Eckstut’s research found that holly, with its green leaves and red berries, long played a role in winter solstice celebrations that predate the spread of Christmas. But despite those deep roots ...

One of the oldest associations with red and green is holly, with its deep green leaves and bright red berries. The connection between holly and Christmas is quite old; some even link it to Jesus ...

Following is a transcript of the video. Arielle Eckstut: So there is no definitive history of the colors of Christmas.It's not like one day red and green were declared the colors. There's a long ...

Red and green were Christmas colors well before Coke was being sold as Santa’s favorite beverage. For instance, an 1896 newspaper mentions, ... (Mistletoe berries are actually white.) ...

It's hard to imagine a time when red and green weren't synonymous with Christmas, but they haven't always been the holiday's go-to colors. Arielle Eckstut, co-author of Secret Language of Color ...

It has to do with the colors green and red as a prop in a play dating back to the 14th century. "One of these plays was the Paradise play — the fall of Adam and Eve," he said. "The traditional ...

Cultivars producing abundant berries: • ‘Alba’. 4- to 6-foot shrub with creamy white berries, yellowish-green foliage; lacks reddish colors.

The Victorian Touch. Red and green’s status as Christmas colors was further solidified during the Victorian era. Many of the customs we now associate with Christmas, such as decorating with ...

These December plants featured green foliage and red or white berries. Other symbols that became associated with Christmas during the 19th century also happened to be red.

Red and green were Christmas colors well before Coke was being sold as Santa’s favorite beverage. For instance, an 1896 newspaper mentions, “The decoration of the hall was as unique and ...