Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. While we're taking a look at things like church history and the church calendar, we should recognize that for many Christians, ...

There is surprisingly little information documenting the history of the Christmas tree. Decorated fir trees, instantly recognizable as a symbol of the holidays today, can be traced back to the 1800s ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As Christmas approaches, Christians across the world are preparing to celebrate the anniversary of the birth of Jesus. However, ...

The 16th-century Christmas carol "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" says, "God rest ye merry, gentlemen / Let nothing you dismay / Remember, Christ, our Saviour / Was born on Christmas Day." It's a ...

Every year, families who celebrate Christmas decorate their tree and hang stockings in anticipation of the arrival of Santa Claus. But what does this have to do with the religious holiday itself?

President Calvin Coolidge led the first National Christmas Tree lighting ceremony on the Ellipse in 1923, starting an annual tradition. President Harry S. Truman inspecting two turkeys at the White ...

If you browse the holiday cards stuffing your mailbox today, you’ll likely find photos of smiling families, serene woodland scenes, or evergreen trees wrapped with twinkling lights. But if you ...

No Christmas is complete without a Christmas tree, perched in the living room and adorned with twinkling lights and ornaments. In Fox Nation’s "The History of the Christmas Tree," Abby Hornacek ...

The 16th-century Christmas carol "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" says, "God rest ye merry, gentlemen / Let nothing you dismay / Remember, Christ, our Saviour / Was born on Christmas Day." It’s a ...