Queen Victoria, who reigned from 1837 to 1901, played a pivotal role in shaping modern British Christmas traditions. In fact, the royal Christmas tree, now a cherished symbol, owes its prominence to ...

It's a line in "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" that has created pause since its release in the early '60s.

Let’s remember that Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” is a ghost story. Telling dark and scary tales for the holidays is a ...

Christmas just isn’t like it used to be.” This is not a new complaint. History shows that Christmas traditions are just as subject to change as any other aspect of human societies, and when customs ...

And a new biography of Dickens is getting prominent reviews, including front-page billing in The Washington Post Book World.

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

As you kick back, unwrap those festive gifts, and dive into a delicious Christmas dinner, why not sprinkle in some fun with a ...

With the temperature tipped to hit 36C on Boxing Day, Cummins is aware the Australians may require their fifth bowler — nominally Marsh given his all-round status — more than they have in Adelaide and ...

The printed Christmas card dates to the Industrial Revolution. Even at its birth, the greeting card used modernity to evoke ...

Originally a day for the wealthy to give gifts to the poor, Boxing Day is now well-celebrated holiday in several parts of the ...

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

First airing on Christmas Eve 1989, the original TV adaptation of Susan Hill's creepy novel The Woman in Black contains what ...