Christmas trees with tinsel glistened as they reflected candlelight. Through the years, silver was swapped for other less-expensive metals like copper, tin, aluminum and lead, according to the BBC.

That classic Christmas sparkle is still out there for grabs, and if you're a hardcore tinsel fan who cannot give up your favorite method of sparkling up that tree, take heart.

Today, Christmas trees are often decorated with an array of ornaments, including glass ones, homemade creations, candy canes, tinsel and sparkling lights, but that was not always the case. There ...

Evergreen trees are an iconic symbol of Christmastime, especially decked in twinkling lights, tinsel and glittering ornaments. But what happens to the emblematic shrub after all the presents are go… ...

The tinsel-removed Christmas trees considered trash to most is a treasure to the Nigerian Dwarf goats at Channell Homestead Family Farm in Hanson. "We'll haul them out here and give them to the ...

The aluminum silver Christmas tree started out as a fad of the late 1950s and early ’60s, but it’s seen a resurgence in recent years.

The tinsel tradition is long-running, but the rules have changed a little surrounding our favorite tree trimming option. It wasn’t Christmas at Grammy and Pop-Pops until a squat little tree was ...