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.

Mistletoe is best known for its role in holiday festivities, as seen on this Christmas card from 1886, and it features in ancient lore of many cultures, whether Celtic druids or Scandinavian gods.

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 ...

From the origins of Christmas carols to romantic mistletoe kisses, here are the histories and meanings of five words associated with the most widely celebrated holiday in the world. Usage of the ...