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Christmas trees are a strange tradition, if you think about it: Every December, people in regions around the world head to the nearest forest, chop down a tree, drag it into their homes, adorn it with lights, baubles, and tinsel—then unceremoniously drag it to the curb in January.
Read moreI’ve long thought of Christmastime as a season of mostly pleasant intrusions: thirty or so days of remembering to tend, checklist style, to the latest pressing bit of Yuletide business that comes racing back to
Read moreOn the Monday after Thanksgiving, at precisely 9 a.m., Dorothy Robertson unlocked the doors to the Hillsdale Senior Center, the fluorescent bulbs blinking to life behind her.
Read moreChristmas is both a sacred religious holiday and a worldwide cultural and commercial phenomenon.
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Oreo truffles are one of my all-time favorite desserts. I can pop about 20 and then start to feel guilty.
Read moreChristmas as we know it today is a Victorian invention of the 1860s. Probably the most celebrated holiday in the world, our modern Christmas is a product of hundreds of years of both secular and religious traditions from around the globe. Discover the origins of Christmas traditions from around the world, like the Yule log, caroling and how Christmas is celebrated “Down Under.”
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When you think of Santa, exactly one outfit comes to mind: boots, a red suit with white trim, and a matching stocking
Read moreRichard Malone stared hard through the windshield, trying to see past the fog on the glass, past the twitch of the wipers, past the streaks of snow and into the glare of the headlights, which scraped the top of snowbanks at every twist of the road.
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