The story behind Longfellow’s “poem turned carol” is one borne of his own sorrows. In 1861, Longfellow’s wife, Fannie ...

During the month of December, we are focusing our look through the pages of history books on the events and circumstances ...

All minds, Virginia, whether they be men’s or children’s, are little. In this great universe of ours, man is a mere insect, ...

On that cold Christmas Eve of 1830, Professor Moore, grieving for his beloved wife and daughter, gathered his family. As he ...

Unlike Christmas Eve, Christmas Day in Ukraine is celebrated lavishly. There is lots of meat and sweets on the table. There ...

Go ahead, turn Christmas into a celebratory birthday party. Surely Jesus deserves it. We should provide for him as much thanks and joy as we can give him. Such celebrations can prepare us for a ...

Bemoan rampant consumerism all you want: I’m no fan of it either, but I’ve come to learn, just as the Grinch did in Seuss’ ...

Kate, 42, made her appeal over the summer to Lady Gabriella, 43, whose husband Thomas Kingston killed himself in February.

You might have many favorite Christmas carols. But do you know the stories behind them? Here are the stories behind some of ...

She was born, Mary Anne Madden, in Cootehill Town, on December 31, 1820. She lived in an age contemporary to Florence ...

Ordinary folks have taken Nicholas out of the church, traded his vestments for a fur-trimmed red suit, and given him a sleigh ...