Why Christmas Music Sounds So Distinct
Sleigh bells certainly help make Christmas music sound so Christmassy. But it’s a little more complicated than just that.
Sleigh bells certainly help make Christmas music sound so Christmassy. But it’s a little more complicated than just that.
There are Christmas tree farms scattered throughout the United States. Here’s which states produce the most of the holiday-favorite evergreen.
The holiday toy craze of 1983 inspired a line of counterfeit Kids that were stuffed with flammable rags.
In its very first season, ‘WKRP In Cincinnati’ created the greatest Thanksgiving special about a misguided turkey delivery ever made.
John Hughes’s own hellish trip from New York City to Chicago inspired ‘Planes, Trains and Automobiles,’ the 1987 Thanksgiving classic starring Steve Martin and John Candy.
Choosing the wrong time to hit the road can make your Thanksgiving a traffic nightmare. Here’s how to avoid it.
Turkeys and pies are allowable carry-ons, but you’ll have to check alcohol, sauces, and condiments before you board a plane.
When the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag shared the first Thanksgiving in 1621, sweet potatoes, apple pie, and turkey were missing from the table.
Cooking dinner on Thanksgiving is pressure enough without a calamity derailing the affair. Learn what not to do from these turkey day disasters.
From expecting Santa to fill socks with gifts to eating cake that looks like tree bark, some holiday traditions are downright odd. But we can explain!
The first Thanksgiving may not have even had turkey, but it almost certainly had oysters.
How many of the “favorite things” are Christmas-coded? We counted.
Pets are a welcome part of the holidays, but a little care is needed to make sure they don't have problems with your decorations.
A job that forces you to watch and review Christmas movies—what could be better?
Your Thanksgiving turkey is harmless, but the live bird stalking your backyard might not be.
You’ve sung them while clutching cups of hot cocoa. You’ve heard them played in shopping malls. But do you know how some of the world’s best-known Christmas carols were created?
Here's how the cornucopia went from ancient gods to American dinner tables.
Your Thanksgiving cranberry sauce—be it homemade or Ocean Spray’s canned classic—is all part of America’s history.
Before diving into Christmas content, don't forget to add these fun Thanksgiving movies to your watchlist.
These historical recipes, featuring old-fashioned takes on some of the Thanksgiving dishes that we know and love, are ripe for a comeback.
It used to be a little harder to keep track of, and not just because you couldn’t Google “When is Thanksgiving?”
There’s actually a lot you can cook with turkey giblets.
Both Memorial Day and Veterans Day are meant to celebrate military veterans, but there's one important distinction you should remember.
You probably didn’t know about a few of these celebrity veterans who served the red, white, and blue.