HANCOCK COUNTY — With December just days away, families are making plans to pick the perfect Christmas tree. From Thanksgiving through the weekend, this four-day period will be the busiest of the year ...

The holiday season is here, which means Christmas tree time for many U.S. families. The Christmas tree tradition is quite ancient, actually outdating Christianity and the yearly holiday itself.

There’s no place like home for the holidays — but decorating it can be an hours-long chore. To make decking the halls a little bit easier, clever TikTokers have revealed the quickest way to string ...

For the first time since 1959, this year's tree came from Massachusetts. It will be lit every night through mid-January. The tree will be lit from 5 a.m. to midnight through mid-January. It will be ...

If you've procrastinated — or waited — until after Thanksgiving to put up your Christmas tree, time is ticking if you want to actually put up a tree and enjoy it before Christmas. But if you aren't ...

It's time to discuss one of the perennial debates of the holiday season: Which are more eco-friendly, real trees or their fake counterparts? If you ask Tim O'Connor, executive director of the National ...

Any artificial Christmas tree makes holiday decorating easy, but pre-lit models are even more convenient. They come with bright lights already woven into the branch tips and don’t require much more ...

Time to undeck the halls? With Christmas in the rearview, an age-old debate has reentered the chat: when should you take down your seasonal decor? It ultimately comes down to personal preference. For ...

Itchy eyes, wheezing, sniffles, sneezing: Here’s how to keep “Christmas tree syndrome” symptoms at bay. Credit...Tonje Thilesen for The New York Times Supported by By Melinda Wenner Moyer Q: I always ...