The stories behind simple Christmas symbols are anything but. Consider the candy cane. Its red and white stripes might signify the sacrifice and purity of Jesus, or they're a 19th-century ...

The Christmas season means carols on the radio, stockings hung by the chimney with care, and those little candy canes absolutely everywhere. It’s hard to escape the red-and-white striped treats that ...

Forget the fruitcake: Candy canes are a much more popular, and yummier, holiday treat. But why are these confectionery canes Christmas symbols? Here’s a bit of Christmas trivia you probably didn’t ...

Wherever I have gone these past couple of weeks I have seen that familiar sight of this time of year, persons selecting a Christmas tree . I have watched the eager faces of children helping Mom and ...

Holiday traditions look innocent at first glance, yet many have tangled histories tucked behind the glitter. Some symbols sparked arguments, others raised suspicions, and a few even survived bans. So ...

If you decorate a tree and hang stockings every year just because that's what everyone does, listen up: We did our research to find out the not-so-widely-talked-about reasons behind these traditions.

Oh Christmas tree, oh Christmas tree, where did you come from? The family of National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation has an idea — "you see kids this is what our forefathers did, walked down into the ...

Crossbills are appropriate birds for the Christmas season. There are two species-red crossbill and white-winged crossbill. Both qualify as symbols of Christmas. Both are red overall. The white-winged ...