When Edison patented the light bulb in 1880 ... had introduced Britain to the Teutonic tannenbaum—the Christmas tree—and the idea spread. In the States, President Franklin Pierce put one ...

From popcorn string to multicolored Christmas lights and your childhood stocking, it seems like we've been decorating for the Christmas season forever. But just why do we decorate for Christmas?

When you think of a yule log, you probably picture a roaring, wood-burning fire casting a warm light on an ornament-adorned Christmas tree ... While the history of the Christmas yule log spans ...

In 1846, Victoria and her German husband, Prince Albert, put up a Xmas tree. They decorated it with toys, candy, popcorn, and cakes. Once word spread, the popularity of Christmas trees took off.

If you love decorating and admiring Christmas trees, you have the British royal family to thank Maria Mercedes Lara is the Senior Director of Digital Content Operations for PEOPLE. She has over 15 ...