Ever wondered why we decorate trees, bake gingerbread, or leave cookies for Santa? Explore the global roots of iconic Christmas traditions and stories here.

To some people, Christmastime is nothing more than a season of generosity, joy, dressing up evergreen trees, waiting for Santa Claus and buying gifts for your loved ones. To others, Christmastime is ...

Here’s the origin of Christmas as we know it, when it’s estimated Jesus might have been born and when Christians started ...

Have you ever wondered why we have Christmas trees? As we count down to Christmas, we look at the origin of the festive tradition, along with other popular customs. From the following the 12 days of ...

For all the wrapping paper, lights, and gingerbread cookies, Christmas has been around far longer than toy catalogs and ...

There is surprisingly little information documenting the history of the Christmas tree. Decorated fir trees, instantly recognizable as a symbol of the holidays today, can be traced back to the 1800s ...

People around the world instantly recognize a decorated fir tree as a symbol of Christmas. But, as it turns out, historical evidence to explain when, and where, people started using trees to celebrate ...

"Time to take down Christmas and reset the house after the holidays! this is the most satisfying feeling to me, but I left a tree up for some cozy winter," @carissacleansitall said in a Dec. 29 TikTok ...

In 1917, Huntington Taylor, manager of the Edward Rutledge Lumber Mill, started the tradition by having a tall tree erected at Fourth and Sherman. On Christmas Eve that same year, the base of the tree ...

Christmas in the Martin household is a special event each year. Mary Martin and her family like to go all out when it comes ...

The wreck of the Rouse Simmons now lies within the boundaries of the Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary, ...

“Tradition recommends the Twelfth Night as the exact date to get the boxes down from the loft and pack away your tree and ...