SUNDERN, Germany (AP) — Germany 's growers have started to cut their Christmas trees in anticipation of a tradition that's around 500 years old. Germans have been celebrating Christmas with decorated ...

Editor's note: This article was originally published in 2017. If you're a native of Lancaster County, chances are you're familiar with some of the Christmas traditions brought here by German ...

The Christmas tree is a tradition of German origin. Its acceptance in the English-speaking world was given a boost in 1840 when Queen Victoria of Great Britain married her German cousin, Prince Albert ...

O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree, nobody knows your origin. It's true — historians don't agree on where people started celebrating Christmas with a decorated fir tree, and who did it first. The ...

Dortmund, Germany, has officially kicked off the festive season by illuminating its colossal 45-meter Christmas tree. Constructed from 1,200 Norway spruces and adorned with 140,000 LED lights, this ...