HOLIDAY LEGACY: If family traditions were a burden, Trish McLain would be squashed flat this season. View full sizePhotos by Rusty Costanza / The Times-PicayuneTrish McLain's trove of vintage ...

AS CHRISTMAS DRAWS near, it’s easy to be caught up in the shopping, last-minute cooking and general frenzy that the holiday season can bring. It might be difficult to remember the magic of Christmases ...

MIDDLETOWN: A Houston Street couple continues 19th-century holiday traditions in their 1895 home. Diane and Jimmy Kitson's Middletown home epitomizes the timeless beauty of Victorian holiday ...

Generations ago, Pennsylvania Dutch farm families may have taken the time to make Christmas trees from branches or perhaps bring a small tree inside. They decorated the tree with simple treats that ...

All images courtesy of Two Kids and a Coupon Part of the fun of the holiday season is making gifts and decorations to use ourselves and to give to others. Pine cone crafts are a beautiful and natural ...

For many evenings before the tree arrived, the diligent woman of the Victorian house was secretly making ornaments by cutting shapes from coloured papers and card to adorn the Christmas tree. In order ...

Antique Victorian ornaments contribute a special sense of history and tradition to holiday decorating, and need special care as they stored for another year. A growing legion of Christmas collectors ...