"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 ...

The history of the Christmas tree is difficult to trace. Interspersed with the history is a lot of legend surrounding the history or origin of the Christmas tree. It may be a revival of the pine trees ...

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 ...

Q: While we were buying our Christmas tree, we got to talking about the history of Christmas trees and how they came to play such a big part of Christmas. How did Christmas trees come to be? — M.B.H.

Answer: For centuries, evergreen plants and trees were considered special during the winter. Ancient people would put boughs of evergreens in their houses believing it would ward off evil spirits, ...

As I waited in the car last weekend, I watched Christmas trees being unloaded onto a lot, and I was captivated by such a pleasant sight. The trees were green and fresh, and looked pretty and healthy.

From setting out cookies and milk for Santa Claus to wearing ugly Christmas sweaters, Americans have many holiday traditions. One evolving holiday tradition, which dates back nearly 140 years, is ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently awarded a small specialty crop block grant to the Michigan Christmas Tree ...