The BBC published an article about Victorian Christmas cards yesterday, tracing their history from the strange to the downright disturbing. In some, children languish in boiling teapots. Dead ...

While Christmas trees have a long and storied tradition in Germany, it wasn't until the Victorian era that they made their way to England, and subsequently the U.S.

The first Christmas card was designed in 1843. It was a simple illustration with a seasonal greeting. The first cards were expensive, but by the late Victorian period Christmas cards became more ...

If you’re looking to send a friend one of the world’s first Christmas cards, you just need a stamp and about $7,000. At an auction on Saturday at British auction house Henry Aldridge & Son, an ...

Here are a few Victorian paper crafts to try this Christmas, from greetings cards to decorations and games. No one’s 20s and 30s look the same. You might be saving for a mortgage or just ...

The First Commercially Printed Christmas Card Scandalized Victorian England Two rare copies of the 1843 greeting card, which depicts a child sipping from a glass of wine, are now up for auction.

To celebrate this chapter in history, Jersey Heritage invited 500 schoolchildren to their Victorian House to learn all about how the Victorians would have celebrated Christmas.