Embossed brass caps with rings were added to globes of various sizes in the 1840s, giving birth to the first Christmas tree ornaments, known as kugels (the word means "balls" in German).

Propelled by visions of Christmases past, ornament collectors today search out antique ornaments at garage sales, flea markets and antiques stores, and pay prices for their finds ranging from 50 ce… ...

Christmas ornaments that decorated yesterday's trees continue to create holiday traditions for today's families. From fragile Victorian hand-blown glass ornaments to the retro look of the 1960s ...

While the more common Kugel glass ornaments from Germany sell at prices in the low hundreds, one sold for more than $20,000, says Jeff DeHart, antique cataloguer at Hess Auction Group, near Manheim.

Nutcrackers, shepherds, Santas galore and what might be the biggest indoor tree in St. Helena – it’s Christmas at Vintage Home.

Wolfe helps organize Lot 16's annual Community Christmas House Tour, a fundraiser on Sunday, Dec. 3, for the local small hall. Some of her vintage ornaments as well as Arsenault's will be on ...

For example, a German Kugel bauble from the 19th-century sold for a whopping £14,000 and there are rare hand-painted Father Christmas figurines called Belsnickles that can go for up to £3000.