2 hours ago Fans left in disbelief after finding out Brenda Lee's real age when recording Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree

The legendary Christmas track was first released in 1958 but only sold 5,000 copies and sadly failed to make a dent in the charts. Two years later, however, Brenda Lee started to make a name for herself.

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3 hours ago Why putting Christmas trees in soil or sand could ruin your decorations on the big day

With the big day just around the corner, many Christmas fans will be wondering why their real trees are looking a little lacklustre compared to others they see on social media.

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5 hours ago Bethlehem plans another somber Christmas under the shadow of war in Gaza

The city of Bethlehem in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, the traditional birthplace of Jesus, will not have the usual trappings of the city's favorite holiday: no public Christmas tree, no raucous scouts march, no decorations and no twinkling lights, in deference to the ongoing war in Gaza

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8 hours ago ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS: In A Christmas Tree, why were Dickens's Christmas decorations from Wolverhampton?

A Christmas Tree (1850) was Charles Dickens's 'other' Christmas story, it was an elderly narrator's reminiscence of holidays past, each incident inspired by the decorations on the tree.

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14 hours ago King appears on BBC Christmas special of Countryfile filmed at Highgrove

Charles joked about needing an ‘extra-strong tree’ after feeling the weight of a Christmas tree bauble made out of wood by a student.

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15 hours ago Owl crashes into family home and perches on top of Christmas tree in 'magical moment'

The family were left in hysterics after an owl crashed through their window and decided to perch itself on top of their Christmas tree in Arlington, Virginia

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15 hours ago 'I was put in to a coma on Christmas Eve and rang my family to say goodbye'

"When they admitted me to the ward, the first thing I saw was the Christmas tree outside my room”

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15 hours ago People are only just realising the amazing hack to get candle wax off your carpet... and it won't cost you a penny

During the cold, dark and seemingly endless winter months, candles are the perfect way to brighten up a room while providing an extra heat source. But how can you get rid of candle wax if it spills onto carpet?

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20 hours ago Christmas trees are being recycled as an unexpected natural hurricane barrier

Long after the tinsel is put away, recycled Christmas trees are dropped from helicopters to protect critical marsh habitat in the south

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