To get more use out of discarded Christmas lights, I place a strand in a decorative container and leave them on at night as a ...

Some people observe December 25 as sacred and also mark January 6 as “Old Christmas.” We’ve all heard of traditional Christmas carols like “Jingle Bells” and “Deck the Halls,” but what about “The ...

There’s something so timeless about the Christmases our grandparents and great-grandparents celebrated. They didn’t have giant inflatable decorations or perfectly coordinated wrapping paper, but what ...

With Mariah Carey and Wham! saturating airwaves with their holiday tunes, it’s beginning to sound a lot like Christmas. But if all you want for Christmas is a reprieve from stereotypical Christmas ...

CHICAGO — A unique take on the traditional Charles Dickens classic “A Christmas Carol” opens at the Studebaker Theater in the Loop later this month. In this version, by Manual Cinema, more than 100 ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Florian Walch, West Virginia University (THE CONVERSATION) With Mariah Carey and Wham!