Ever wonder why we put up Christmas trees? Evergreen fir trees are universal winter decorations: Pagans displayed the branches as a reminder that spring would come again. Romans placed them around ...

The church organ in a small Austrian village was silent for the 1818 premiere of the world’s most popular Christmas carol. Dampness from the river had corroded the pipes until by Christmas Eve of 1818 ...

Despite the fact that Syracuse Stage has now presented Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” a total of nine times in its 50-year history, it still doesn’t seem like an overabundance. After all, that’s ...