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It's time to discuss one of the perennial debates of the holiday season. Are real Christmas trees or their fake counterparts more eco-friendly? What studies say: The most recent U.S. analysis ...

Every year, millions of people across the country celebrate the holidays and the end of the year by bringing a Christmas tree into their homes. However, soon after they burden its boughs with ...

Germany is credited with starting the Christmas tree tradition as we now know it – by the 16th century when sources record devout Christians bringing decorated trees into their homes. As with all ...

As I waited in the car last weekend, I watched Christmas trees being unloaded onto a lot, and I was captivated by such a pleasant sight. The trees were green and fresh, and looked pretty and healthy.

The analysis took into account things like the netting around real Christmas trees and the water used to keep them alive in homes, versus the plastic packaging tape used on fake-tree boxes and ...

It's time to discuss one of the perennial debates of the holiday season: Which are more eco-friendly, real trees or their fake counterparts? If you ask Tim O'Connor, executive director of the National ...