Christians see gift giving as a symbolic ... Although today's commercialized Christmas is considered distinctly American, the festival was banned in the nation's earliest days.

On the fifth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me five golden rings. Which is to say, five ringneck pheasants. Scholars agree that the first seven gifts of the song are all birds. Also ...

popular customs include exchanging gifts, decorating Christmas trees, attending church, sharing meals with family and friends, and waiting for Santa Claus to arrive. Christmas Day has been a ...

“We keep gifts minimal,” said Thomsen ... happens to fall around same time as Christmas.” With Christmas and the first day of Hanukkah coinciding, Raphaelson-Bleakney acknowledged ...