Modern customs of the holiday include gift-giving, church celebrations, and the display of various decorations"including the Christmas tree, lights, mistletoe, nativity scenes and holly. These writers imagined ... details >>>

By the 1820s, sectarian tension had eased and British writers, including William Winstanly began to worry that Christmas was dying out. Since the 19th century, the poinsettia has been associated... details >>>

To decorate for Christmas is a ritual repeated year after year, but you don't have to do it in the exact same way every year. The forty days before Christmas became the "forty da... details >>>