This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: Mistletoe: A merry Christmas decoration or menace to trees? It's both.

While they work with the Greers, they learn that Kelly is a renowned botanist and she and Frank have run the “Merry Mistletoe” booth at the town’s Christmas fair. Over the years, 13 couples ...

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What is it about a mistletoe that says “smooch?” And what the heck is figgy pudding anyway? The holidays are here again, and with them come songs, foods, and rituals so familiar we may not think to ...

Lording over the merry panoply is the Christmas tree ... I’ve noticed something missing: mistletoe. This poetic holiday adornment—a sprig of green leaves and white berries happily dangling ...

Set in Appalachia, “Moonshine & Mistletoe” is full of mountain music — in this case, merry mountain music — of the best kind. The actors play multiple instruments to accompany themselves ...

For many people, mistletoe is a pest, while for others, it is a symbol of Christmas cheer. The origin of mistletoe as a Yuletide symbol came from the Norse and the Druids. Both had traditions that ...