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A guest blog tracing the Nativity scene tradition through the churches, museums and Renaissance paintings of Milan, Florence and Fiesole.

The year we decided to go big with a life-size outdoor nativity set, and how it brought our whole neighborhood together.

Why do giant toy soldiers stand guard beside Christmas Nativity scenes? A look at giant guardian figures through history.

Giant toy soldiers appear on front lawns and in shopping malls every Christmas. Here's where that tradition comes from.

Santa Claus statues come in every size, from hold-in-your-hand small to gargantuan. So how large, exactly, is a life-size Santa?

Nutcrackers and Christmas go together like hot cider and frosty snowfall. Here's a tour of the biggest giant nutcrackers in the world.

The first mention we can find of a reindeer with Santa Claus was in a 1821 children’s story booklet titled “Old Santeclaus with Much...

The French attempted to build a canal through Panama, however, tropical diseases killed approximately 20,000 workers and the French attempt went bankrupt.  In 1902...

There's a reason the same shopping centers, town squares, and hotel lobbies end up in everyone's holiday photos year after year. It isn't luck—it's...

Get an exclusive look at the craftsmanship behind Christmas Night Inc.’s iconic holiday displays.