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.

A touching scene in the historical drama The Crown, in which local residents visit the royal estate to greet King George VI with Christmas carols, is described.

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.

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

While the historical and astronomical evidence remains inconclusive, several interesting theories have been proposed by astronomers and scholars.

Handel’s Messiah is now regarded as one of the most glorious expressions of sacred joy in the Christmas repertory, and an enduring Christmas tradition.

The Book of Mormon refers to astronomical “signs and wonders” to accompany the birth of Christ, but one of those signs is so remarkable as to set it apart from the others.

A brief description of the 1914 Christmas Truce in which German, British, and French troops observed an unofficial ceasefire for Christmas. Includes words of Spencer W. Kimball and dramatization from an old English film.

Paul Harvey relates the strange story of Johannes Niemann and his compatriots.

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

“Do You Hear What I Hear” has the distinction of being probably the only Christmas song that was written in response to one of the most frightening crises in our nation’s history.

An outstanding article by Paul Thomas Smith, carefully delineating the events surrounding the nativity of the Christ. A substantial article and well worth the time to read it.

An outstanding BYU Forum address by Elder Bruce D. Porter. This is a substantial article and one that is highly recommended.

The legend of Good King Wenceslas is a beloved part of the Christmas tradition in Europe, America, and around the world.

Historian David McCullough relates two stories, both of which figured in one of the darkest times ever, during the second World War.

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…

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.

Clement Clark Moore is credited with creating the modern-day image of both Santa Claus, as well as the importance associated with being home, especially on Christmas Eve.