(MEDIA GENERAL) — Decorating a Christmas tree ahead of the holidays is a family tradition in many households. Memories come to life while unpacking ornaments, streaming lights and hanging tinsel on ...

Those beautiful white and gold angels you see on Christmas trees were originally monsters. At least, that is the claim made by scholar Esther Hamori in her book God’s Monsters. Hamori writes that ...

A Reflection for Wednesday of the Third Week of Advent This Advent, the “Friends of Windsor Terrace” acquired a permit to erect a Christmas tree in the middle of Bartel-Pritchard Square, a plaza (read ...

Despite the secularisation of Christmas, biblical symbolism seems to be everywhere at this time of year. From images of the Virgin Mary on Christmas cards to carols about the little donkey, the baby ...

Close your eyes and imagine a Nativity scene. Now, make sure everything is there: a donkey, three wise men, shepherds and lambs, cattle and farm animals. Don’t just imagine the Nativity scene itself — ...

People around the world instantly recognize a decorated fir tree as a symbol of Christmas. But, as it turns out, historical evidence to explain when, and where, people started using trees to celebrate ...