For many, Christmas is not complete without a big, gaudy Christmas tree. And oftentimes, decorating the Christmas tree is a fun family tradition. But where did this classic tradition of Christmas ...

Pre-Christian Claims Some sources claim the Christmas tree has its origins in pre-Christian traditions and generally offer a few winter solstice celebrations that share things with modern Christmas.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Vintage ceramic Christmas trees, popular in the 1960s and 1970s, are making a major comeback. Searches for ceramic Christmas trees ...

For some Americans, Christmas is a 365 days-a-year obsession. For millions of others, the yuletide season is a cherished annual occurrence, comprising festive meals, gift exchanges, church services, ...

The Christmas tree is one of the strongest symbols of the holiday season–yet the timing of when it is decorated varies significantly from family to family. While some put up the lights as early as ...

For all the wrapping paper, lights, and gingerbread cookies, Christmas has been around far longer than toy catalogs and peppermint mochas. Its history involves unexpected inventions and bits of trivia ...

London’s Christmas tree in Trafalgar Square was lit up Thursday as part of a British tradition with roots in the Norwegian forest. The tree symbolizes the friendship between London and Oslo in an ...

POTTSVILLE — In 1861, the year the Civil War started, Mary Mateer became the first United States postmistress in St. Clair. In 1923, Anne Werner became the first woman elected to the St. Clair borough ...

Every December, a giant Norway spruce attracts crowds to Manhattan's Rockefeller Center to celebrate the holidays. And once the season passes, the famous tree takes on a new life. Once the tree comes ...

Over time, Christmas trees evolved from simple evergreen boughs and wooden pyramids decorated with pine branches to live evergreen trees and, by the 19th century, artificial trees. Long before ...