Among them? Opening presents on Christmas Eve and donating trees to Westminster Abbey. Charles is reportedly hoping to "phase out" some of the late queen's strict dinner etiquette rules, however. “The ...

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

EDITOR'S NOTE: This story is part of a holiday series that will run through Dec. 25 in the Grand Forks Herald. GRAND FORKS — Marta Faugstad is but 6 years old, and already she can fry and flip lefse ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript for the best experience. Christmas traditions: We love them, we hate them, we complain and then do ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Every country has its own Christmas traditions. The US is no different, and there are many American traditions that baffle the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “ ‘Come in!’ exclaimed the Ghost. ‘Come in! and know me better, man!’ ” So goes the legendary invitation of the Ghost of Christmas ...

Millions of people worldwide celebrated Orthodox Christmas nearly two weeks after much of the world marked the holiday. Some Eastern Orthodox churches, including Russian traditions, follow the ...

The family has been spending the holidays at Sandringham since the late 1980s. King Charles inherited a slew of Christmas traditions from his late mother Queen Elizabeth II. Among them? Opening ...

Christmas traditions: We love them, we hate them, we complain and then do them anyway. No other holiday has as many customs and memories, as much collective bonding and madness, or as many ...