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Christmas Tree

30 Years Of White House Christmas Ornaments (PHOTOS)

The Huffington Post | Rachel Tepper | Posted 12.13.2011 | DC

WASHINGTON -- If there's still a bare spot on your Christmas tree, you might want to check out the ornaments from the White House Historical Associati...

WATCH: Boehner Flips Switch On Christmas Tree Lights

The Huffington Post | Posted 12.07.2011 | DC

WASHINGTON -- House Speaker John Boehner helped turn on the lights on this year's Capitol Christmas Tree. In a Tuesday evening ceremony, the Ohio Repu...

'Holiday' Tree Sparks Christmas Controversy

AP | DAVID KLEPPER | Posted 02.05.2012 | Politics

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Carolers singing "O Christmas Tree" crashed Rhode Island's Statehouse tree lighting on Tuesday after Gov. Lincoln Chafee unwr...

Fantastic Christmas Trees From Around The World (PHOTOS)

The Huffington Post | Jahnabi Barooah | Posted 12.09.2011 | Religion

Decorating a Christmas tree is one of the most celebrated holidays traditions around the world. It is claimed that the tradition of decorating an ever...

DIY Holiday

Andrew Corrie | Posted 10.11.2012 | HuffPost Home
Andrew Corrie

With three children under four years old, I suddenly find myself knee deep in paper chain garlands and up to my head in childhood reminiscence.

Janell Ross

Rockefeller Center Tree Lighting Elicits A Big Crowd And Long Waits

HuffingtonPost.com | Janell Ross | Posted 12.04.2011 | New York

New York -- Just before 8 p.m. -- and an hour after the tree lighting ceremony at Rockefeller Center began -- Gino Palacios stood at the southeast cor...

Rockefeller Tree Lighting Ceremony 2011 (PHOTOS)

AP | CRISTIAN SALAZAR | Posted 01.30.2012 | New York

NEW YORK — Mayor Michael Bloomberg helped light the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree on Wednesday night, putting a spotlight on a small-town sp...

Governor Defends Statehouse 'Holiday Tree'

AP | DAVID KLEPPER | Posted 01.29.2012 | Politics

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The governor said Tuesday that lawmakers upset with his decision to call the blue spruce erected in the Statehouse a holiday ...

Buying A Natural Tree This Year? Read This First

Tara Heibel | Posted 10.11.2012 | HuffPost Home
Tara Heibel

Q: I've never had a Christmas tree before but I think I will try one this year. Is there such a thing as a 'sustainably' cut Christmas tree? A: You c...

Giant Christmas Tree Snaps During Hoisting (VIDEO)

AP | Posted 11.14.2011 | Weird News

ATLANTA -- It's the Drought That Stole Christmas. Macy's at Atlanta's Lenox Mall must cut down a new Christmas tree after the 60-foot white pine sele...

SLIDESHOW: Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Arrives In NYC

Posted 08.06.2012 | New York

It's beginning to look a little like Christmas in New York. A 74-foot, 75-year-old Norway Spruce was cut down in Mifflintown, Pennsylvania Wednesda...

Christmas Tree For US Capitol On Way From California

AP | Posted 01.05.2012 | Religion

SONORA, Calif. -- A 65-foot white fir tree selected as the U.S. Capitol Christmas tree was cut down and removed from a picturesque setting in the Sier...

The Faithful Shopper: Christmas in October

Faith Hope Consolo | Posted 12.28.2011 | New York
Faith Hope Consolo

I know, I know. It's not even Halloween yet, and the stores are filled with Christmas carols, holiday décor and gifts for year-end giving. I love it!

Capitol Christmas Tree Chosen From Top Secret Forest Location

AP | TRACIE CONE | Posted 12.04.2011 | Green

FRESNO, Calif. — Somewhere in the middle of a California forest stands a perfectly formed 65-foot white fir about to meet a glorious end as the ...

Rockefeller Tree Lighting Tonight

AP | CRISTIAN SALAZAR | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York

NEW YORK — Tens of thousands of people gathered in Rockefeller Center on Tuesday night to watch the lighting of the country's most famous Christ...

WATCH: CHRISTMAS ART: Artistic Inspiration To Get You In The Christmas Spirit

Posted 05.25.2011 | Arts

Sometimes all you need to get into the Christmas spirit are some inspiring holiday images. From Christmas videos- maybe you'll use one as your digita...

South Korea Christmas Tree Challenges Northern Threats (PHOTOS)

The Huffington Post | Curtis M. Wong | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

South Korea is bracing for a possible backlash to what some might find a fairly harmless attempt at spreading holiday cheer, after erecting a stylized...

Marijuana Christmas Tree Seized In Germany

Posted 05.25.2011 | World

Perhaps they should call it a case of "Merry-Juana." A German man is now facing drug possession charges after local police discovered a six-foot-tall ...

Christmas in Portland: Occupying Afghanistan Does Not Make America Safer

Michael Hughes | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Michael Hughes

Many terrorism experts have claimed most of the 9/11 planning took place in Hamburg and not Afghanistan; thus, it's fair to wonder why the U.S. is not conducting night raids in Germany.

WANTED: Big Christmas Tree For Daley Plaza

AP | Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago

CHICAGO — Chicago officials looking for the perfect Christmas tree to grace Daley Plaza say that time is running short – and so are the tr...

10 Tips For Making Your Stuff Last Longer

Wallet Pop | Posted 05.25.2011 | Style

One thing sure to bring a tear to the eye of a frugal WalletPop reader is the sight of a product put out to the curb for trash pickup that could have,...

Astoria Characters: The Garden Guys

Nancy Ruhling | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
Nancy Ruhling

2010-08-11-Screenshot20100811at11.02.34AM.jpg At the end of Hazen Street, where the cars on Astoria Boulevard whoosh by like rockets, a garden center grows.

Tree Surfer In California Slams Into Car, Injures Head

AP | Posted 05.25.2011 | Los Angeles

(Text From AP) SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. Authorities say a man in Southern California riding a Christmas tree being dragged behind an SUV slammed into a pa...

Rare Tree Stolen From Seattle Arboretum, Probably For Christmas Tree

AP | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green

SEATTLE -- Whoever cut down a 7-foot conifer in the Washington Park Arboretum in Seattle got a lot more than a typical Christmas tree. It was a rare,...

Christmas: Am I Doing It Wrong?

One For The Table | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
One For The Table

Christmas is not far away and I'm beginning to think I did it wrong. Outside of my mellow sphere, there are signs that we are not waiting for a holiday, but for the end of the world as we know it.