Eight days, five festive markets – and home well before December 25 to place gifts under the tree? Yes, it can be done.

The horses are owned by Gentle Carousel Greece, a branch of a Florida-based charity founded in 2014 by interior designer and ...

Hulton Archive/Getty Despite Christmas being a Christian holiday, the solstice was still celebrated in conjunction with the ...

In Europe, Christmas tree prices have been falling for the better part of the last decade — in stark contrast to Canada. Why?

Fairy tales come to life in Europe during the Christmas holidays. Central squares transform into places of beauty and adventure, streets are adorned with garlands, festive music fills the air, and ...

Latvia claims to hold the title of the world's first Christmas tree, as does Estonia. Several sources cite that the first ...

While he's on assignment in Eastern Europe ... traditional Christmas songs from neighboring Ukraine. (SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC) MANN: Then something unexpected happens. The women come racing down ...

(John Last/CBC) While concrete data on Europe's Christmas tree markets can be hard to come by, it seems that despite shrinking forests (new window), smaller farms and more people to supply ...

Krakow, Poland, has one of the oldest Christmas markets in Europe. NPR correspondent Brian Mann spent a day exploring -- and dancing.

Christmas tree growing looks romantic ... And where do many of our fresh trees come from? They come from Canada." In Europe, meanwhile, the glut of the past few years seems to have split the ...