There’s a special place in Lititz, Lancaster County, where the tradition of the Christmas toy catalog is alive and prospering. Toy enthusiasts – young and old – await the arrival … ...

But for me, that catalog — dog-eared, food-stained, pen-marked — was what Christmas was all about. Forget the underwear, socks, pajamas and small appliances that filled the first 50 pages.

2. Glass Ornaments. While the first Christmas tree decorations were humble, they evolved to become more elaborate with time. The beautiful glass ornaments that we use on our trees today first ...

Some old-school Christmas traditions, like caroling and sipping hot chocolate by a crackling fire, bring all the childhood nostalgia feels, while others — fruitcake, ...

Revisiting Christmas memories and traditions — those held dear and those that slip away By Dorothy Wilhelm Contributing writer Updated December 9, 2024 7:16 PM ...

Christmas 2020 isn’t canceled unless you decide it is. So scale back this year and take a deep breath, but still celebrate and find joy in small holiday rituals.

It seems Christmas trees may have begun with the medieval Christian tradition of decorating "Paradise trees" — representations of the Tree of Life, as described in the Bible's Book of Genesis.

The proper celebration of Christmas begins, of course, with keeping Advent in Advent. I know some hardcore families that don’t light the lights until Christmas Eve.I’m sympathetic to that ...

10 Old Christmas Traditions We Don't See Anymore. Story by Jane Alexander • 2w. T here are many different ways people from all around the world celebrate Christmas and the winter season.

After more than a century, luxury chain Neiman Marcus has stopped calling its annual gift catalog the “Christmas Book,” instead opting to call it a “Holiday Book.”. The book was first sent ...

Here are 10 fun, numerical facts about Christmas and popular holiday traditions including Christmas trees, cookie consumption, candy canes and more. Fox Business. Personal Finance.

Seph MacAndrew, 26, was raised in a nondenominational church, but now honors Christmas traditions outside of religion, seeing as holy the holiday moments shared — laughter, watching movies ...