Christmas in France would not be complete without free-flowing champagne, oysters or a bûche de Noël. And the French holiday season is longer than most – stretching into the New Year with Epiphany ...

Christmas dinner in France makes good on a promise to dine very well, offering everything from extravagant seafood platters to sweet treats such as the traditional Yule log cake (or bûche de Noël).

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Gingerbread houses and decorated trees trace their origins to 19th-century Germany and 16th-century Latvia, respectively. Jonkonnu ...