At midnight on Christmas Eve, the hymn “The Night of Christmas” will ring out in Bethlehem’s Church of the Nativity, built on ...

But when the island’s six kids too to the stage, performing the Christmas story through the eyes of the innkeeper’s cat, I felt a lump rise ...

The decor is just a means to an end,” Jennifer Houghton tells PEOPLE. “The end is always to bring joy and happiness to all who cross my path!” ...

Originally a Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Jesus, Christmas has evolved into a global cultural event.

• St. John’s Gernant’s Church (A Federated Congregation), 13 Gernant’s Church Road, Ontelaunee Township, will have a Christmas Eve service with music by the Koenig Brass Ensemble and the church choir ...

Noeleen, Noella, Nollaig, Natalie, Natalia, Natasha, Nathan, Nathaniel and Natale are all variations of this beautiful Christmas name.

MELISSA Haworth, a mum-of-three on Brisbane’s southside, says her children are bursting with excitement as they wait for Jesus’ coming on Christmas Day. “That’s what you want,” she said with a laugh, ...

We, like Joseph, are invited to empty ourselves, choosing to abandon anything that can get in the way of our union with God or our collaboration with God's design for creation.

Bethlehem revives Christmas festivities amid war and fragile Gaza ceasefire, with Manger Square bustling and hope alive ...

The Yule Lads are 13 mischievous boys, each with a distinct name and description, who cause mayhem in the 13 days leading up to Christmas. They dwell in a mountainous cave with their parents and cat.

Manger scenes displayed at Christmas usually feature an ox and an ass beside the infant Jesus. According to the Gospel of Luke, Mary placed her child in a manger “because there was no room for them in ...