Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The 16th-century Christmas carol "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" says, "God rest ye merry, gentlemen / Let nothing you dismay / ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There's a place for elaborate garlands, flameless candles, and feathery plumes protruding from Christmas trees. But, sometimes, ...

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 ...

No Christmas is complete without a Christmas tree, perched in the living room and adorned with twinkling lights and ornaments. In Fox Nation’s "The History of the Christmas Tree," Abby Hornacek ...

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 ...

Tucked away on a quiet neighborhood road is a little piece of Raleigh Christmas history dating back to the 1960s. If you lived in Raleigh in those years, you might recognize the mysterious miniature ...

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 ...