Ever since Britain's first Christmas celebration in 521AD, we have accumulated many traditions. Eating a strange bird, ...

One of the many Christmas traditions that has been losing its charm over the years is Christmas cards. Here is the history of ...

There are many theories as to why December 25 would have been chosen, with one suggesting that it’s because it coincided with ...

Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse…” Originally a simple poem written by biblical scholar and professor, Clement Clarke Moore for ...

Christmas, celebrated on December 25, marks Jesus Christ's birth, symbolizing hope, peace, and divine love. The holiday ...

Most historians date the Christmas card’s arrival to 1843, the same year in which Charles ... to Victorian senders and receivers, the first Christmas card’s design was actually influenced ...

London newspaper The Illustrated News published an image of the royal family gathered around an 8-foot decorated fir tree at ...

Everyone knows "A Christmas Carol." What everyone doesn't know, now, is that Dickens' 1843 tale of Ebenezer Scrooge and the ghosts was just the first in a series of annual holiday books. "The Chimes," ...

During the holiday season of 1843, those friends were causing Cole much anxiety ... which included the generic greeting “A ...

During the holiday season of 1843, those friends were causing Cole ... Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year To You.” The first Christmas card Unlike many holiday traditions, can anyone really ...

If you celebrate Christmas, chances are you've adapted some traditions that were popularized in the mid-1800s by one author: Charles Dickens.

Devoted fans of Chesterton (1874-1936), a well-known British writer and Catholic convert, marked the 150th anniversary of his ...