Queen Victoria, who reigned from 1837 to 1901, played a pivotal role in shaping modern British Christmas traditions. In fact, the royal Christmas tree, now a cherished symbol, owes its prominence ...

The song, "The Twelve Days of Christmas" is an English Christmas carol. From 1558 until 1829, Roman Catholics in England were not permitted to practice their faith openly.

Christmas is derived from the Old English Crīstesmæsse which means ... According to the National Day Calendar, the many Christmas traditions include: WWLP-22News, an NBC affiliate, began ...

Have you ever wondered what makes Christmas so Christmassy? You can probably list off all the traditions when you think of a British Christmas. But where did they come from and why did they stick ...

2019 is drawing to a close. If you’re on your own, belong to a culture with non-British Christmas traditions, or one that doesn’t celebrate the holiday at all, you can still have fun.

But several important Christmas traditions have nothing to do with Jesus. These are the five biggest. Produced by Joe Avella Follow BI Video: On Facebook More from Lifestyle Christmas is a ...

Christmas this year will be different for so many of us. Arnelle Paterson describes her childhood festive memories – a mix of Ghanaian and British traditions, from pitta bread and highlife music ...