The tradition of keeping a Christmas Tree in the home is relatively new, but incorporating trees into ceremonies is one that spans thousands of years.

Latvia claims to hold the title of the world's first Christmas tree, as does Estonia. Several sources cite that the first written record of a Christmas tree belongs to Latvia.

The Christmas tree, a popular German tradition by the early 1800s, was popularized in the United Kingdom in the 1840s after Queen Victoria‘s German-born husband, Prince Albert, famously brought ...

People around the world instantly recognize a decorated fir tree as a symbol of Christmas. But, as it turns out, historical evidence to explain when, and where, people started using trees to ...

Germany is credited with starting the Christmas tree tradition. Back in the 1600s, trees displayed in homes were not decorated with glass ornaments, but rather fruit.

That's compared to the 24% who plan on picking up a real tree. Original article source: Sears sold the first artificial Christmas trees for $0.50 and $1.00 in the late 1800s ...

A family-run farm since the 1800s, Pine Farm is open weekends until Dec. 15 for self-cut Christmas trees. All trees are $10 per foot up to 10 feet tall, and then $12 per foot for anything taller.

Artificial trees are to be discarded with regular garbage. Edgewater Christmas tree collection Christmas trees will be picked up on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays during January.

This week's The Way We Were photo and column look at how many of the Christmas traditions we have today -- like Christmas trees, holiday decorations and gift-giving -- didn't start until the later ...

While artificial trees have become a trendy piece of holiday décor, they have been around for a long time. In fact, Sears sold the first artificial trees, which could be bought for $0.50.