CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – Christmas Day has finally arrived, and over two billion people around the world will be celebrating. Traditionally, Christmas is a celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ, ...

Whether you celebrate with a real tree, a fake tree or no tree at all, have you ever wondered where and when the tradition of trimming the tree began? Many Christmas traditions are older than the ...

Gingerbread houses and decorated trees trace their origins to 19th-century Germany and 16th-century Latvia, respectively. Jonkonnu and Black Santa Claus highlight the cultural imprint of Black ...

For all the wrapping paper, lights, and gingerbread cookies, Christmas has been around far longer than toy catalogs and peppermint mochas. Its history involves unexpected inventions and bits of trivia ...