With a twinkle in his eye, Don Spritzer pointed to a display of vintage Christmas lights, explaining the history of the various bulbs and how each one worked. “I’ve been fascinated with Christmas ...

COLUMBUS — The outside of Steve Kovar’s house might look impressive with lights and figurines for the holiday, but it doesn’t compare to what awaits inside. The Columbus man has his home decked out in ...

During a tour of the Ligonier Valley Library’s Pennsylvania Room, where he has set up a large selection of his vintage holiday decorations, Don Lachie is a fount of Christmas light history. Lachie, 60 ...

Since the 1850s, the period when in-home Christmas trees began appearing across Europe, people have wanted holiday trees to be lighted. Candles with various kinds of attachments were the earliest way ...

The historic Teten House at Heritage Ranch in Encinitas has been decorated in a recreation of a 19th century farm Christmas. The 1885-vintage farmhouse from Olivenhain has been decked out with strung ...