Ironically, what made the spruce a fantastic Christmas tree also made it structurally weak: The branches that spanned 46 feet in diameter left lots of knots in the wood, so the beams were mainly used ...

After providing memories over the holiday season, the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree will leave a lasting legacy for one ...

Each year, the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree gets a new life after leaving Rockefeller Plaza. The wood from the tree goes to Habitat for Humanity and is used to help build and improve homes ...

Christmas is a Christian celebration of the birth of Christ, though it also encompasses Greek, Roman and pagan traditions of giving gifts and feasting around the Winter Solstice. It is a time when ...