Many of the joyous Christmas traditions we Americans take for granted are actually imports from Germany. Sometimes we think of Germans as cold and stern people. But they play hard, as well as work ...

Berlin Prisons aren't usually known for being festive during the holidays, and now they certainly won't be. A German court had given inmates the right to decorate their cells with small Christmas ...

The Amherst Historical Society will celebrate German Christmas traditions Dec. 7 at Sandstone Village, 736 Milan Ave. in Amherst. The celebration will include a wide display of Christmas decorations, ...

In one of the season’s most predictable developments, climate activists have declared war on Christmas trees, vandalizing holiday displays in cities across Germany. Like any new religion, the climate ...

The choosing and decorating of a Christmas tree to display during the holiday season is a beloved tradition with a long history. Today, Christmas trees are often decorated with an array of ornaments, ...

This will most likely be the last Christmas for Kristopher Kyer’s pop-up. But in a year that started with a wildfire tragedy, ...

(WHTM) – The history of Christmas trees dates back to the times of ancient Egypt, but the modern tradition was started in 16th century Germany. Christians in Germany placed wood pyramids inside their ...

Nothing says “Christmas” like the sights, smells and sounds of the season: From Christmas cookies to eggnog and mistletoe, ...

The Christmas tree in Clinton Square continues a Syracuse holiday tradition which began in 1914 when the city’s first municipal tree was put up in St. Mary’s Circle. But that was not Syracuse’s first ...

Ever wonder why we put up Christmas trees? Evergreen fir trees are universal winter decorations: Pagans displayed the branches as a reminder that spring would come again. Romans placed them around ...