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Illustration of people enjoying wassail, circa 1800.

Here‘s everything you need to know about this beloved Christmas tradition, from how it evolved to a fun guide for doing it yourself.

Know what you’re talking about when you sing “troll the ancient Yuletide carol.”

Gingerbread cookies are a classic for a reason.

From gingerbread to peppermint cookies, these are the treats people are looking up around the holidays.

All five answers to the questions below have something in common. Can you figure it out?

The origins of Hanukkah’s blue and white color scheme are in the Bible and 19th-century poetry.

In 1864, the Jewish poet Ludwig August Frankl named blue and white “the colors of Judah” in a poem not so surprisingly called “Judah’s Colours.”

Based on the classic 1985 children’s book by Chris Van Allsburg, the movie follows a young Santa Claus skeptic on a magical train ride to the North Pole on Christmas Eve.

Bing Crosby, Rosemary Clooney, Vera-Ellen, and Danny Kaye in ‘White Christmas.’

With Bing Crosby’s star power and Michael Curtiz directing, ‘White Christmas’ overcame early struggles to become a holiday classic.

A stack of gifts ... or are they presents?

Those brightly wrapped packages we exchange around the holidays and other special occasions: Sometimes we call them “gifts,” sometimes “presents.” Is there a difference?

Don't believe everything you've been told about lightning.

From the color of snow to the shape of rainbows, weather breeds a lot of misconceptions.

In celebration of season 2 of Netflix‘s “Squid Game,” McDonald‘s released a new Happy Meal in Australia.

A critique of wealth inequality never tasted so good.

A holly sprig is considered a traditional part of the garnish.

Figgy pudding might be a fixture in Christmas carol lyrics, but you've probably never seen it in person. So just what is this British dish we've been singing about for all these years?

Cut through the half-truths and urban legends to find out more about Friday the 13th, allegedly the unluckiest day on the calendar.

The Apple iPhone 3G allowed users to shoot videos and upload them directly to YouTube. The 15-year-old videos still exist.

A new bot collects videos that were uploaded to YouTube directly from people’s iPhones, bringing viewers back to a time before Instagram.

Cats become royalty at the Shanghai Museum.

The Shanghai Museum‘s “Meowseum Nights” allowed cats to witness their history.

Being surrounded by nature is fantastic.

Get in touch with nature in California, Texas, or Arizona.

The monarch butterfly is facing challenges.

Conservationists warn that the monarch could die out by the end of the century unless action is taken.

Cleavon Little and Gene Wilder in 'Blazing Saddles,' which inspired a short-lived TV adaptation.

For years, rumors circulated that CBS had made season after season of a ‘Blazing Saddles’ spin-off with no intention of airing it.

This time of year, it's hard not to feel the good joy and cheer.

Some states across the U.S. are more likely to get into the holiday spirit than others, but areas like Utah and Massachusetts really outshine all the rest.

This riddle is nearly a century old—can you figure out the answer?

Jack Frost pops up in a number of wintery tales.

Most iterations of Jack Frost see him clad in icy blue and white, and as well as being responsible for nose-nipping, he’s also credited with creating frost. But where exactly did this mythical cold-weather figure originate?

Max Schreck stars in the original ‘Nosferatu’ (1922).

The 1922 German silent film shamelessly plagiarized Bram Stoker’s novel ‘Dracula.’ But if ‘Nosferatu’ had never been made, the vampire genre so embedded in pop culture might never have taken off.