When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Anna Efetova via Getty Images It's often claimed that many of today's Christmas ...

If you’ve ever decorated a Christmas tree and thought, “This feels a little too magical to be strictly Christian,” congratulations — your intuition is correct and possibly clairvoyant. Christmas, for ...

The Middle Ages were a wild time.

Christmas in America blends pagan roots, German customs, and Christian traditions, shaped by figures like Dickens and St.

Here’s a breakdown of the origin of the Christmas Tree and which culture is credited with the Christmas tree traditions we ...

Christmas trees are a festive tradition for many Brits, but do you know the reason behind them? The history spans from ...

The Christmas traditions we love, trees, stockings, carols, plum cake, didn't start the way we think. Their surprising histories blend ancient rituals, royal influence and timeless stories of kindness ...

Christmas is one of the most globally celebrated holidays in the world. But not everybody celebrates the same way—or even on the same day. While Christmas is, at its core, a Christian holiday ...

Prince Albert, the consort of Queen Victoria, almost single-handedly brought the tradition of the Christmas tree to the British Isles.

European Christmas traditions in countries like France, Italy, and Poland seem downright strange compared to America. These ...

The Philippines have been widely known to have the longest Christmas season in the world which starts in September. Simbang ...