Lights are a big part of the festivities during Christmas around the world.Alexey Fedorenko/Shutterstock Christmas is a time of celebration and festivity, and there are many ways to observe it.

As the scent of pine and cinnamon fills the air and twinkling lights adorn rooftops and trees, it's clear that Christmas has once again arrived. But while the modern holiday season is often defined by ...

Thousands of people flocked to Bethlehem’s Manger Square on Christmas Eve as families there and at other sites across the Holy Land heralded a much-needed boost of holiday spirit, after two years of ...

For the past two Christmases, John Juka’s family restaurant looked about the same as any business in Bethlehem: shuttered and eerily empty. But on Saturday evening, it bustled with families and was ...

The holiday season reached new heights this year, particularly for Mariah Carey, whose “All I Want For Christmas Is You” achieved an unprecedented milestone. The festive anthem became the first ...

BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) — Thousands of people flocked to Bethlehem’s Manger Square on Christmas Eve as crowds of families and music and decorations heralded a much-needed boost of Christmas spirit ...

This article initially appeared in My Jewish Learning’s Shabbat newsletter Recharge. To sign up to receive Recharge each week in your inbox, click here. As the only child of a Jewish father and mother ...

SAN DIEGO – You may have procrastinated, but you have a week left to get in on the holiday fun at SeaWorld San Diego. Prank-loving pinnipeds Clyde and Seamore are there with a new show at the ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Christmas celebrations return to Bethlehem for the first time in two years, bringing fragile hope to a Palestinian ...