Devoted fans of Chesterton (1874-1936), a well-known British writer and Catholic convert, marked the 150th anniversary of his ...

You can read the full poem, but you may prefer these cheerier children’s Christmas ... s “Love Came Down at Christmas” has simple verses that equate the birth of Jesus Christ as love sent ...

Learn about the origins of "O Come, O Come Emmanuel,' 'O Little Town of Bethlehem' and 'Hark, the Herald Angels Sing.' ...

On that cold Christmas Eve of 1830, Professor Moore, grieving for his beloved wife and daughter, gathered his family. As he read to them “The Night Before Christmas,” he couldn’t help eyeing the two ...

Christmas, celebrated on December 25, brings together families to celebrate the birth of Christ, spreading joy, love, and forgiveness. Traditions include decorating trees, feasting, exchanging gifts, ...

DEAR READERS: Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas. Hope you enjoy these poems for the holidays.

A few weeks ago, a local newspaper reporter interviewed me and other authors about our favorite published Christmas story. I ...

In Greece, children receive gifts on New Year's Eve rather than Christmas Eve, and they are brought to them by Saint Basil ...

Looking around, one can feel the anguish of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, as he wrote the words to a poem that has become known as “I heard the bells on Christmas Day.” It was 1863. The Civil War was ...

Dear Readers: Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas. Hope you enjoy these poems for the holidays ... Day / That we shall hear the happy children play / Gladly aloud, unmindful of the dead ...

Dear Readers: Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas. Hope you enjoy these poems for the holidays.

“It’s the story that my kids ... favorite Christmas carol, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s “I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day.” “It brings me to tears,” she said. The poem, written ...