When you gather around the Christmas tree or stuff goodies into a stocking, you're taking part in traditions that stretch back thousands of years — long before Christianity entered the mix. Pagan, or ...

The exact historical origin of the Christmas tree has remained a mystery to many scholars of history. Many believe that the practice of bringing evergreens into the home as part of a winter ...

"Twas the Night Before Christmas" is an iconic piece of poetry by today's standards, with its description of jolly old St. Nick and his eight reindeer helping create the modern depiction of Santa ...

O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree, nobody knows your origin. It’s true — historians don’t agree on where people started celebrating Christmas with a decorated fir tree, and who did it first. The ...

I was going to title this week’s column “Christmas trees” but you don’t have to celebrate Christmas to enjoy the custom of decorating an evergreen tree indoors. The practice is, in fact, decidedly ...