The halls are decked, snow is on the ground and twinkling lights line the frames of many homes in neighborhoods across the city.
It’s really beginning to look a lot like Christmas.
Problem is, it’s the end of January, people.
I understand snow and ice have all but buried many of us alive inside our houses over the [...]

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Every year, we have stories about Christmas decorations being stolen or damaged, but Mark Brown’s holiday vandalism story had a different — and humorous — twist.
Brown, who lives in a Smithton subdivision, said he puts up a nice light display each year.
“You know how it goes. Since my wife was enthused, I had them up [...]

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DON’T throw your mistletoe away, try growing your own!
This partial parasite grows on plants like apple, hawthorn and poplar.
Use fresh, plump berries in February/March.
Start by lifting a flap of bark underneath a branch and insert the berries into the wound (to help keep the seed moist).
Germinating seeds cause a swelling around the wound and small [...]

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(CBS) ‘Tis the weekend to take down the tree and pack away all that Christmas clutter – but it’s also the perfect chance to go green with your decorations and ornaments.
Green living expert and author of “Simply Green Giving” Danny Seo stopped by “The Early Show Saturday Edition” to share some holiday recycling [...]

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THE Christmas tree today is a common custom to most of us. There are many interesting connections to ancient traditions such as Egyptian and Roman customs, early Christian practices, and Victorian nostalgia. However, most scholars point to Germany as being the origin of the Christmas tree.

• One of the earliest stories relating back to Germany [...]

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