The word "advent" means "coming," and the month of December is the season of Advent where we wait expectantly and get our hearts ready for Christmas and the celebration of Christ's birth. A way to ...

What is the meaning of Christmas? How many times have you been asked that? How many answers have you given or heard? So, what is the meaning of Christmas? To some people’s frustration, the word ...

Christmas has always been a season of joy, generosity, and togetherness in our family. However, amidst the excitement of gifts and decorations, I’ve noticed how easy it is for the deeper meaning of ...

For more than 20 years, one street in St. Louis, Missouri gets transformed every holiday season into a show of lights. But behind the sparkle of Candy Cane Lane there is an underlying motivation, ...

With apologies to Charles Dickens. HUMBUG! I HUFFED and puffed my way through the newspaper lobby, crammed as it was with holiday well-wishers yammering their loathsome clichés of merry this and happy ...

Long before little Linus walked onstage with his blue blanket in 1965 to deliver a monologue from the Gospel of St. Luke, another television show answered that question burning in the hearts of men ...

They’ve already started – conversations, discussions and commentaries about ‘the real meaning of Christmas.’ As if it were a topic for debate, like what color to paint the living room. The holiday rom ...

As I grow older and witness societal transformations, I frequently ponder the passage of time and the true essence of Christmas. The affection I once held for this cherished holiday has diminished, ...

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, based on the 1972 best-selling book by Barbara Robinson, tells the story of the six Herdman siblings who, after sneaking into the church looking for snacks, come out ...

“Wait, what was the total? How much were the pants?” I asked the cashier at Bristlecone, hoping the person in line behind me would be prepared to catch me because I was pretty sure I was about to ...

There is a reason certain Christmas movies stand the test of time and return year after year, and also a reason the Hallmark-style factory-made product is easily forgotten. It’s a Wonderful Life, ...