Christmas

Floral artist Mary Spotswood Underwood demonstrates why you need this old-fashioned contraption

Give your nog a nudge with this mixologist-approved interpretation

For a young boy, holiday magic arrived in the form of a little red suit

We may not all have a 250-room chateau, but it’s the holidays, and we can dream!

A nuisance tree finds redemption during the holidays

Wild holly, dried pecan shells, magnolia cuttings, and more natural beauty plucked from along the Rappahannock River transform into decor that makes a family’s formal Virginia house feel like home

A Virginia entertaining guru reimagines an old English classic sipper that tastes like “Christmas in a glass”

Surfing Santas, possum drops, and more singular events

How trimming a tree can be a trip down memory lane

Pitmaster John Lewis shares his recipes for the borderland red and green chile sauces of his childhood

A newbie gets the spirit of the season at Dolly Parton’s theme park

The season rocks a little more merrily with the best-selling holiday album of all time

On copyrights, Christmas music, and coming full circle

The lasting gifts of Christmas spirit along a South Carolina mail route

An ode to the Southern art of holiday overdecorating

Heart-rocking tracks to make your spirits bright

Buy a permit, get to chopping, and help forest conservation along the way

Southern Italy meets the South in a scrumptious holiday tradition

Holiday dawdlers, clabber meals, and moonshine runners

Southern musicians have always innovated with holiday songs—think “Pretty Paper” and “Hard Candy Christmas.” These new releases from artists like Rodney Crowell and Old 97’s mix time-honored favorites and future classics