Although there is a long history of using red and green colors during the winter months and the Christmas holiday, it didn’t take off here in the United States until the early 1900s.

Gold pairs great with the dark green of your Christmas tree and the black additions really help contrast the sheen that gold puts off. If you have the taste for flair, give this color combo a try ...

Although there’s a long history of using red and green colors during the winter months and the Christmas holiday, it didn’t take off here in the United States until the early 1900s.

Red and green were Christmas colors well before Coke was being sold as Santa’s favorite beverage. For instance, an 1896 newspaper mentions, “The decoration of the hall was as unique and ...

The Victorian Touch. Red and green’s status as Christmas colors was further solidified during the Victorian era. Many of the customs we now associate with Christmas, such as decorating with ...

It has to do with the colors green and red as a prop in a play dating back to the 14th century. "One of these plays was the Paradise play — the fall of Adam and Eve," he said. "The traditional ...

Learn about the history and meaning behind traditional Christmas colors: red, green, gold, white and purple. Experts explain their origins and significace.

Everybody who’s decorating for Christmas knows to do so with red and green. But the story of how red and green came to represent Christmas isn’t as linear as the string lights around your tree ...

According to the teacher of religious studies at the University of St. Thomas, one explanation for the tradition comes from the crown of thorns -- holly -- placed on Jesus' head.