Can Science Produce a Longer Lasting Christmas Tree?
LED Christmas lights make the needles hold on longer, and other discoveries from the world’s only Christmas tree research center
Someday, Maybe We’ll Have Hanukkah in July
Hanukkah and Christmas fall on the same day this year because not everyone follows the same calendar
How the Crusades Helped Create Your Gingerbread Latte
Spices have been shaping cuisine for thousands of years, especially around the Christmas season
The Patents Behind Christmas Sugar Confections
The popularity of candy canes and ribbon candy has a lot to do with 20th-century machines that sped up production
The Nazis Fought the Original War on Christmas
As they rose to power, party leaders sought to redefine the holiday to suit their own political needs
Why Charles Dickens Wrote ‘A Christmas Carol’
The beloved story sold 6,000 copies in its first week in print and 15,000 in its first year
For Generations of Chicagoans, Marshall Field’s Meant Business, and Christmas
The midwestern mainstay transformed commerce into a communal holiday spectacle
Each Christmas, Iceland’s Yule Cat Takes Fashion Policing to the Extreme
The Jólakötturinn will make you thankful for those Christmas socks
New York City’s Holiday Vintage Subway Trains Are Back
Go back in time, underground
Listen to This Holly, Jolly (and a Little Creepy) A.I.-Penned Christmas Song
A neural network at the University of Toronto wrote a holiday ditty based on an image of a Christmas tree
For 50 Years, This Swedish City Has Celebrated Christmas Season With a Giant Straw Goat
And most of the time it meets a fiery end
A Century-Old Boston Christmas Tree Tradition Costs Canadians Big Money
Turns out that Boston’s city Christmas tree is a very valuable gift
Untangling the History of Christmas Lights
This bright idea was ahead of its time
What Exactly Was the Christmas Star?
The Star of Bethlehem may not have actually been a star
Listen to Bob Dylan Read ‘’Twas the Night Before Christmas’
A favorite voice interprets a classic
Giant Christmas Displays Are Taking Over Malls Throughout Asia
These malls know how to get into the holiday spirit
Have Bad Handwriting? The U.S. Postal Service Has Your Back
Don’t worry, your Christmas gifts and cards will make it to their destination, even if your writing looks like chicken scratch
Meet the World’s Most Threatened Christmas Trees
Some conifers’ survival is endangered by disease, deforestation and competition
Catalonian Nativity Scenes Feature a Man Pooping in the Manger Scene’s Corner
Kids also celebrate Christmas by beating a log until it poops out treats
A Brief History of Figgy Pudding
The dense, spicy dish has been giving good cheer for centuries
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