BERLIN (AP) — For the elephants and others at the Berlin Zoo, it’s finally time to unwrap their Christmas presents.

The tradition of putting up an evergreen tree, or "yolka," to celebrate New Year's dates to the beginning of the former ...

Patients of the Minsk Regional Children's Clinical Hospital gifted a Christmas tree with greeting cards to Belarusian ...

It was ordered to decorate Moscow’s main streets and the homes of the nobility with conifer trees and branches. The New Year festivities lasted for seven days, topping the holiday off with a bonfire ...

The numbers are outrageous: on Dec. 25, Russia sent at least 55 cruise missiles and more than a hundred drones toward ...

The city suffered 33 days of occupation in the early days of the invasion and was exposed to the cruelty of Russian troops ...

There’s nothing that brings the world together more than sharing opinions about Christmas music. And why not? Christmas is a very special time of year for many — myself included!

Do snow globes ever get scared? No, but occasionally they get shaken. What did one Christmas tree say to the other? You need to lighten up. Why do reindeer wear bells? Their horns don’t work.

People around the world are adorning homes and businesses with festive holiday decor, which typically means an abundance of Christmas trees are on display. In the U.S., they pop up everywhere from ...

Christmas trees originated in Germany during the 16th century and were decorated with fruits, nuts, and candles. In the U.S., approximately 25-30 million real Christmas trees are sold each year ...

We have always loved live Christmas trees, and the trend these days is that people are returning to bringing a live tree into their homes for Christmas. Fresh Christmas trees are just about on ...

And the benefits of these collaborations aren't one-sided — Christmas tree lighting ceremonies at venues like Claridge's in London have evolved into beloved festive traditions, drawing crowds ...