Christmas songs, from AC/DC to Christopher Lee - IN FOCUS: If you’re sick of hearing the same old festive cheese at this time of year, allow Kevin E G Perry to suggest an alternative playlist of full- ...

An 1851 ink-and-watercolor gift drawing titled A Type of Mother Hannah’s Pocket Handkerchief by Polly Jane Reed, a Shaker in New Lebanon, New York. Andrews Collection, Hancock Shaker Village, ...

Cobwebs and Christmas don’t seem to have much in common. But one legend, deeply rooted in Ukrainian tradition, brings them all together — and also explains why tinsel became a Christmas classic.

Ever since Socrates was condemned for corrupting the youth of Athens, the accusation has been repeatedly levelled at others. Every medium has, at one time or another, been accused of “corrupting” ...