Here’s the origin of Christmas as we know it, when it’s estimated Jesus might have been born and when Christians started ...

I'm desperate for a Star Trek holiday special, and no, I don't count Star Trek: Generations as a Christmas movie just because of that one scene with Picard in his fantasy alternate life. Fortunately, ...

The Yule Cat has to be one of the most interesting Christmas beasts. Coming from Icelandic folklore, it's surrounded by ...

The word “yuletide” is a noun that is defined as Christmas and the surrounding days, including all of its festivities. The ...

In the 18th and 19th centuries, biblical scholars interested in parallels between ancient religious belief systems argued ...

I have Christian friends who maintain that old tradition because Scripture doesn’t command us to celebrate Christmas, and therefore, they think that the church shouldn’t. Sometimes rather sadly, that ...

It will soon be Christmas and Christmas has some interesting quirks to it. People often wonder if it is really a Christian holiday or a pagan holiday. Christmas is an ...

Christmas in America has long been about receiving presents from Santa for being nice, or at worst, getting a lump of coal for being naughty. Though jolly St. Nicholas has long been a staple, the ...

The winter solstice marks the shortest day and longest night of the year as well as the start of the Pagan holiday, Yule, ...

Since the early 20th century, Christmas has evolved from a religious holiday to a hugely popular cultural holiday. Here's a ...

Winter ends the day before the spring equinox, which marks the first day of spring, and will fall on Friday, March 20, 2026, ...

Originally a Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Jesus, Christmas has evolved into a global cultural event.