Germany is credited with starting the tradition of the Christmas tree, according to History.com, with 16th century records telling of Christians bringing trees into their homes for the holiday.

Holiday lights are everywhere – and everywhere they look a little different. In recent weeks, Associated Press photographers ...

Photo by Abdesslam MIRDASS AFP via Getty Images The Strasbourg Christmas Market ... the Austrian Mint and produced by a German gold merchant, the gold tree, which consists of 2,024 Vienna ...