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

Gesù bambino is a gentle Italian Christmas carol composed by Pietro Yon in 1917.

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…

This post features a recording of ‘O Holy Night’ by the Kings Singers in company with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir - probably one of the most outstanding such performances in the twenty-year history of these Christmas concerts.

The story of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow is one of despair and renewed hope - a painful experience that led to one of today’s most loved Christmas carols.

A group of saints found themselves camped on Christmas Eve outside a small town, somewhere deep in Arizona or Mexico. In the town, a woman was looking out her window…

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.

An event related to the Christmas story but rarely mentioned in connection with it is the presentation of the child Jesus at the temple.

The three ships in this carol may represent the Three Persons of the Godhead, or the camels used by the (supposedly) three Wise Men, or even the three galleys on the coat of arms of Wenceslaus II, King of Bohemia.

Porter Rockwell’s own account of his escape from chains in Missouri and return to his friends on Christmas Eve 1843.

Gordon B. Hinckley invites us to look inward to test our own hearts, and look outward for an opportunity to reach down and lift someone who is in need.

Gordon B. Hinckley expresses his wish that each of us find, perhaps only an hour, for meditation upon the wonder of the Son of God’s coming into the world.

A kind Frenchman comes to the rescue in this Christmas Eve story from the life of Elder Neil L. Andersen.

In this scene from A Christmas Carol, Fred Holywell delivers his statement of conviction and defense of Christmas to his uncle Ebenezer.

Dieter F. Uchtdorf’s memorable talk about Jesus, the Grinch, and seeing Christmas through new eyes.