France finds itself in a nuanced debate over the environmental impact of Christmas trees, especially in the Morvan Natural Park, the nation's leading producer of festive firs.

Unfortunately, however, France does not follow the tradition in Vienna, where Christmas trees are chopped up and served to the elephants in the zoo as a seasonal treat.. Cake. And if taking down ...

Christmas trees were sold commercially around the country by 1851. The trees initially sold were “taken at random from the forests,” the Christmas Tree Association wrote.

2. The upside-down tree in France. In some luxury stores in France, you’ll find Christmas trees hanging upside-down from the ceiling. While it might look strange at first, these upside-down ...

The eco-ethics of Christmas trees is a subject close to the hearts of many in the Morvan Natural Park. These remote Burgundy uplands produce more than a million baby firs for the market every year ...

Hundreds of demonstrators took to the streets in Christian areas of Damascus early Tuesday to protest the burning of a Christmas tree near Hama in central Syria, AFP journalists witnessed. "We ...

Along the Western Front, which stretched through northeastern France, Christmas trees, holly and mistletoe abounded as part ...

Haunted holiday tales: From Krampus to Belsnickel, here are 7 scary stories from Christmas lore In ancient times, the evergreen tree "was certainly very symbolic to them probably in the same way ...

The eco-ethics of Christmas trees is a subject close to the hearts of many in the Morvan Natural Park. These remote Burgundy uplands produce more than a million baby firs for the market every year ...