We celebrate Christmas "because God gave us the gift of His son to show us the way toward salvation," says Lauren Green in the new book All American Christmas by Rachel Campos-Duffy and Sean Duffy. It ...

Christmas is a holiday that holds different meanings for everyone who celebrates it! For some, it's all about reuniting with loved ones and exchanging Christmas gifts. For others, the joy comes from ...

CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – While Christmas has become a very commercialized holiday, the holiday is religious in origin, and has a very significant meaning to many Christians. Christmas is a time of ...

Be it in the historical sense, the spiritual sense, the giving sense, the uniting sense, or the purely joyful sense, Christmas and all that it has meant to billions of men, women, and especially ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below." But haven’t you ever wondered about the "12 Days of Christmas" meaning? Or the origins of this ...

My first real memory of Christmas was when I was 5 years old. I had gotten a cheap little plastic Nativity scene with a tiny Baby Jesus which truly mesmerized me ...

When you think of Christmas, what comes to mind? Chances are good it's probably Santa Claus, ho-ho-ho-ing his way down the chimney to deliver gifts, or decorating the tree with loved ones while ...

The meaning of Christmas varies from household to household, family to family, and person to person. This year Christmas to me carries a different meaning than ever before: family. Around a month ago ...

The opulence of the pre-Christmas scene would have made Santa blush. Filling the giant hall were multiple Christmas trees, miles of twinkling lights and stacks of presents that, if they didn't quite ...

The Christmas season is here. Let the decorating and the festivities begin. I love this season and all the preparations. Although we all complain about Christmas displays popping up earlier each year ...

In Charles Dickens' classic tale A Christmas Carol protagonist Ebenezer Scrooge undergoes a miraculous transformation from miserly curmudgeon to generous and warm benefactor, eager to share his good ...