Red and green were Christmas colors well before Coke was being sold as Santa’s favorite beverage. For instance, an 1896 newspaper mentions, “The decoration of the hall was as unique and ...

It has to do with the colors green and red as a prop in a play dating back to the 14th century. "One of these plays was the Paradise play — the fall of Adam and Eve," he said. "The traditional ...

More new "The Nightmare Before Christmas" merchandise is available at Walt Disney World in time for the Halloween season.

Although there is a long history of using red and green colors during the winter months and the Christmas holiday, it didn’t take off here in the United States until the early 1900s.

Why are red and green Christmas colors? The classic color combo goes back to an artist in the 1920s. No, wait—it traces back to Victorian Christmas cards in the 1800s.