Christmas traditions

When it comes to odd holiday traditions, Illinois is closely linked to three of the weirdest ones.

Every family has their own set of holiday traditions, but are these weird ones truly unique to Wisconsin?

You've got questions, maybe this video will provide some answers. You've wondered about Christmas trees (real and artificial), Christmas cards, Christmas lights, etc. Where and when did these traditional Christmas things get started? John Green over at Mentalfloss explores these questions, and clues you in on some other things as well, like mistletoe, advent calendars, the Grinch, even the rather

In our house, it's "Hide the Pickle." That's right. On Christmas Eve each year, after the kids are asleep in their beds (having Googled "what's a sugar plum?" so they know what's dancing in their heads),  Amy and I play "Hide the Pickle...