After picking out a tree, hanging all the keepsake ornaments, stringing up the lights, and remembering how to hang a wreath on the door, some families have one more Christmas tradition—hanging the ...

Many people trace the tradition to Norse mythology, but other experts say its roots are more mysterious than that From Harry Potter’s first kiss to Justin Bieber’s holiday tune, kissing under the ...

Mistletoe is more than a festive decoration that helps with holiday matchmaking; it has a rich history and distinctive growing habits. Known for its evergreen leaves and white berries, this stunning ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10)- It’s a fun and romantic holiday tradition for some. With a checkered past tied to Norse mythology, murder, fertility, and 18 th century England. It’s a wonder how kissing under ...

During the holidays, mistletoe is famous for helping couples sneak a smooch under a strategically hung sprig. But long before Christ was born, Druids, Greeks and other ancients knew the plant as a ...

(The Conversation) – A parasitic plant with potentially poisonous berries might not sound like something that would boost your Christmas decorations to the next level. But, botanically speaking, ...

Mistletoe is a richly symbolic winter plant with an unusual life cycle. With more than half of England's traditional orchards lost since the mid-20th century, it would be easy to assume mistletoe is ...

I have never been kissed under a sprig of mistletoe. However, mistletoe is prominently featured in Christmas songs such as Frank Sinatra’s "Mistletoe and Holly," "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus," and ...

The holiday seasons are filled with tradition, some of which I've found irrelevant and outdated, and others I have found so fun that I've rarely cared how it became a tradition in the first place.

Money hangs from trees in Central Texas. Mistletoe clumps dangle from bare mesquite limbs like Christmas ornaments, and Robert "Speedy" Tiemann will pay for them. "Christmas wouldn't be the same ...

It's been a staple of holiday parties and Christmas songs for generations, and everyone knows what you're supposed to do when you're standing underneath it. But why is it a tradition to kiss ...

This holiday season, we're tracing our favorite traditions back to their beginnings - today, mistletoe. ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: This time of the year it's all over the place - at parties, in music, in ...