PEOPLE staffers share their most controversial holiday opinions about Christmas trees, holiday music and sweet treats.

Norma Hoots Lynch has made this fruitcake every year since it won The News & Observer’s contest in 1992, and even fruitcake bashers love it ...

A warm, fuss-free Christmas cake perfect for last-minute holiday hosting.

The holidays always bring up conflicts — not just about family or politics, but important things like which seasonal treats are disgusting and which are delicious. Strong feelings tend to arise when ...

(The Conversation) – Nothing says Christmas quite like a fruitcake – or, at the very least, a fruitcake joke. A quip attributed to former “Tonight Show” host Johnny Carson has it that “There is only ...

Denzil Saldanha is over 80 but far from retired. He takes orders on the phone, surrounded by workers, newspapers spread out in front of them, cutting slices of fruitcake with thick almond icing. The ...

Jamaican fruitcake paired with sorrel wine is a holiday favorite on the island. Gooey, moist Jamaican fruitcake, also known as Black cake or Christmas cake is a must at many Caribbean holiday tables.

The holidays are the perfect time to bring back nostalgic recipes. These classic Christmas dishes will spark joy and fond ...

Johnny Carson once said, “There is only one fruitcake in the entire world, and people keep passing it around.” We’ve all heard the jokes referring to the fruitcake’s immense density, or its extreme ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (The Conversation) – Nothing says Christmas ...