9 Festive Facts About ‘The Polar Express’
Based on the classic 1985 children’s book by Chris Van Allsburg, the movie follows a young Santa Claus skeptic on a magical train ride to the North Pole on Christmas Eve.
Based on the classic 1985 children’s book by Chris Van Allsburg, the movie follows a young Santa Claus skeptic on a magical train ride to the North Pole on Christmas Eve.
With Bing Crosby’s star power and Michael Curtiz directing, ‘White Christmas’ overcame early struggles to become a holiday classic.
Those brightly wrapped packages we exchange around the holidays and other special occasions: Sometimes we call them “gifts,” sometimes “presents.” Is there a difference?
Figgy pudding might be a fixture in Christmas carol lyrics, but you've probably never seen it in person. So just what is this British dish we've been singing about for all these years?
Some states across the U.S. are more likely to get into the holiday spirit than others, but areas like Utah and Massachusetts really outshine all the rest.
The tradition of eating ham on Christmas dates back to Nordic animal sacrifices.
“Dominick The Donkey,” Lou Monte's 1960 holiday earworm, is a novelty song even by Christmas music standards.
These lost festive traditions are no longer part of modern Christmas celebrations.
See if your favorite holiday treat is on the list.
It’s time to play Tune Twist, where we translate the lyrics of popular songs into multiple languages and then back into English. Can you figure out what the song is, or who performed it?
More than 75 years after it premiered, the holiday classic can still make a believer out of anyone.
The history of how these mass-produced novelty lights became a holiday fixture is a distinctly American Christmas tale.
Strawberry pâte de fruit are the fanciest gumdrops you’ll ever taste.
Over the course of his illustrious career, George Michael gave the world many gifts. One that keeps on giving is “Last Christmas,” the 1984 holiday classic by Wham!, Michael's pop duo with Andrew Ridgeley.
‘Yogi’s First Christmas’ might not have the cultural cachet of ‘Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer’ or ‘A Charlie Brown Christmas,’ but the people who loved it remember it fondly—and now, it’s getting new life on streaming.
For millennia, people have celebrated the longest night of the year with these Yule traditions.
The transition from radio to a televised broadcast marked a new era for the monarchy.
Sending Christmas cards out to the family might be a big part of your holiday planning, but when is the best time to actually do it?
Holiday toy crazes come and go, but some retro toys like Tickle Me Elmo and the Talkboy are as iconic today as they were 30-odd years ago.
St. Nicholas may have inspired Santa Claus, but the two figures were remarkably different.
Eggnog started out as a fancy English drink called posset and made its way into American holiday celebrations.
St. Nick brings the gifts. Krampus brings the pain. Here are some things you might not have known about Santa’s demonic companion.
These two tiny titans of folklore might appear similar, but they couldn't be more different.
Discover more fun facts about the Will Ferrell Christmas movie that has since become a holiday classic.