After Christmas dinner, Brits have fun with Christmas crackers—and we’re not talking about the kind you can eat. These table decorations are meant to be pulled apart, making a loud snapping ...

"The British celebration starts Christmas day, and it's 12 whole days of celebrating," said said the Rev. Carl Turner, rector of Saint Thomas Anglican Church in New York.

The “Christmas Special” is an extra episode tacked merrily onto a TV series to air during the British December holidays. The special doesn’t have to be relevant to Christmas but usually is.

She suspects the British celebrate harder on Christmas because Dec. 26 is Boxing Day, one of England's biggest national holidays, which people often spend winding down with family before returning ...

The British "Christmas No. 1" has been a tradition for over half a century. Starting in 1952, the top song on the British singles chart has been a coveted spot every Christmas.

8-Pack No-Pop Plaid Christmas Crackers ($21) Amazon This set of Christmas crackers comes highly recommended on Amazon, with the only catch being they don’t pop.

Christmas crackers are paper-wrapped tubes filled with candy, prizes and a joke. They are traditional in Britain, where a baker came up with the idea about 150 years ago. (Alice Knisley-Matthias) ...