A straw goat was burned down yet again early Wednesday in a Swedish city where torching it has become a Christmas tradition. Gavle city spokeswoman Anna Ostman said someone set fire to the 43-foot ...

Members of traditional Swedish music group Lingonberry Jam perform a Christmas song in the living room of the historic Chellberg House during a holiday celebration at Indiana Dunes National Park ...

A dried orange garland is a great way to add a pop of colour and, again, get your home smelling festive – just bake orange slices in the oven and thread through string or twine.. Any Brits missing ...

So those in our family who can manage the trans-Atlantic trip come to spend a traditional Swedish Christmas with them. We try to arrive by December 23, which is called Little Christmas.

5. Christmas greenery. A collection of traditional Swedish Christmas plants. Photo: Janerik Henriksson/TT. Midst the bleak, grey winter, Swedish Christmas also demands a touch of green. Wreaths are ...

A child wearing a halo of candles. Songs and dances in the native tongue. Those are the hallmarks of the traditional Scandinavian Lucia Festival, part of the Christmas tradition in Sweden, Norway ...

Peterson Farm offered visitors a taste of traditional Swedish Christmas foods on Saturday as part of the annual Julmarknad, or Swedish Christmas Market Day. Dave Bentley helped serve a variety of ...

The 13 meter high and three ton straw-made statue was built to showcase the traditional Swedish Christmas straw goat, which normally is made in sizes small enough to fit on a mantle.

Christmas doesn't start for the Draper family until after Lucia Fest in Wilmington. Candle wax, the traditional Swedish songs and the annual service on the weekend closest to Dec. 13 each year ...

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas in Gothenburg. Liseberg Amusement Park is opening what's claimed to be Sweden's biggest Christmas market.

How do you say Merry Christmas in Sweden? God Jul. Here’s a look at a few Swedish holiday traditions. IN Sweden, the Christmas season kicks off on Dec. 13, with Lucia Day. A Lucia, or Queen o… ...

Some Christmas traditions stink. One tradition of my childhood was smellier than three-day-old fish. In fact, it was three-day-old fish. My grandmother was Swedish, and lutefisk was a part of her ...