Christmas

A 19-foot-tall Frasier fir from Cartner’s Christmas Tree Farm in Newland, North Carolina, was selected to be the White House Christmas tree.

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Find out how to help the USPS fulfill children’s wishes to Santa this holiday season.

Advent is all about the lead-up to Christmas.

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Jones Family Farms in Shelton is taking extra care of its smaller crops of Christmas trees as the drought-like conditions continue.

Donna Bitner of New Mexico loves spoiling her children with Christmas gifts — particularly trash bags, toilet paper and towels.

The festival comes to Connecticut this weekend, Nov 8-10, at Mohegan Sun.

The trail will highlight locations across the state where many holiday movies have been filmed to experience the magic of Connecticut during the holiday season.

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It may still be summer on the calendar, but parents may want to start thinking about Christmas. The Essex Steam Train has announced the dates for ticket sales for its wildly popular North Pole Express. Tickets for the magical ride to the North Pole are always a tough get and sell out quickly each year. Tickets for full, half, or…

Epiphany, also known as the Three Kings Day or Theophany, is a Christian feast celebrated on Jan. 6, which commemorates the visit of the Magi to Jesus Christ.

Bevin Bros., located in East Hampton, make most of the bells used by Salvation Army bell ringers, and an a Bevin bell played a pivotal role in a classic holiday movie.

The tradition goes back even further. Some say piñatas can be traced back to China, where paper-making originated.

As children around the world eagerly await Santa’s arrival on Christmas, the military is ready to track him and see if he’s using any new technology.

More than a century ago, an 8-year-old named Virginia O’Hanlon had a question weighing on her mind. Were her friends correct when they said, “There is no Santa Claus”?

A Texas family’s Christmas light show was mistaken for aliens.

After hearing their suggestions, the teacher who asked the question said: “I feel personally attacked.”

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $1 in 1990 is equivalent to about $2.29 in 2023, which is about 2.35 times higher.

For most Americans dreaming of a white Christmas, this year’s prospects aren’t good.