With another Christmas season coming, we will likely hear some people again calling for us to put Christ back into Christmas. To put it another way, to get secular or even pagan accretions out of ...

When it comes to the holidays, there are certain Christmas symbols that pop up over and over again, like stars, bells, mistletoe, Christmas trees and more. Even if we decorate without much thought ...

Regarding "Christmas tree as a symbol," Letters/Dec. 22. Doris Soule claims Christmas has been celebrated for 2,000 years; research shows it was first conceived 432 AD, four centuries off Doris' claim ...

Christmas is the most celebrated of Christian holidays, commemorating what the faithful believe was the miraculous birth of Jesus Christ, the son of God. But many of the season's most enduring symbols ...

STATEN ISLAND — There are three symbols seen each year during the Christmas season. One, of course, is the Christ child lying in the manger — the reason, after all, for all the heralding and joy. Next ...

My family usually bought a Christmas tree, but one year we went into the woods behind our house. We climbed over one of the old stonewalls that spiderweb throughout New England and followed the ...

Nativities dot the landscape, carolers abound and not a lick of snow in Provo; it must be Christmas. In the Christian world, Christmas is a time to celebrate the birth of Christ, yet traditions from ...

What could be more ludicrous than a tree in the house? And yet, in this month of December 2022, millions of people continue to honor this centuries-old tradition. Some may also put up a nativity scene ...

Many people look forward to bringing home a traditional tree for Christmas. There’s nothing like picking out the biggest evergreen from the farm, decorating it, and waiting for the day to open ...