Christmas has been the religious celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ, with the message that the light overcomes the darkness. Christmas Eve in Bethlehem is anything but a light for those ...

Many Orthodox Christian churches celebrate Christmas on or near January 7, following the Julian calendar. In the West, the celebration of Christmas continues for 12 days following December 25 until ...

In many countries, Easter is still the day of days. But in America, we're all about Christmas -- divested, mostly, of its religious trappings.

Sparkling lights, Christmas trees and presents are all things we might picture when we think about Christmas. It is one of the biggest celebrations in the Christian calendar, marking the day Jesus ...

The early Christians did not celebrate Christmas, and it wasn’t until the fourth century that the date of 25 December was decided on. orange = the world candle = Jesus, the light of the world ...