'Tis the season for Tannenbaum. It’s just a matter of which one. The choices can seem overwhelming at first: Will a blue spruce fill the house with the sharp scent of balsam better than a white pine?

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Every year, families across the country make plans for the upcoming holidays. Whose house are you going to? Are you serving a Christmas ham or prime rib? (In this economy, ham it is.) And the biggest ...

CURRENT TIME NOW. 643 AND ON THE HEELS OF THANKSGIVING AND FOR ONE WEEKEND ONLY, NORDSTROM’S TREE FARM IS EXPECTING A CHRISTMAS SELLOUT. THE FAMILY FARM HAS KEPT YOUR HOLIDAY GREEN FOR DECADES, AND ...

Every December, as twinkling lights go up and the scent of pine (real or artificial) fills our living rooms, one question returns: which Christmas tree is better for the planet, a real or an ...

Paying for gifts, decorations and gingerbread houses can become quite expensive, so the U.S. Department of the Interior is hoping to ease some financial burden by making Christmas trees more ...

Purchasing a real Christmas tree supports American farmers and their local economies. Buying a real tree can help support communities, such as those in North Carolina recovering from natural disasters ...

As people contemplate their holiday plans, they may find themselves in an environmental quandary, asking: Which is more sustainable, a real or artificial Christmas tree? "I think a misconception about ...