Decorating a live Christmas tree is a tradition that started in Germany in the early 1800s. White pine was the tree of choice, and almost every family cut a live tree each year. Some decorated with ...

They can be small or tall. Real or not so real. Sedate or whimsical. Whatever their design, few things reflect on the holiday season as eloquently as a decorated Christmas tree. Children and adults ...

Editor’s note: This article originally appeared Dec. 16, 2014 in the Berks Country section. They can be small or tall. Real or not so real. Sedate or whimsical. Whatever their design, few things ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site is celebrating the holiday season with a series of Victorian Christmas events, including tours featuring Victorian decor and a feather ...

According to reports, two weeks before Christmas is when most people decorate their tree for the holidays. My childhood tradition was to go into the woods and cut a native cedar. Now that Sam is grown ...

As Kermit the Frog so famously observed, it’s not easy being green. Maybe that’s why some of this year’s most popular Christmas trees aren’t green at all. They aren’t alive, either. Instead, they’re ...

Artificial Christmas trees are part and parcel of the modern Yuletide. But is it true that the first artificial trees were made from feathers? 'TIS the season to be jolly ... and also the time to ...

As I sit here looking at our 2025 Christmas tree, I thought it might be interesting to dig into the history of the tradition. Why exactly do we use a tree to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, our ...