As The New York Times reported in 2016, the capital cities of Estonia and Latvia (Tallinn and Riga, respectively) both claim the first Christmas tree, with Riga's claim in 1510 and Tallinn's in 1441.

With Christmas as the first day, every one of the 12 days celebrates a different saint, from St. John the Apostle on Dec. 27 to the Virgin Mary on Jan. 1. Today, how—and when—the 12 days are ...

Lee released the ‘Merry Christmas from Brenda Lee” LP in 1964 and a more complete compilation called “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree: the Decca Christmas Recordings” in 1999.

Furthermore, the earliest known dated representation of a Christmas tree is 1576, seen on a keystone sculpture of a private home in Turckheim, Alsace (then part of the Holy Roman Empire of the ...

Workers secure the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree as it is lifted by a crane into place at Rockefeller Plaza, Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024, in New York.

At the start of the novel, Ronja is alerted by a friendly caretaker to a job listing for a Christmas tree seller. If her dad is hired, it would be a lifeline for their family.

And there’s cheer to be found even in the farthest reaches of the cosmos — the winking lights of the Christmas Tree Galaxy Cluster shine from approximately 4.3 billion light-years away.