Most people either have a star or angel for a tree topper. I guess you could say my family had a star.
It was the most hideous star I’ve ever seen. It was a space age representation of a star – it had an orange ball with clear plastic spokes sticking out.
If you google Bradford Star of Bethlehem Sputnik tree topper you can see it in all it’s glory.
This was no doubt because my father was a big science fiction fan who followed the global space race and was probably transfixed by the first satellite – the Russian Sputnik.
Looking back, I realize now that the “star” we had looked like the coronavirus.
What goes on top of your tree?
