When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Anna Efetova via Getty Images It's often claimed that many of today's Christmas ...

When you think of Christmas, most think of Santa Claus. Although the legendary character Santa is part of Christmas, it hasn’t always been like that. In fact, Santa Claus is the product of the merging ...

Exploring whether Christmas traditions have pagan origins and how they merged with Christian practices. Judge orders return ...

Late in her life my paternal grandmother abandoned the tradition of decorating a Christmas tree in her home. An itinerant evangelist told her the tradition had pagan origins and therefore it was wrong ...

Here’s the origin of Christmas as we know it, when it’s estimated Jesus might have been born, and when Christians started ...

Know the origins of Christmas traditions. Learn how the Nativity story, the legend of Santa Claus, and the pagan roots of the ...

Here’s a breakdown of the origin of the Christmas Tree and which culture is credited with the Christmas tree traditions we ...