Jennifer Aniston's cosy fireplace surrounded by stacked logs, nostalgic Christmas stockings and a totally timeless tree is the soul-warming decor inspiration we needed to see. At this time of year ...

Ever since the Victorians invented the Christmas card ... a family decorating a tree beside a roaring fire. From dead birds to sinister snow people, these vintage holiday cards are more disturbing ...

But the Christmas tradition of stuffed stockings, whether hung above a roaring fire, from the banister or just about any place else, was popularized by the 1823 poem “Account of a Visit from St ...

Except this year, the year gone by was 2017, so there’s not a lot of peace or contentment to be had, and the traditional roaring fire seems like a cruel reminder of Christmas past. If you’re ...

Angelenos hoping to open presents by a roaring fire on a chilly Christmas morning this year are out of luck. The weather’s cold enough, but local air quality officials on Christmas Eve put in ...

PBS Newshour’s does feature a Christmas greeting at the start, but is otherwise believable – though it is perhaps let down a little by not showing the fire from the very beginning, as ...