Then again, Christmas is so enormous, so extreme, so insurmountable that it can overcome even a culture that starts putting out its decorations the day after Halloween.

The idea of hanging up decorations in the middle of winter is older than Christmas itself, dating to the Roman feast of Saturnalia.

Medieval Christmas could be a world turned upside down. One example, in vogue at the English and French royal courts in the 14th century, was choosing a Bean King.

What a medieval 12 Days of Christmas looks like, from porpoises to bloody Herod games After a long fast, Medieval Christendom typically celebrated the holiday with many days of raucous festivities ...

Nan Wilson wishes you a very Medieval Christmas. Well, at least, that's appears to be the case since her favorite holiday decorations are two colorful scrolls she's made to mimic the Lindisfarne ...

The festive season in medieval Christendom included many traditions that are not echoed in the current celebrations, and a few that are. Here are seven that capture the spirit of Christmas and New ...

This Christmas trends celebrates the beauty and tranquility of nature, bringing the calm and simplicity of the outdoors inside with wooden decorations, dried fruit displays and other eco-conscious ...

So what does a Christmas cookie from centuries ago look like? This time of year, a bakery in Pennsylvania Dutch country is busy making cookies the same way they were made in medieval Germany, and ...

Miley Cyrus is having a “goth medieval” Christmas this year complete with an all-black tree and upside-down crosses instead of garland.

Have yourself a merry medieval Christmas While some of the traditions have faded away, in the 21st century many modern festive customs still retain a bit of misrule, a fart joke and plenty of cake ...