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From “Silent Night” to “Jingle Bells,” Christmas carols are some of the most familiar songs of the season, and some of the oldest. Stephanie Sy explores why most popular music changes with time, but ...

Valentin was decorating a small tree when Donna entered the attic, so he quickly hid behind a bookcase. Believing Santa had left the tree, Donna ran downstairs to tell her mom what she’d found.

Receiving a chalk blessing at the doorway or decorating wooden boats instead of Christmas trees may seem unfamiliar to many outside the region. Yet across Eastern and Central Europe, Christmas is ...

SAUK RAPIDS, Minn. — For many people, a Christmas Eve church service may be the only one they plan to attend each year. Still, others who are feeling hurt or abandoned won’t even make that exception.

After Jesus was born in Bethlehem during the reign of King Herod, Magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem. These Gentile seekers had followed a brilliant star, proclaiming, “Where is the one who has ...

Edward Lear, “Bethlehem” (1861). Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool. Public domain. “O Little Town of Bethlehem” has shaped how millions of English speakers imagine the Palestinian town where Jesus was ...

André Rieu, the renowned "King of the Waltz," once again demonstrated music's power to bridge cultures during his spectacular annual Christmas concert in Maastricht, Netherlands. In a heartfelt ...

SKOWHEGAN, Maine (WABI) - Friday night is opening night for a holiday favorite being performed at the Skowhegan Opera House. Lights Up Productions is putting on a rendition of “A Christmas Carol.” For ...

A Christmas Carol is usually read as a Victorian morality tale about capitalism and compassion. Yet an autographed script written by Charles Dickens during the American Civil War raises the ...

MEDINA, Ohio -- Since 1890, the main hall of the McDowell-Phillips House has resounded with children’s laughter and singing at Christmastime. Generations of McDowell and Phillips children gathered ...