I'm Jewish and my wife isn't. Our family of four got our first Christmas tree this year and I love it so much that we leave it on day and night.

Today's tinsel can be bought for a low cost, but it wasn't always so inexpensive. Tinsel was originally created from strips of silver and served as a sign of wealth.

The act of decorating a fir tree with ornaments became a beloved holiday practice and symbolizes joy, togetherness, and the spirit of giving ...

Construction workers pooled their wages to erect the first Rockefeller Center Christmas tree in 1931, bringing holiday cheer to themselves on the job site. Their billionaire bosses co-opted the ...

The first Rockefeller Christmas tree, put up by Rockefeller workers during the Great Depression in 1931. (Image via Rockefeller Center.) ...

The National Christmas Tree Association held its first champion grower contest in 1966 with the winner earning the opportunity to present a tree to then First Lady Lady Bird Johnson.

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 ...

Couple Finds 'Perfect' Christmas Tree in Forest — but They're in for a Shock When They Get Home (Exclusive) Hayden Hardesty posted a video of the tree on TikTok, which has amassed more than 23.8 ...

People crowd around the Chicago Christmas tree after the tree lighting ceremony at Millennium Park Friday, Nov. 19, 2021, in Chicago.

The Christmas tree became popular thanks to an 1848 etching of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert decorating an evergreen tree with candles and ornaments.

Christmas trees are a classic sign that the holiday is soon on its way. Here's how to pick out the perfect tree this year.

Urban legend suggests America’s first Christmas Tree was in Shiloh, IL, but a journal by Gustav Koerner shows it was probably in Illinois.