Wrapping gifts, placing them under trees and opening them on Christmas Day are a relatively modern invention — in early medieval times, some Christian rulers thought that the story of the three ...

But, medieval Germans are credited with starting ... Once word spread, the popularity of Christmas trees took off. It became a tradition throughout England and North America.

Organisers are putting the finishing touches to one of Britain's biggest Christmas tree ... setting, with trees lining nearly all the interior walls of the medieval building.