Tag: christmas

‘Tis the season, and you know what that means? Lots of drink, food, decorations and… well, lots of everything really. Christmas is all about overindulgence, excess consumption and… Giving? Family? Love? Something like that....

Christmas is a time for giving and receiving, but you only have to look at the huge amount of packaging and wrapping paper cluttering up rubbish bins on Boxing Day to realise it’s not...

Christmas is "the season to be jolly”, but it’s also often the season to be wildly extravagant, indulgent and excessive; the planet suffers at the expense of our fairy lights, chopped trees and mounds...

Americans generate 25 percent more garbage than average (an extra 1 million tons per week) during the holidays.—Environmental Protection AgencyWrapping paper, packaging, tinsel and gas money; potato peels, tree trimmings, and receipts—soooo many receipts....

Whether you’re ready or not, Christmas is just around the corner. The department stores have been playing the jingles since mid-October, and the weather is cooling quicker than Santa can finish all those cookies...

If you want to have a “green” Christmas this year, you don’t have to sacrifice your tree in the process. There are a number of ways to ensure that your holiday decorations are as eco-friendly as possible.

When you think about it, the act of displaying a tree indoors is strange tradition, and every year we engage in the debate of whether a real or artificial tree is more eco-friendly.There are...

There really is nothing quite like a real tree to release that magical aroma of the season and breathe life into your Christmas decorations.But choosing which one to buy is harder than it may...

The smell of a live tree is part of the magic of the holidays for many people. In North America, between 30 and 35 million trees are sold at Christmastime.While reusable, or at least...

For generations, Santa Claus’ home has been in the North Pole, which on any current map is clearly in Canada.That may change over the next decade, as scientists and politicians debate whether or not...