Holiday decorating trends come and go with the same quick pace of the season. Bows were trending last year. This year we all can’t get enough of paper chain garlands. And yes, yes, we know—everyone ...

Decades pass, technology and aesthetic trends change, but some things stay the same. No matter how much time goes by, the winter holiday spirit is here to stay. Sure, the decorations, dishes, and ...

No holiday shopping season would be complete without festive window displays. For more than a century, it's been a tradition for department stores and local shops alike to entice shoppers to come ...

A circa 1946 photo of Jim and Jack Hardman and their Christmas train set in Upper Montclair. Sam Dominico is shown working on Christmas candles at the Candle Craft Company in Newark in 1956. The ...

Sure, you can try impressing the neighbors this Christmas by decorating your house so over-the-top it would make Clark Griswold jealous. But for something truly Pinterest-worthy, consider throwing ...

Christmas sure has changed a lot in the modern era, hasn’t it? Instead of going out shopping, you probably just point and click on Black Friday; you may send out an email greeting instead of a holiday ...

Children pose with Santa Claus in a workshop preparing toys for distribution by Chicago’s Own Christmas Benefit, sponsored by Chicago Mayor Edward J. Kelly, in 1939. Peter Doretti & Co. has Christmas ...