Why, every Christmas, do so many people endure the mess of dried pine needles, the risk of a fire hazard and impossibly tangled strings of lights? Strapping a fir tree to the hood of my car and ...

SALT LAKE CITY - Whether churchgoers realize it or not, the trees in their churchyards have religious roots. Those tall, thin-branched trees on the corner of this city's Episcopal Church Center of ...

Regarding accounts about the popularity of fake Christmas trees growing: Why feel compelled to have a Christmas tree when the custom did not start until the 16th century in Europe and has no early ...