I’m sure that, at one point or another, you’ve found yourself hovering under a doorway in December waiting for a smooch. The unassuming little green sprig, a.k.a. mistletoe, has somehow become the ...

CHARLOTTE, Va. — As families prepare their homes for the festive season, animal software platform Creatures is alerting pet owners to the hidden dangers lurking in popular Christmas decorations, with ...

It looks like viewers are looking for something different to the usual 'woman returns home to her small town from the city and falls in love with local man' story this Christmas, as festive-themed ...

As I was reading today’s MyReporter story from Gareth McGrath, I was reminded of something I hadn’t thought about in a long time. When I was a child, my family would go out into the woods and look for ...

The Druids hung bunches of mistletoe, which had been harvested by priests wielding golden sickles, over their doors to ward off evil spirits during the winter solstice. Worldwide, there are some 1,300 ...

Stealing a smooch under the mistletoe is a time-honored holiday tradition — but the word itself has an origin that invokes the exact opposite of romance. As part of NPR's "Word of the Week" series, we ...

Mistletoe is a richly symbolic winter plant with an unusual life cycle. With more than half of England's traditional orchards lost since the mid-20th century, it would be easy to assume mistletoe is ...