This is the story of how Britain celebrated Christmas during the war years. Discover why rationing made the Christmas dinner a triumph of ingenuity, and how Santa had to cobble presents together from ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Many dream of a white Christmas this time of year, but history has shown it's not as common as you might think in areas that ...

For all the wrapping paper, lights, and gingerbread cookies, Christmas has been around far longer than toy catalogs and peppermint mochas. Its history involves unexpected inventions and bits of trivia ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When this year’s Christmas tree arrived at the White House just before Thanksgiving by horse-drawn wagon, the conveyance brought ...

There is surprisingly little information documenting the history of the Christmas tree. Decorated fir trees, instantly recognizable as a symbol of the holidays today, can be traced back to the 1800s ...

How the count started, and how the data is used today. Prior to the turn of the 20th century, hunters engaged in a holiday tradition known as the Christmas "Side Hunt." They would choose sides and go ...