The winter holidays and especially Christmas have different meanings to tribes and Native individuals across Indian Country as they commune with friends and family ...

The savior Christians celebrate was born in a cave, fled as a refugee to Egypt, and taught radical compassion for the vulnerable—lessons worth remembering this holiday season.

Here are seven often-missed details in the Nativity story — each one adding new richness to our understanding of Christmas.

Growing up in rural Louisiana, I always found the Christmas season to be a joyous time of the year. A time when we forget about the weight of our problems. It is a time of hope, peace, joy and love.

The exact date of Jesus' birth is unknown, though it is estimated to have occurred between 6 and 4 B.C. December 25th was chosen as the date to celebrate Jesus' birth centuries after his death, ...

By: Mary Dzon, University of Tennessee Manger scenes displayed around Christmastime usually feature an ox and an ass beside ...

No birth into mortality has ever been accompanied with such heavenly announcements and miracles as the birth of Jesus Christ the savior of the world! Bright stars, angels, heavenly choirs, lights and ...

When I was about 5 or 6 years old, my father played a Christmas joke. Prior to entering our home on Christmas Eve night, he said that Santa was inside. Terrified, my brother and I refused to enter. He ...