And why are people so amorous when they find themselves beneath it? Mistletoe, a parasitic plant, is actually accustomed to the suspension: In nature, it grows only on other trees’ branches.

Orest lyzhechka/Shutterstock Just like the Christmas tree, mistletoe was also originally used in pagan festivities over the winter period before being co-opted for Christian celebrations. There is no ...

Mistletoe is believed to be a symbol of ... and these eventually became Christmas carols. No proper Christmas celebration is complete without a nativity scene that shows Jesus Christ’s birth ...

For most people, mistletoe conjures images of wintry Christmas kissing traditions rather than the rich Australian landscape. In Australia, mistletoe varieties have often been overlooked or treated ...

The holiday season is arriving early in Music City as a new Christmas movie, "Music City Mistletoe," is currently in production in Nashville. Screenwriter Shantell Ogden, who has called Nashville ...