As a young child living in Virginia, I recall kids going door to door selling sprigs of mistletoe in the weeks before Christmas. My mother always bought some and hung it along with some holly over a ...

Some of my earliest childhood memories of holidays include my mother purchasing mistletoe to hang in a doorway during Christmas. It was not as important a decoration as the Christmas tree, but it was ...

Come December, it slips quietly into homes, parties and festive films – a sprig of mistletoe hung in a doorway, inviting a playful, stolen kiss. But behind its sweet and light-hearted charm lies a far ...