The Italian fruit bread is readily available these days. But if you want to take your palate off the well-worn path, here's a look at other holiday breads to feast on, from pan de jamon to julekake.

How the tradition of sending Christmas Cards started and the history of Christmas Cards.

The secret to an awesome Christmas morning.

Christmas stories to help you and your family get into the festive spirit and enjoy the holiday season.

The heightened emotions that infuse the holiday season have helped make it prime time for marketers, and this year they seem to be finding that longer online advertisements in particular can leave even the most cold-hearted wiping away tears.

“Christmas has proven extremely difficult to Christianize.”

Behold, the high wattage Christmas lights of Dyker Heights.

November gave Netflix users Jessica Jones and Master of None. December will give subscribers Adam Sandler's controversial film The Ridiculous 6, but don't worry, there are still some interesting titles to stream over the holidays. Bill Murray's anticipated Christmas special, A Very Murray Christmas, will be available to stream on Dec. 4. The special is being helmed by Sofia Coppola (whom Murray previously worked with on Lost in Translation) and...

Good, well-made pasta is one of Italy's greatest contributions to the culinary world, and when paired with squash it fits nicely on the Thanksgiving table.

The 74-foot tree will travel from south Alaska to Seattle by sea, and then it will make the long journey to Washington D.C. by truck.

Barcelona mayor joins other leftist officials in decrying holiday that honours Columbus’s arrival in the New World: ‘Shame that a nation celebrates genocide’ As King Felipe presided over a military parade to celebrate Spain’s National Day, several of the country’s new crop of leftist mayors took aim at the origins of the holiday, siding with a growing movement that questions the commemoration of Christopher Columbus’s arrival in the New World.

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FORGET sharks, stingers and crocodiles, north Queensland councils are taking action to protect tourists from another tropical danger – coconuts.

St. Patrick's Day began in Ireland as a serious religious event, but Irish immigrants in the U.S. helped transform it into a celebration of Irish culture that is now marked everywhere from Tokyo to Toronto.

The Chinese bid farewell to the Year of the Horse this past week when they ushered in the Year of Sheep on February 19, 2015. Or maybe it was the Goat. Or perhaps the Ram! But what's up with that Yang?