I have good sucess with christmas palms. I had a humidifier going all winter and my 3 trunk one put out 2 new fronds. I also grew about 10 from seed that are doing fine. I mist them once every day or so water every 2 weeeks or so and mine are thriving. I had bad damage on my big one last fall. Left it outside when it got down below 45 degrees. had major leaf burn but it has pushed the new fronds and never quit growing. I keep the humidity around 50% and they dont get much sunlight but mine are fine.

Where do you live? This palm is from the jungles of Malaysia and needs a rainforest enviroment.(High humidity, high rain fall and some shade) From what I hear, it can grow in Florida and it does well in the wet sides of the Hawaiian islands, but any where else in the US you may be out of luck!!

kekoa has it right. It won't grow in San Diego either, although I germinated seed, they didn't make it, even in a greenhouse.

Thanks guys i have just about given up on it i think your right.

Have a seedling that did okay last winter, low temps in the greenhouse fell to 35*-40*F, but the humidity was kept up.
( for most of the winter I had icicles hanging from the ceiling & melting :-)

To be honest i don't think cold hurts these as bad as the humidity factor . Good looking seedling !