Christmas trees with tinsel glistened as they reflected candlelight. Through the years, silver was swapped for other less-expensive metals like copper, tin, aluminum and lead, according to the BBC.

Tinsel, a festive, silvery decoration that once adorned nearly every Christmas tree, has a long and sparkling history. While ...

The legend of the Christmas Spider has gone on to be one of origin stories for tinsel but there is another, less fanciful explanation out there. The idea of modern tinsel is actually said to date ...

The Rev. Katrick reflects on the Christmas trees he's decorated in the past, and the subtle significance of tinsel. News Intel News Sports Business Life & Events Advertise Obituaries eNewspaper Legals ...

Strewing tinsel around the home has long been a Christmas tradition and one story - that would make Charles Dickens proud - suggests that it all started from an unlikely source ...