ENID — The visionaries who brought the world's tallest fresh-cut Christmas tree to this Garfield County city saw it as a meaningful symbol of the Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Christ. The ...

Forget the fruitcake: Candy canes are a much more popular, and yummier, holiday treat. But why are these confectionery canes Christmas symbols? Here’s a bit of Christmas trivia you probably didn’t ...

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 ...

The festive White House Christmas Tree in Washington, DC. The theme for this year's holiday decorations is “Season of Peace and Light.” Photo by Anna Moneymaker. From the “most famous” (a disputed ...

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 ...

A classic symbol of Kansas City's holiday season is arriving Thursday morning.The Mayor's Christmas Tree makes its way this year from Oregon. Standing at 100 feet tall, it's a grand tradition for ...

The spirit of Christmas spreads through sprouts around the world. Cities around the world manage every year to turn the festive end-of-year spotlight on one of the holidays’ most revered symbols, the ...

If you decorate a tree and hang stockings every year just because that's what everyone does, listen up: We did our research to find out the not-so-widely-talked-about reasons behind these traditions.