In the run up to Christmas, carols fill the air. Many have an astronomical twist, singing of the "Christmas Star" from the story of the nativity. Described in the Gospel of Matthew, the star guided ...

With Santa’s deliveries done and presents unwrapped, families are likely preparing to take down their decorations and toss their real Christmas trees into the trash. While those who want to throw ...

Archaeologist Brian Windle asserted that the learned trifecta were actually priests or astrologers from an ancient Middle Eastern Kingdom called Nabatea. ullstein bild via Getty Images They’re more ...

Dec. 25 (UPI) --Best-selling author Craig Johnson released a new Sheriff Walt Longmire Christmas story -- "Scents of the Season" -- on Thursday. In keeping with his yuletide tradition, Johnson posted ...

Beverly Keel once published an article in The Tennessean that was a letter asking Santa to help our culture move beyond materialism and consumerism to the deeper meaning of Christmas. She said, “Stuff ...

A 12-year-old girl named Sophie harbors anger and sadness over the death of her brother three years prior. On Christmas Day, Sophie's family invites a homeless man named Roy Haden to share a meal with ...

Imtiaz Tyab is a CBS News senior foreign correspondent based in London and reports for all platforms, including the "CBS Evening News," "CBS Mornings," "CBS Sunday Morning" and CBS News 24/7. He has ...

If you spend any part of Christmas in Italy, you are sure to hear one of the country’s most beloved carols, “Tu Scendi Dalle Stelle” (“From Starry Skies Descending”). The Christmas song, written and ...

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Jesus’s birth was a silent night, when all was calm and all was bright, but there was a context to the Christmas story critical to understanding the lesson of Christmas. This context gives insight ...

Christmas is the celebration of the birth of the messiah, the ultimate rescuer and savior for mankind, who would vanquish evil, oppression, and falsehood once and for all. In that sense, Jesus is the ...

The First Lady and I send our warmest wishes to all Americans as we share in the joy of Christmas Day and celebrate the birth of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. The story of the Christmas miracle ...