Christmas
Smithsonian.com's Holiday Guide
The evolution of mistletoe, the science of Rudolph's nose and everything you've wanted to know about your favorite holiday traditions
July 16, 2012 |
By Smithsonian.com
How to Eat Like a King for Christmas
Using antique technology and vintage cookbooks, food historian Ivan Day recreates such Tudor and Victorian specialties as puddings and roast goose
December 22, 2011 |
By Elaine Glusac
A Yuletide Gift of Kindness
Seventy-five years later, Ted Gup learns the astonishing secret about his grandfather's generosity during the Great Depression
December 2010 |
By Ted Gup
Top 10 Real-Life Grinches
These historical humbugs rival Ebenezer Scrooge and the Grinch in their lack of Christmas spirit
December 07, 2009 |
By T.A. Frail
Holiday Delivery From the Graf Zeppelin
In 1934, a zeppelin originating in Germany and bound for Brazil carried a cargo of Christmas cheer
December 2009 |
By Owen Edwards
Artists' Homemade Christmas Cards
Seasonal greetings from artists such as Alexander Calder and Philip Guston celebrate the handmade holiday card
December 2009 |
By Abby Callard
The Glorious History of Handel's Messiah
A musical rite of the holiday season, the Baroque-era oratorio still awes listeners 250 years after the composer's death
December 2009 |
By Jonathan Kandell
Shopping Maul
The first rule of holiday shopping: There are no rules
December 2009 |
By Caitlin Kelly
The More the Merrier
Photographer Neal Slavin captures the night some Santas bent the rules
January 2009 |
By David Zax
Dreaming of a Green Christmas
Making Your Holiday Tree Eco-Friendly
December 12, 2007 |
By Jess Blumberg
Chia Pet
For 26 years, marketing whiz Joe Pedott's green-pelted figures have been holiday-season hits
December 2007 |
By Owen Edwards
Christmas in Lalibela
50,000 pilgrims descend on Ethiopia's "new" Jerusalem
December 2007 |
By Paul Raffaele
Christmas Cards
When orbiting pranksters Wally Schirra and Tom Stafford launched into "Jingle Bells," Mission Control almost lost control
December 2005 |
By Owen Edwards
