During the Christmas season mistletoe can be seen as an attention seeking decoration and in tops of oaks and other hardwood trees that have shed their leaves. Norman Winter explains that the use of ...

For many people, mistletoe is a pest, while for others, it is a symbol of Christmas cheer. The origin of mistletoe as a Yuletide symbol came from the Norse and the Druids. Both had traditions that ...

After picking out a tree, hanging all the keepsake ornaments, stringing up the lights, and remembering how to hang a wreath on the door, some families have one more Christmas tradition—hanging the ...

Some of my earliest childhood memories of holidays include my mother purchasing mistletoe to hang in a doorway during Christmas. It was not as important a decoration as the Christmas tree, but it was ...

From Harry Potter’s first kiss to Justin Bieber’s holiday tune, kissing under the mistletoe is everywhere in pop culture. But this Christmas tradition — that if you’re standing under the leafy plant, ...

The magic of the festive season often inspires creativity, and nothing captures the spirit of Christmas quite like a beautiful drawing. Whether you're looking for simple, engaging Christmas drawings ...

As a young child living in Virginia, I recall kids going door to door selling sprigs of mistletoe in the weeks before Christmas. My mother always bought some and hung it along with some holly over a ...

This may be one of Britain’s most bizarre economic indicators: The annual mistletoe auction is back. The United Kingdom’s only national sale of these amorous Yuletide sprigs of evergreen leaves and ...

Johnathan J. Dalzell receives funding from The Leverhulme Trust, Bayer Crop Science, and the Department for the Economy, Northern Ireland. Christmas and mistletoe: have you ever simply asked yourself ...