If your Christmas was full of love, maybe the singing of Cloquet sisters Shelly (left) and Rachel Plachta helped keep any negative energy away. Rachel watched a PBS program last year about people in ...

All those who participated in presenting the Festival of Lessons and Carols at the Immaculate Conception Center gave us a wonderful gift.

Sharing a holiday dinner is great way to become acquainted with new neighbors and build lasting friendships. The same may be ...

Happy New Year! Just yesterday, at the stroke of midnight, bursts of confetti filled the air and balloons fell from ceilings ...

When I was younger I heard the song “The 12 Days of Christmas” and thought it began on the 13th of December. I am not sure why or how I ...

Hundreds of new Christmas songs are released every year, but each time December rolls around, the same small handful of ...

MY PRIEST THE OTHER SUNDAY preached about Advent—no surprises there—and the tension between Advent’s waiting-period approach to Christmas, and America’s no-holds-barred commercialized celebration.

Released 46 years ago, Paul McCartney’s Wonderful Christmastime became a modern holiday staple played every Christmas season.

Palestinian Christians are reviving their seasonal public celebrations, hoping to bring light and holiday spirit at the end of a gloomy year in the West Bank. By Fatima AbdulKarim Reporting from ...

Sad songs and cold weather go together like hot cocoa and marshmallows. Kacey Musgraves knows what I'm talking about. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "CHRISTMAS MAKES ME CRY") KACEY MUSGRAVES: (Singing) And every ...

Joy is ever-present in the small things in life—the pause you take to notice the wisteria blooming on campus, or the excitement of hearing your child's sweet voice say, "Hey Mama" when they answer ...