Nearly 170 years after Charles Dickens first published ‘A Christmas Carol’, a Tennessee doctor offered a detailed explanation ...

The German holiday custom came to Virginia in 1842 when Nathaniel Beverley Tucker, a law professor at William & Mary, offered a new college professor a home.

At some popular L.A. costume companies, nearly half of Christmas costume rentals are furry green villains. How did the Grinch ...

Today in Music History for Dec. 25: In 1641, Rev. Jean de Brebeuf composed "Jesus, He is Born (The Huron Carol)," the song considered to be New France's first Christmas carol written in the Huron ...

The literary significance of "A Christmas Carol" by no means impedes the fun provided by the tale. As Wilson wrote, "A ...

Christmas is a Christian holiday that observes the birth of Jesus. But did you know that the earliest followers of Jesus did not annually commemorate his birth? Or that Santa Claus is inspired by the ...

Originally a Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Jesus, Christmas has evolved into a global cultural event.

The New York City holiday institution has only gotten bigger and brighter since its debut on Christmas Eve 1931 ...