One of America’s great Christmas songs grew out of procrastination. Two friends — a rector and his organist at the Church of the Holy Trinity on Rittenhouse Square — found the inspiration in the ...

On a cool Christmas morning, Holy Family Parish, in the eastern suburbs of Plum, Verona, Oakmont and Penn Hills, continued its tradition of celebrating Jesus’ birth by sharing brunch with about 170 ...

President Donald Trump said the U.S. launched airstrikes in northwest Nigeria on Christmas night targeting ISIS militants he accused of killing Christians, calling the operation decisive and warning ...

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In Christmas of 1847, the same year that pioneers entered the Salt Lake Valley, Catholics gathered for a special midnight Mass in Roquemaure, France. There, they heard the inaugural performance of ...

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Clement Clark Moore wrote a poem for his children in 1822, "A Visit From St. Nicholas" -- also known to many as "The Night Before Christmas." Christopher Sadowski Clement Clark Moore was born in New ...

Midnight Mass will be held at Ss. Peter and Paul church on Cherry Street. Submitted photo With the members of Holy Apostles Parish feeling the Christmas spirit a little bit more this year after the ...

Senior Citizens created the “People Pleasing People” tree for the 1975 Christmas Tree Festival in Lima. For two centuries, the classic “O Tannenbaum” (which led to today’s “O Christmas Tree”) has been ...

Paul McCartney either had a very good seventies or a terribly bad seventies; it just depends on who you’re talking to. In my experience, those taking the side of “bad” tend to be Beatle purists or ...

Cardi B has never been shy about her love for the holiday season. She continues to turn Christmas into a time of family, fun, and over-the-top festive flair. Every year, the rapper shares glimpses of ...