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The Lord of Misrule overlooking Christmas revelry.

These lost festive traditions are no longer part of modern Christmas celebrations.

See if your favorite holiday treat is on the list.

See if you can decipher this twisted tune.

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.

Untangling lights is practically its own holiday tradition.

The history of how these mass-produced novelty lights became a holiday fixture is a distinctly American Christmas tale.

This strawberry pâte de fruit will be a hit with people of all ages.

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 (1980) - Theme / Opening

‘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.

A bonfire is a common way to celebrate the season.

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.

You still have time—but you shouldn't put it off.

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.

It comes down to the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment.

The Supreme Court ruled that government entities can’t display nativity scenes on public property without including symbols of other faiths, but that hasn’t stopped some towns from trying.

Crom Dubh na Nollaig looks incredibly similar to Krampus, pictured here.

Scotland‘s Crom Dubh na Nollaig is a Christmas monster who scares children into behaving well.

Kiss your pets under some artificial mistletoe.

Traditional Christmas plants like poinsettias, holly, and mistletoe can be dangerous for pets.

The analysis used data from search and social media posts to determine where people around the world wanted to go for Christmas—and dug deeper to provide American data state by state.