Christmas

A man who’s played Santa Claus for the Plymouth Thanksgiving Parade says he learned days before the event from Facebook that someone else had been picked to ride the big sleigh.

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Frank McKenna was about to suit up for this year’s Plymouth Thanksgiving Parade on Saturday until he saw another man post on Facebook that he’d be Santa Claus.

First Lady Jill Biden received this year’s White House Christmas tree, named “Tree-mendous,” on Monday from a farm in North Carolina that was devastated by Hurricane Helene

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.

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

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.

Cardinal Sean O’Malley is sending a message calling for forgiveness and peace around the world amidst wars in Ukraine and the Middle East. Parishioners said it was a beautiful Christmas mass full of love and a time for reflection at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in the South End. “We celebrate Christmas when we make it a feast...

The organization has been battling food insecurity in the area for over 30 years.

Parishioners said it was a beautiful Christmas mass full of love and a time for reflection at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in the South End.

Boston showcased its generosity on Christmas Eve, by giving people what they needed to fully enjoy the holiday.

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.