Holidays & Celebrations

This holiday season, give the environment—and your wallet—the gift of less waste by adopting the following back-to-basics strategies.

When it’s time to deck the halls as well as the yuletide conifer, check out these suggestions for some of the best places to buy Christmas trees.

Are you eager to get Christmas decor up as soon as Halloween is over, or do you wait until the last minute? Find out when your fellow Bob Vila readers get into (and out of) the holiday spirit.

Done with Christmas commercialism? Revisiting Yuletide ideas from days gone by may lead to new family traditions, and your jolliest holiday season yet.

A beautifully lit Christmas tree is a hallmark of the season that’s sure to spread holiday cheer. Avoid bald spots and clumps of lights on your tree by learning how to hang Christmas lights correctly.

Removing and storing string lights can be a messy business. Now that it’s time to box up all that twinkling holiday decor, try one of these three string light organizing solutions that will protect your sanity and make sure next season shines just as brightly.

Climate change remains a serious threat. However, there are many scientific studies that show hopeful progress.

Build up excitement as you count down to Christmas with an Advent calendar that offers a fun surprise on each of the 24 days leading up to the big event. One of these 40 creative DIY twists on the tried-and-true Christmas counter may be just what you need to start a new tradition that will delight family and friends for years to come.

End the year on the right note. Safely visit one of these dazzling festivals from the comfort of your car.

Charming, picturesque, quaint—that’s how you’d no doubt describe the quintessential small-town Christmas. In the perfect scene, snow is falling gently, icicles dangle from the eaves, and it’s definitely December, because Christmas comes but once a year…at least in most places. Yet in this collection of 10 lucky locales, Christmas is a year-round affair. Click through to find out where the holiday spirit is kept alive, even in the warmest weather.