Chestnuts are a tough nut to crack. They grow on trees, protected by a spiny outer covering, or bur. The bur is discarded during harvest, leaving the chestnut with a tough, leathery outer shell and ...

Nat King Cole gave chestnuts a permanent place in holiday history when his (fourth) recording of “The Christmas Song” became popular in the early 1960s. You know the one … “Chestnuts roasting on an ...

“Chestnuts roasting on an open fire.” The opening line of one of the most enduring Christmas songs of all time paints a scene that’s warm, nostalgic, and unmistakably festive — crackling fire, winter ...