NASA Can See Your Holiday Lights From Space
Scientists can use holiday lights during Christmas and Rammadan as a proxy for overall energy use in urban areas
Six Historic Trains That Embody the Holiday Spirit
Trains have always been a part of holiday celebrations—so why not hop aboard this season? Here are six seasonally appropriate rides to consider
The Evolving Face of Santa, As Seen in the Smithsonian’s Vast Collections
A look into Smithsonian’s vast archives reveals that Father Christmas tends to get a makeover with every generation that embraces him
Show Us the Holiday Decorations in Your Neighborhood
What does the holiday season look like in your community? Upload a photo of the best light displays, Christmas trees, menorahs and other festive scenes
The White House Is Going Digital With Its Holiday Decorations
Robot dogs, an interactive holiday card and crowd-sourced light shows are a few of the new additions
It Could Have Been Reginald the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Inside the very shiny life of a marketing gimmick from 1939
The JFK Christmas Card That Was Never Sent
A rare White House card from 1963 evokes one of the nation’s darkest holiday seasons
Christmas Is Huge in Asia
From India to Thailand to China, even non-Christians are getting into the holiday spirit
How the North American Aerospace Defense Command Got Into the Business of Tracking Santa
It all began in 1955 with Sears, a wrong number and a very confused Colonel
See Every One of Santa’s International Guises
An entrepreneurial kid could potentially rack up on the gifts by traveling around the world, hitting three Christmas jackpots in one short month
What Does Sociology Teach Us About Gift Giving?
Not only do gifts make or break relationships, they also tell scientists about society as a whole. No pressure.
The Best of the British Medical Journal’s Goofy Christmas Papers
This year, for example, we learned about just how much James Bond actually drank. Last year we learned just why Rudolph’s nose was red
In Germany, Santa’s Sidekick Is a Cloven-Hooved, Child-Whipping Demon
The Krampus is even gaining a following on this side of the pond, with Krampus art shows, Krampus beer crawls and Krampus rock shows
The Impressive Results of When You Ask Architects to Build With Gingerbread
From Modernist reconstructions to favorite museums, these confectionary constructions are sights to behold
Stop Ruining Your Christmas Cookies! Follow These Tips to Better Baking
Here are a few pointers on making the perfect cookies this holiday season
Six Ways Climate Change Is Waging War on Christmas
If Santa really lived at the North Pole, he would have drowned long ago—his icy abode is slowly melting
How America’s Most Popular Potted Plant Captured Christmas
On National Poinsettia Day, the third generation behind the Ecke Family Ranch talks about how his family developed a hundred varieties of the plant
Would You Eat A Holiday Dinner in a Can?
British designer Chris Godfrey dreams up a tinned, nine-course meal for gamers glued to their consoles
New York Might Never Top the 1949 Rockefeller Center Tree
Although this years tree will have far more lights (45,000 in total) it won’t be quite the silver, spinning whirlwind of 1949
With 502,165 Bulbs, Australian Man Retakes World Record for Most Christmas Lights on a Single Home
David Richards first claimed that title back in 2001, with a paltry 331,038 lights, but last year he was overtaken by a New York family
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