"Don we now our gay apparel." When countless Americans sing this line each Christmas season, they probably have no idea that it's a substitute lyric. I didn't, until recently. But now that I know the ...

Decking the halls for the holidays is a traditional and joyful pastime — like eating turkey, drinking mulled wine and re-reading Dickens’s A Christmas Carol. And every home artist expresses themselves ...

There comes a point every festive season when it suddenly dawns on you that if you hear the same old Christmas songs one more ...

As we head into December 2025, both Brenda Lee and Bobby Helms are in the Top 5 on Billboard’s Holiday 100 — for 1958’s “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” and 1957’s “Jingle Bell Rock,” respectively.

The holidays have arrived, and we are officially in the danger zone. To avoid festive fatigue and "Jingle Bell shock," here is a guide to managing the seasonal stress that affects us all while keeping ...

Over the course of more than 70 years, a lot of families have lived in the house at 7 Cherry Lane and each of them has had a Christmas Eve to remember.