Christmas Wreaths Are a Classic Holiday Decoration With a Surprisingly Deep History

Hanging a wreath on a door or a wall is almost as essential to decorating for yuletide as setting up a Christmas tree — and, as it turns out, the two traditions come from the same place.

“The tree gave birth to the wreath,” says Ace Collins, author of Stories Behind the Great Traditions of Christmas.

Hanging a wreath on a door or a wall is almost as essential to decorating for yuletide as setting up a Christmas tree — and, as it turns out, the two traditions come from the same place. “The tree gave birth to the wreath,” says Ace Collins, author of Stories Behind the Great Traditions of Christmas.