The first known reference to smooching under the plant dates to a 1784 English poem, in which three men “kiss beneath the mistletoe” the lips of a “girl not turn’d of twenty.” ...

The tradition of kissing under the foliage took off in the Victorian era but the custom has waned in recent years. This year, at Britain’s only annual mistletoe auctions in Tenbury Wells ...

Kissing under the mistletoe at Christmas is a British tradition that dates back to the 1700s. Mistletoe is believed to be a symbol of life and fertility because its leaves are green all year round.

Could it be time to kiss goodbye to that festive peck under the mistletoe? In a recent survey, more than three-quarters of office staff said a cheeky Christmas kiss no longer feels 'appropriate ...