Hitting the malls in search of Christmas gifts can be a stressful experience, but there's nothing quite like receiving that perfect, thoughtful gift. Why do we give presents at Christmas?

Stockings would have been one of the promoted products, another modern Christmas tradition alongside the tree and Santa Claus. Their origins, however, are a bit grimmer; they stem from a story of St.

There's no way to know whether that story is true, but by the 18th century Christmas trees had become a tradition in Germany and began spreading to countries like Denmark.