The beloved December catchphrase “Merry Christmas” and the punch we serve at celebrations of the holiday have much in common. Both have early origins in 16 th - and 17 th-century England, and both ...

’Tis the season for Christmas lights, gingerbread houses, eggnog and newspaper stories that begin with “ ’Tis the season.” Let’s take a moment to learn from where these holiday traditions — well, all ...

On a chilly December night in Sandy Spring, Md., dozens of people crammed into the Woodlawn Manor for a Victorian-era Yuletide dance lesson, the wood floors creaking under the uncertain steps of ...

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