..\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/journal\/chrismastree_9.jpg\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"num\">09<\/div>\n<div class=\"txtinfo\">Dumbo hidden away Christmas Tree <span class=\"img-starwrapper\" id=\"customImageStar\">\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/star.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"5\" height=\"5\" \/>\r\n\t<\/span>\r\n\r\n<style>\r\n#customImageStar  {\r\n    display: inline-block; \/* #customImagePadding, .img-wrapper img; can be grouped together *\/\r\n    padding-top: 0 !important;\r\n\tmargin-top: 0px !important;\r\n    padding-right: 0px;\r\n    padding-left: 2px;\r\n    padding-bottom: 0 !important; \/* neutralize theme padding *\/\r\n    margin-bottom: 0px !important; \/* force the negative spacing *\/\r\n    background-color: #f4f4f2; \/* optional, just to show the padding *\/\r\n}\r\n#customImageStar img {\r\n    display: block; \/* CRITICAL \u2014 prevents inline baseline gap *\/\r\n}\r\n\r\n<\/style> (<a title=\"Bigger Image\" href=\"https:\/\/ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/journal\/chrismastree_9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#<\/a>)<\/div>\n<div class=\"photog\">\u00a9 Ashton .W \/ Ashtonesia dot com<\/div>\n<div class=\"spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"framecontainer\">\n<div class=\"imgpix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"bbox\" src=\"..\/..\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/journal\/chrismastree_10.jpg\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"num\">10<\/div>\n<div class=\"txtinfo\">Downtown Brooklyn around Jay Street Chirstmas Tree<span class=\"img-starwrapper\" id=\"customImageStar\">\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/star.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"5\" height=\"5\" \/>\r\n\t<\/span>\r\n\r\n<style>\r\n#customImageStar  {\r\n    display: inline-block; \/* #customImagePadding, .img-wrapper img; can be grouped together *\/\r\n    padding-top: 0 !important;\r\n\tmargin-top: 0px !important;\r\n    padding-right: 0px;\r\n    padding-left: 2px;\r\n    padding-bottom: 0 !important; \/* neutralize theme padding *\/\r\n    margin-bottom: 0px !important; \/* force the negative spacing *\/\r\n    background-color: #f4f4f2; \/* optional, just to show the padding *\/\r\n}\r\n#customImageStar img {\r\n    display: block; \/* CRITICAL \u2014 prevents inline baseline gap *\/\r\n}\r\n\r\n<\/style> (<a title=\"Bigger Image\" href=\"https:\/\/ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/journal\/chrismastree_10.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#<\/a>)<\/div>\n<div class=\"photog\">\u00a9 Ashton .W \/ Ashtonesia dot com<\/div>\n<div class=\"spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"framecontainer\">\n<div class=\"imgpix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"bbox\" src=\"..\/..\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/journal\/chrismastree_11.jpg\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"num\">11<\/div>\n<div class=\"txtinfo\">50th St Building Chirstmas Tree<span class=\"img-starwrapper\" id=\"customImageStar\">\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/star.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"5\" height=\"5\" \/>\r\n\t<\/span>\r\n\r\n<style>\r\n#customImageStar  {\r\n    display: inline-block; \/* #customImagePadding, .img-wrapper img; can be grouped together *\/\r\n    padding-top: 0 !important;\r\n\tmargin-top: 0px !important;\r\n    padding-right: 0px;\r\n    padding-left: 2px;\r\n    padding-bottom: 0 !important; \/* neutralize theme padding *\/\r\n    margin-bottom: 0px !important; \/* force the negative spacing *\/\r\n    background-color: #f4f4f2; \/* optional, just to show the padding *\/\r\n}\r\n#customImageStar img {\r\n    display: block; \/* CRITICAL \u2014 prevents inline baseline gap *\/\r\n}\r\n\r\n<\/style> (<a title=\"Bigger Image\" href=\"https:\/\/ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/journal\/chrismastree_11.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#<\/a>)<\/div>\n<div class=\"photog\">\u00a9 Ashton .W \/ Ashtonesia dot com<\/div>\n<div class=\"spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"framecontainer\">\n<div class=\"imgpix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"bbox\" src=\"..\/..\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/journal\/chrismastree_12.jpg\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"num\">12<\/div>\n<div class=\"txtinfo\">Fulton St. Downtown Brooklyn Chirstmas Tree<span class=\"img-starwrapper\" id=\"customImageStar\">\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/star.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"5\" height=\"5\" \/>\r\n\t<\/span>\r\n\r\n<style>\r\n#customImageStar  {\r\n    display: inline-block; \/* #customImagePadding, .img-wrapper img; can be grouped together *\/\r\n    padding-top: 0 !important;\r\n\tmargin-top: 0px !important;\r\n    padding-right: 0px;\r\n    padding-left: 2px;\r\n    padding-bottom: 0 !important; \/* neutralize theme padding *\/\r\n    margin-bottom: 0px !important; \/* force the negative spacing *\/\r\n    background-color: #f4f4f2; \/* optional, just to show the padding *\/\r\n}\r\n#customImageStar img {\r\n    display: block; \/* CRITICAL \u2014 prevents inline baseline gap *\/\r\n}\r\n\r\n<\/style> (<a title=\"Bigger Image\" href=\"https:\/\/ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/journal\/chrismastree_12.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#<\/a>)<\/div>\n<div class=\"photog\">\u00a9 Ashton .W \/ Ashtonesia dot com<\/div>\n<div class=\"spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"framecontainer\">\n<div class=\"imgpix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"bbox\" src=\"..\/..\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/journal\/chrismastree_13.jpg\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"num\">13<\/div>\n<div class=\"txtinfo\">Somewhere downtown Brooklyn Christmas Tree<span class=\"img-starwrapper\" id=\"customImageStar\">\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/star.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"5\" height=\"5\" \/>\r\n\t<\/span>\r\n\r\n<style>\r\n#customImageStar  {\r\n    display: inline-block; \/* #customImagePadding, .img-wrapper img; can be grouped together *\/\r\n    padding-top: 0 !important;\r\n\tmargin-top: 0px !important;\r\n    padding-right: 0px;\r\n    padding-left: 2px;\r\n    padding-bottom: 0 !important; \/* neutralize theme padding *\/\r\n    margin-bottom: 0px !important; \/* force the negative spacing *\/\r\n    background-color: #f4f4f2; \/* optional, just to show the padding *\/\r\n}\r\n#customImageStar img {\r\n    display: block; \/* CRITICAL \u2014 prevents inline baseline gap *\/\r\n}\r\n\r\n<\/style> (<a title=\"Bigger Image\" href=\"https:\/\/ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/journal\/chrismastree_13.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#<\/a>)<\/div>\n<div class=\"photog\">\u00a9 Ashton .W \/ Ashtonesia dot com<\/div>\n<div class=\"spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"framecontainer\">\n<div class=\"imgpix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"bbox\" src=\"..\/..\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/journal\/chrismastree_14.jpg\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"num\">14<\/div>\n<div class=\"txtinfo\">A small Christmas Tree in a Chinese resutrant<span class=\"img-starwrapper\" id=\"customImageStar\">\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/star.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"5\" height=\"5\" \/>\r\n\t<\/span>\r\n\r\n<style>\r\n#customImageStar  {\r\n    display: inline-block; \/* #customImagePadding, .img-wrapper img; can be grouped together *\/\r\n    padding-top: 0 !important;\r\n\tmargin-top: 0px !important;\r\n    padding-right: 0px;\r\n    padding-left: 2px;\r\n    padding-bottom: 0 !important; \/* neutralize theme padding *\/\r\n    margin-bottom: 0px !important; \/* force the negative spacing *\/\r\n    background-color: #f4f4f2; \/* optional, just to show the padding *\/\r\n}\r\n#customImageStar img {\r\n    display: block; \/* CRITICAL \u2014 prevents inline baseline gap *\/\r\n}\r\n\r\n<\/style> (<a title=\"Bigger Image\" href=\"https:\/\/ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/journal\/chrismastree_14.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#<\/a>)<\/div>\n<div class=\"photog\">\u00a9 Ashton .W \/ Ashtonesia dot com<\/div>\n<div class=\"spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"framecontainer\">\n<div class=\"imgpix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"bbox\" src=\"..\/..\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/journal\/chrismastree_15.jpg\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"num\">15<\/div>\n<div class=\"txtinfo\">Front St. Dumbo Christmas Tree<span class=\"img-starwrapper\" id=\"customImageStar\">\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/star.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"5\" height=\"5\" \/>\r\n\t<\/span>\r\n\r\n<style>\r\n#customImageStar  {\r\n    display: inline-block; \/* #customImagePadding, .img-wrapper img; can be grouped together *\/\r\n    padding-top: 0 !important;\r\n\tmargin-top: 0px !important;\r\n    padding-right: 0px;\r\n    padding-left: 2px;\r\n    padding-bottom: 0 !important; \/* neutralize theme padding *\/\r\n    margin-bottom: 0px !important; \/* force the negative spacing *\/\r\n    background-color: #f4f4f2; \/* optional, just to show the padding *\/\r\n}\r\n#customImageStar img {\r\n    display: block; \/* CRITICAL \u2014 prevents inline baseline gap *\/\r\n}\r\n\r\n<\/style> (<a title=\"Bigger Image\" href=\"https:\/\/ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/journal\/chrismastree_15.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#<\/a>)<\/div>\n<div class=\"photog\">\u00a9 Ashton .W \/ Ashtonesia dot com<\/div>\n<div class=\"spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"framecontainer\">\n<div class=\"imgpix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"bbox\" src=\"..\/..\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/journal\/chrismastree_16.jpg\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"num\">16<\/div>\n<div class=\"txtinfo\">Downtown Brooklyn Chirstmas Tree<span class=\"img-starwrapper\" id=\"customImageStar\">\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/star.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"5\" height=\"5\" \/>\r\n\t<\/span>\r\n\r\n<style>\r\n#customImageStar  {\r\n    display: inline-block; 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