Shop our “Smoky Mountain” designer theme decoration filled with black bears and red buffalo check decorations. Inexpensive and clever Christmas decorations such as a charcuterie wreath, a candy bow, a cookie gift box and a wrapping paper organizer, will jazz up any room in your home. While promoting her new Christmas album, “My Gift,” the country star revealed the out of the ordinary gift that her husband, Mike Fisher, got for her.
King Herod orders the massacre of all the boys less than two years old in Bethlehem, but the family flees to Egypt and later returns to Nazareth. By day, the elegant rooms of Biltmore House shimmer, beautifully bedecked with Christmas trees, ribbons, garlands, and thousands of twinkling lights. Simple and creative use of Christmas décor makes decorating for the holidays a snap. The whole family will love the results and you’ll be able to use the Christmas products year after year. Keep in touch through the Grapevine to receive special offers and news about events.
In 1832, the future Queen Victoria wrote about her delight at having a Christmas tree, hung with lights, ornaments, and presents placed round it. After her marriage to her German cousin Prince Albert, by 1841 the custom became more widespread throughout Britain. The Restoration of King Charles II in 1660 ended the ban, but many Calvinist clergymen still disapproved of Christmas celebration. As such, in Scotland, the Presbyterian Church of Scotland discouraged the observance of Christmas, and though James VI commanded its celebration in 1618, attendance at church was scant. The Parliament of Scotland officially abolished the observance of Christmas in 1640, claiming that the church had been “purged of all superstitious observation of days”.
There’s nothing sweeter for the holidays than baked goods, candy canes, and gingerbread. Bring your holiday to life with our candy inspired “Sweetest Season” Christmas tree decorations. We keep track of fun holidays and special moments on the cultural calendar — giving you exciting activities, deals, local events, brand promotions, and other exciting ways to celebrate.
The exchanging of gifts is one of the core aspects of the modern Christmas celebration, making it the most profitable time of year for retailers and businesses throughout the world. On Christmas, people exchange gifts based on the Christian tradition associated with Saint Nicholas, and the gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh which were given to the baby Jesus by the Magi. Christmas lights and banners may be hung along streets, music played from speakers, and Christmas trees placed in prominent places.