According to historian Judith Flanders, "The royal Christmas tree gave a new sense of intimacy and domesticity to Victorian Christmas celebrations, blending British and German traditions." ...

popularizing not just the Christmas tree but the entire concept of Christmas among British households. In true Victorian fashion, the rise of Christmas trees spurred a booming industry for tree ...

they moved under the tree. The Christmas feast has its roots from before the Middle Ages, but it's during the Victorian period that the dinner we now associate with Christmas began to take shape.

It was Queen Victoria's German-born husband Prince Albert who first introduced Christmas trees to England ... be used as ornaments to place on the tree. Victorians would use all sorts of things ...

Many families place the crèche under the tree and gifts, if exchanged, are not placed there until Christmas Day or after Midnight Mass. Thursday, March 20, 2025 A service of EWTN News ...