From Estonia to Antarctica, this once-pagan symbol has taken on many strange forms. In December 1848, an illustration showed Queen Victoria, Prince Albert, and their children admiring a Christmas tree ...

One person was killed and eight others were injured in a pair of shootings downtown Chicago late Friday night following the city's official Christmas tree lighting hours earlier. In the first incident ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago flipped the switch on the holidays Friday evening in Millennium Park. The city's official Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony kicked off with music before the big moment. Guests ...

As Thanksgiving approaches, many families across the country are preparing for the post-Thanksgiving tradition of putting up the Christmas tree. For those who opt for a real tree, the first mark of ...

Forget the Grinch — this year, it’s tariffs that could try to steal the Christmas tree. Artificial Christmas trees will cost an estimated 10% to 20% more this season than they did last year because of ...

Over more than eight decades, people have traveled from all over the world to visit the iconic Rockefeller Center Christmas tree. While its size and decorations have varied over time, according to ...

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The Rockefeller Center Christmas tree was hoisted aloft at its new home in Manhattan on Saturday, marking the start of New York City’s holiday season. This year’s tree is a 75-foot-tall Norway spruce ...

“It’s so special that my family’s tree gets to be America’s, if not the world’s, Christmas tree,” Judy Russ said of the 75-foot-tall Norway spruce Desiree Anello is a Writer/Reporter at PEOPLE. She ...

It’s officially the most wonderful time of the year at Rockefeller Center. This holiday season’s most famous Christmas tree arrived Saturday morning, having completed the 150-mile journey to Midtown ...