Queen Elizabeth II, perhaps the last of the great Christian monarchs, was a remarkable ruler who expressed her faith in annual messages throughout her reign.

Legends from the dim past purport that animals, and even bees, for a fleeting magical moment on Christmas Eve, gain the ability to speak or even kneel in remembrance and reverence for the birth of Jesus Christ.

A musician shares his thinking about the Christmas Star, coming to a conclusion you may like.

Just what is it that turns an ordinary purchase into a Christmas gift? We Americans literally invented the answer to this question in 1880.

We've crafted our own rich holiday, uniquely American, yet tied to people and places, stretching back into time itself. Our individual Christmas memories are this way, too.

The familiar Latin phrase, Dona Nobis Pacem, asks of God that which, perhaps ironically, was invoked by the mouth of angels on the fields outside Bethlehem.

In this article, singing children commandeer an old-fashioned steam train for a Christmas adventure. Is it the Polar Express? The Heber Creeper?

This article discusses the Rose of Sharon and the part it plays in Christian symbology, followed by a particularly beautiful choral arrangement of Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming.

From accounts left by the Utah pioneers, Christmas was joyful but much simpler in those days.

The nativity scene tradition has evolved over centuries, becoming a significant part of Christmas celebrations worldwide.

Children around the world love the story of Jesus’ birth. Interestingly, it’s the small details that appeal most to their fertile imaginations.

Paul Harvey tells the story of a young couple in a ‘mixed marriage’ who made a foreign Christmas tradition their own.

This article from Wikipedia provides an exhaustive - and fascinating - description of Christmas Eve as it is observed around the world.

Today, It’s a Wonderful Life is considered to be one of the greatest films of all time and among the best Christmas films ever made. But it wasn’t always so…

Viewers of “It’s a Wonderful Life” have long wondered if there was a real Bedford Falls, and if there was, where it might be…

For older Latter-day Saints, actor Jimmy Stewart is iconic for his role in ‘Mr. Krueger’s Christmas’, a little-known and highly underrated Christmas move made in 1984.

Christmas traditions witness of the faith, hope, and reverence felt by those of an earlier and simpler age for the story of Christ and his Nativity.

In the early 1800’s, a poem for children appeared, featuring the first known depictions of Santa Claus in the new world.

If there are things you always wanted to know about Wassailing but didn’t know how to ask - this article is for you.