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 ...

Whether you celebrate with a real tree, a fake tree or no tree at all, have you ever wondered where and when the tradition of trimming the tree began? Many Christmas traditions are older than the ...

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 ...

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

WASHINGTON (WCSC) — President Calvin Coolidge lit the first national Christmas tree on White House grounds back on Christmas Eve of 1923, establishing a tradition that continues to this day. In the ...

On December 22, 1882, a new kind of holiday magic flickered to life, forever changing how we celebrate Christmas. That day, Edward H. Johnson, an inventor and vice president of Thomas Edison’s ...