they’ve established traditions like bringing live trees inside the house, opening presents on Christmas Eve and scheduling the celebratory feast for mid-day. There are centuries of British ...

Soon every home in Britain had a tree bedecked with candles ... Another commercial Christmas industry was borne by Victorians in 1848 when a British confectioner, Tom Smith, invented a bold ...

In an orchard by a Welsh castle, hundreds of people gathered to wish good health to the apple trees in a centuries ... on the last night of the 12 days of Christmas, wassailing is intended ...