Growing up, I always knew it was officially time to get into the Christmas spirit when I saw the decorative nutcrackers displayed at my grandparents' house. And until I started researching for this ...

Inspired after attending a performance of "The Nutcracker'', Sheila Peterson of Chester started collecting nutcrackers in 1998. Her first was a gift given to her by her nephew's girlfriend which ...

NEW CANAAN, Conn. (AP) — The gang's all here: the football fan, the chef, the teacher and the skier. And there's the Nutcracker prince from E.T.A. Hoffmann's classic Christmas story, who inspired them ...

Although Germany is famous for its handcrafted wooden nutcrackers, the figurines were first fashioned out of wood in France and England in the 15th and 16th centuries. By the 18th century, craftsmen ...

The gang's all here: the football fan, the chef, the teacher and the skier. And there's the Nutcracker prince from E.T.A. Hoffmann's classic Christmas story, who inspired them all. So many home-goods ...

Nutcrackers have become a beloved aspect of Christmas decor. For Boone High School science teacher Shannon Glass Lumley, they’re also a representation of childhood years spent living in Germany. A ...

Nutcrackers are a Christmas decoration that we know and adore, and the festive season wouldn't be the same without seeing them adorning shelves, and even larger ones standing outside shops. But do you ...

Nutcrackers are normally only a Christmas accessory. But one couple have amassed more than 200 of them after they began collecting them eight years ago. Carol Northover, 60, and husband Robert, 68, ...

Way back when, nutcrackers actually served a purpose besides being quite possibly the creepiest of all holiday decorations. And as such you can bet there’s a heated debate between those who see them ...