Author Archives: Brad

During the fourth century, the practice of bringing evergreen trees indoors during the dark days of winter spread across Europe. In medieval Germany, the increase in Christianity gave rise to a new tradition.  Germans began decorating the trees with apples … Continue reading →

As traditional and familiar as most any English Christmas carol, the song is among the season’s more misunderstood. A celebration of a holiday custom that pretty much puzzles modern celebrants: wassailing. Wassailing? What’s wassailing? The text of the carol employs … Continue reading →

Have you finished your Christmas shopping? Some people like to finish early. Others won’t stop until they run out of time. Did you take advantage of Black Friday deals? What about cyber Monday? According to fortunly.com, 28.8% of U.S. shoppers start … Continue reading →