With another Christmas season coming, we will likely hear some people again calling for us to put Christ back into Christmas. To put it another way, to get secular or even pagan accretions out of ...

Holiday traditions feel timeless, like they’ve always existed in their current form. Families gather around Christmas trees.

When it comes to the holidays, there are certain Christmas symbols that pop up over and over again, like stars, bells, mistletoe, Christmas trees and more. Even if we decorate without much thought ...

Regarding "Christmas tree as a symbol," Letters/Dec. 22. Doris Soule claims Christmas has been celebrated for 2,000 years; research shows it was first conceived 432 AD, four centuries off Doris' claim ...

Tomorrow is Christmas Eve and it is the season to be jolly, as the old saying goes. But it is much more than that. In Hawaii the Christmas spirit tends to continue all year thanks to the constant ...

STATEN ISLAND — There are three symbols seen each year during the Christmas season. One, of course, is the Christ child lying in the manger — the reason, after all, for all the heralding and joy. Next ...

Nativities dot the landscape, carolers abound and not a lick of snow in Provo; it must be Christmas. In the Christian world, Christmas is a time to celebrate the birth of Christ, yet traditions from ...

Many people look forward to bringing home a traditional tree for Christmas. There’s nothing like picking out the biggest evergreen from the farm, decorating it, and waiting for the day to open ...