While there's no denying the joy of baking Christmas cookies and hanging stockings, no Christmas activity brings families together quite like trimming the tree. From string lights to garland to ...

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"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." One of the most magical parts of the holiday season is trimming the tree with ribbon, garland, lights, ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." As you deck the halls with garlands, candy canes, Santa figurines and cozy elf decor, you might be ...

The first step is to pick a classic, recognizable New Year’s color scheme to help make your holiday transition clear. Silver, gold, and blue are traditional New Year’s colors that everyone is familiar ...

When it comes to folks who celebrate Christmas, there are two kinds of people: Those who prefer traditionally-decorated trees, and those who like to think a little outside the box. And hey, guess what ...

When you look at a Christmas tree, your eyes can’t help but gravitate up to the topper. So blow your guests away with a one-of-a-kind, handmade tree topper from Etsy. It doesn’t come as a huge ...

Instead of running ribbon horizontally around the tree, designer Mary McDonald draped it from the top of the tree downwards.

In my family growing up, putting up the Christmas tree topper was pure theater. All family members needed to be present for the donning of my mother’s handmade cross-stitch star, and my brother and I ...