In a matter of hours, it looks like Christmas exploded out of boxes and totes while we begin decorating for Christmas as I sing at the top of my lungs, “It’s the most wonderful time of the year.” Of ...

The Christmas tree is a wonderful and historic tradition that we don our homes with every Christmas to fill us with spirit and to lay our gifts underneath. However, it is the birth of our Lord and ...

This is an edition of Time-Travel Thursdays, a journey through The Atlantic’s archives to contextualize the present and surface delightful treasures. Sign up here. Trees can seem like timeless beings.