Decorating a Christmas tree is a time-honored tradition in many households. "Approximately 21.6 million real trees and 12.9 million artificial trees will be purchased by U.S. households this Christmas ...

This story originally appeared on High Country News and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Perhaps no single Christmas custom is more ubiquitous than putting up the Christmas tree. It ...

The holiday season isn’t so merry for one small South Carolina town, where residents are spending the run-up to Dec. 25 in an uproar over the state of their municipal Christmas tree. The town of ...

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 ...

For 35 years, it was Fort Worth’s own “Charlie Brown Christmas tree,” a scraggly, lopsided mimosa alone on an east side hilltop that became a celebrated shrine for motorists on Interstate 30. The ...

It was a chilly late November afternoon in Hobart in 1999 when the Wilderness Society's Geoff Law received a call that would turn his day on its head. On the phone was Bob Brown, the Tasmanian doctor, ...

The holidays are almost here and most of us have a Christmas tree in the horizon. Naturally, that means we also have to hunt for the best Christmas tree stand to keep it tall and proud until the new ...

A friend of mine recently shared about her teenage boys and husband not wanting to decorate the Christmas tree this year. Her frustration was evident, and her conundrum reminded me of the year my ...

The Wiggles have released their brand-new, genre-bending family album, The Tree of Wisdom, available everywhere now. Brought to life by Dominic Field, The Tree of Wisdom has recently become an ...

The holidays can be a tough time for many people, but annual traditions can help to keep the aura cheerful. Whether it’s decorating cookies with family, shopping for gifts, or decorating the house, ...