McKinnor began writing holiday jingles in her head — she called them “homemade poetry turned ... ‘hang all the mistletoe. I’m gonna get to know you better. This Christmas,'” McKinnor ...

Beard wrote this column in December. I hope everyone had a Happy Thanksgiving and survived eating too much turkey with all the complimentary side dishes and desserts.  Let us think back to ...

Wokery risks killing off the ancient tradition of kissing under the mistletoe at Christmas parties, according to the UK's leading supplier of the plants. Around a quarter as much of the festive ...

Amanda Gorman, a Los Angeles native and the United States' first National Youth Poet Laureate best known for her poem "The Hill We Climb," took to social media Saturday to express her condolences ...

Christmas (25th December) is a Christian holy day that marks the birth of Jesus, the son of God. Christmas is Katie and Hannah's favourite time of the year. They countdown to Christmas using an ...

Our columnist approves. By Elisa Gabbert Elisa Gabbert’s collections of poetry and essays include, most recently, “Normal Distance” and “Any Person Is the Only Self.” Her On Poetry ...

and quickly mutated into a "right jolly old elf" thanks to the 1823 poem "A Visit From St. Nicholas," commonly known as "'Twas the Night Before Christmas." By 1890, children could meet live ...

The song, "The Twelve Days of Christmas" is an English Christmas carol. From 1558 until 1829, Roman Catholics in England were not permitted to practice their faith openly.

What comes to mind when you hear the word “Christmas"? Do you envision snow? Sleigh rides? A fresh-cut pine Christmas tree, decorated with ornaments? A Christian religious service in a big church?

Foula - which also celebrates Christmas on 6 January - never fully adopted the modern Gregorian calendar. Data from Hitched shows hundreds are choosing off-season nuptials with some based around ...