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Why we celebrate Christmas, according to religious experts. For some Americans, Christmas is a 365 days-a-year obsession. For millions of others, the yuletide season is a cherished annual ...

People around the world celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ on December 25. Here’s why—and the history of its iconic symbols from Christmas trees to Santa Claus.

More than 2,000 years after the birth of Jesus, the history of quintessentially Christmas traditions and holiday items can be traced back to pre-Christian practices and culture, also referred to ...

On Christmas Day in 1862, in the midst of the Civil War, as many as 40,000 people gathered at Hilton Head, an island off the coast of South Carolina that’s about 12 miles long and 5 miles wide ...

History columnist Jeff Suess is on a special assignment. Please enjoy a story from the vault. This article originally appeared on Dec. 14, 2014. America in the beginning was a bit of a Scrooge ...