With no confirmation of Jesus' birth and no mention of Christmas itself in the Bible, you may be wondering how the holiday ...

Since the early 20th century, Christmas has evolved from a religious holiday to a hugely popular cultural holiday observed by ...

Since the early 20th century, Christmas has evolved from a religious holiday to a hugely popular cultural holiday observed by ...

Aside from Easter, Christmas is perhaps Christianity’s most sacred date. As a celebration of Christ’s birth, the holiday is ...

Yuletide, on the other hand, dates back to the ancient roots of our language. Tide in this context just means “time,” while ...

Employees at large retail chains were instructed to avoid “Merry Christmas,” a greeting now deemed too specific and too religious. What emerged was designed to include everyone by addressing no one, ...

Whether we are Christians or not, many of us celebrate Christmas every December. Although it began as a Christian holiday ...

Crowds of people dressed up and going door-to-door while asking for treats and threatening mischief if the homeowners don’t pony up—sounds like Halloween, right? Actually, that was one popular way ...

These days, Christmas is hard to miss and nearly impossible to avoid. But at various times it has been banned in different countries, including Britain. This is the story ...

Yuletide is featured in several Christmas songs and films - but do you know what the word actually means? It turns out many ...

Like many minority groups, Jews have always created ways of adapting to the societies in which they live, but whose culture they do not totally share. And one thing that means is a collection of ...