Christmas, a Christian holiday honoring the birth of Jesus, has evolved into a worldwide religious and secular celebration, incorporating many pre-Christian and pagan traditions into the festivities.

Oct 27, 2009 · Christmas, celebrated annually on December 25, is a sacred religious holiday as well as a worldwide cultural and commercial phenomenon.

Dec 17, 2019 · Here’s a look at 25 ways Americans have celebrated the Christmas season, from singing songs and reciting poems to decorating trees and swapping cookies to drinking eggnog and wearing …

Dec 17, 2018 · The first Christmas trees were brought indoors by 16th-century German Christians, and Martin Luther is credited with placing the first burning candles in a Christmas tree to mimic the …

Nov 28, 2023 · The origin of Christmas trees stretches all the way back to the use of evergreens in ancient Egypt and Rome.

Oct 27, 2009 · Discover Christmas traditions from Germany, Mexico, France, America, Spain and beyond.

Dec 24, 2012 · The celebration of Christmas spread throughout the Western world over the next several centuries, but many Christians continued to view Epiphany and Easter as more important.

Nov 24, 2009 · The so-called Christmas Truce of 1914 came only five months after the outbreak of war in Europe and was one of the last examples of the outdated notion of chivalry between enemies in …

Nov 20, 2024 · Originally released in 1857 under the title “One Horse Open Sleigh,” the holiday classic we now know as “ Jingle Bells ” wasn’t written to be a Christmas song.

5 days ago · When “A Charlie Brown Christmas” first aired on December 9, 1965, TV executives—and even some of the show’s creators—were convinced it was going to flop.