Arts & Culture

Her father decided he wouldn't have a Christmas tree that year but handed over some ornaments and told his daughter to put them on her tree instead.

Butler, who had a dramatic flair, once invited friends to his home for the big reveal of a mysterious Christmas present that had been forgotten in a closet for years.

The preparations began after Thanksgiving, and some of the first signs of the holiday were the decorations at Cayce-Yost Department Store.

The scene at Bethlehem's annual Christmas tree ceremony depicts a world full of clamor and constant political tension.

The highlight of Christmas Day was visiting the grandparents.

Coats, jackets and other articles of warm clothing are being collected by the Knights of Columbus.

The deadline to nominate a business or a residence is Dec. 13.

For Gwenda Motley, experiencing the Christmas parade through her mom's eyes was like seeing it again as a child waiting for a glimpse of Santa Claus.

An unexpected visitor, plus a big snow, create a special holiday for the teen from Mexico staying with a large American family.

It wasn't the Hallmark scene she had experienced a year earlier. But then, in the most unlikely place, she remembered the light of Christmas.

When two little girls thought they had pegged the true identity of their church Santa, a surprise appearance put them back in the category of believers.

Every year the story was the same – her dad and her big sister turned down her ideas for the most beautiful tree and picked one they liked instead. Then her big sister wasn't home to select the tree one year, and an idea developed for a wonderful prank.