It's okay if it's not the most wonderful time of the year.

The Christmas greeting text, which was sent on December 3, 1992, was put up for auction by the British telecoms company Vodafone.

Uruguay's state calendar makes no mention of Christmas or Holy Week, part of a secularization of its calendar which dates back to 1919.

“No one really knows what is going on inside the house or why we didn’t take down the decorations,” said Sara Pascucci, whose father died in January of covid.

The holiday season is particularly difficult for recovering addicts or alcoholics. Stress, financial burdens, family dysfunctions, and loneliness all contribute to relapse. Here are 8 science-backed ways to handle addiction temptation and help your loved ones stay sober during the holidays.

The actress who played the reclusive "pigeon lady" in Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, Brenda Fricker, becomes blunt about her holiday plans.

Children around the world should not worry about the logistics of Christmas present delivery while the coronavirus pandemic rages, Dr Anthony Fauci said – because he vaccinated Santa himself.

Summoned by the actor Kirk Cameron, hundreds of maskless people belted out Christmas carols in a Thousand Oaks parking lot Sunday night in a protest against coronavirus restrictions. Cameron, known for his roles in the sitcom “Growing Pains” and Christian films such as “Mercy Rule,” organized and promoted the event on Instagram, drawing rebukes from many for potentially spreading the coronavirus.

It’s officially time to get into the Christmas spirit now that December is here. And there’s no better way to do it than cosying up on the sofa with a cup of something warm and watching festive entertainment on television. Netflix, as ever, has you sorted. The streaming service has a huge list of Christmas content at your disposal, most of which are hidden away within its exhaustive library of films and TV shows.

Santa Claus is coming to town. And he's not bringing COVID-19. At least, that's the word from Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's leading infectious disease expert. "Santa is exempt from this because Santa, of all the good qualities, has a lot of good innate immunity," Fauci told USA TODAY this week.

Peanuts specials A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving and A Charlie Brown Christmas, which left their longtime home at ABC for Apple, will return to traditional TV for some special airings this holiday sea…

The legendary game show host continued filming new episodes until just over a week before his death.

Activists from the Korean Federation for Environmental Movement built a Christmas tree out of cigarette butts to call for a ban on the use of plastic for cigarette filters. Filters made with plastic are the second most littered single-use plastic product, according to the European Union.

This year, the Estonian town of Viimsi, just outside the capital Tallinn, decided it was time to make Christmas more relevant, and green. Instead of the traditional pine tree, an installation of plastic containers is taking centre stage in the town's Christmas celebrations. Teet Suur, the artist behind the environmentally-friendly installation, says the inspiration came from his local petrol station, where window washing liquid, usually available in 5l plastic containers, is now readily available from pumps that go straight into the car.

Visitors to the Tennessee Aquarium may be shocked to learn that an electric eel named Miguel Wattson is lighting up a Christmas tree.

While one beloved B.C. mall Santa lost his job due to questionable photos, an advertisement for pictures with a different jolly man has come under fire. The ad, which ran in the Comox Valley Record’s Nov. 21 edition, features the Comox Valley Christmas Parade at 2 p.m. on Dec. 1 in large writing. On the right side, the ad shows a few events that will take place in the Native Sons Hall. The first is the “Gnarly Christmas Fair” from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., followed by “Captain Thunderpants” at 10:30 a.m. Last, but certainly not least, is the in-famous copy for “Pictures with Satan” at 11:15 a.m.

The Irish continue to express gratitude for St. Patrick's unselfish commitment to their spiritual well-being, even as the rest of the world celebrates by drowning in booze.

We can’t begin to imagine how revolutionary photography was when it was first introduced. There are stories of people totally overcome when first handed an image of themselves. Even today, in…