"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." We all know that little green sprig that hangs above doorways during the holiday season, inviting amorous ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. White berries fill a clump of mistletoe hanging from an oak. As a young child living in Virginia, I recall kids going door to door ...

Lokesh Joshi receives funding from Irish and European Funding Agencies. It’s a cold December evening. The air is filled with laughter and carols, and homes glow with festive lights. Amid the seasonal ...

With its small white berries and waxy green leaves, mistletoes stand out during the winter months when all tree branches are bare. (Pixabay pic) Come December, it slips quietly into homes, parties and ...

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 ...