Christmas tree

Mikhail and Nataliya Malkes at their wedding in Moscow in 1965.

How my grandparents celebrated the New Year in Russia

Culture

My grandparents moved to the United States from Russia in 2013. This year, I sat down with them to ask about how they celebrated the New Year back home.

A Christmas tree bough gets its close-up.

It has nothing to do with holiday spirit. Why your Christmas tree loses its needles.

Science
Scotty Claus

Renting a Christmas tree can keep the holiday alive until next year

Lifestyle
A Christmas'tree' just south of the demilitarised zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas in Gimpo, west of Seoul as seen on December 21, 2010

South Korea pulls down a huge Christmas tree that stood on its border with the North

Global Politics

Québécois Couple Sells Christmas Trees in NYC

New Life for Old Christmas Trees

Steve reports on the movement by Communities and businesses across the country to steer discarded Christmas trees away from landfills and into mulching machines.

The World

Eco-Christmas Trees

‘O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree, your branches green delight us — especially when they’re organic.

The World

Celebrate globally; buy locally

Environment

Environmentalists in Europe want to reduce the carbon footprint of the holidays. They’re promoting the purchase of locally grown Christmas trees. The World’s Gerry Hadden reports from Prague.