In the last few decades, that knowledge has taken a back seat to the hustle and bustle of shopping, parties and Santa Claus. Even the "comfort and joy" heralded is more about general feelings of ...

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.

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 'The Nativity,' circa 1406-10, by Lorenzo Monaco Heritage Images/Hulton Archive via Getty Images Every year on Christmas, ...

Listen, my friends, and you will hear a Christmas story that has no peer. It's better than Grinches and Scrooges and elves; it's better than any Christmas book on your shelves. It's an ancient story ...

“The entire Bible, whether we realize it or not, is centered around Jesus, the Messiah,” writes Lee Walter. “Christmas represents when our Savior and Lord, Jesus Christ, was born fulfilling Old ...

Editor's note: This is one of our favorite Christmas stories, first published in 1997. I want to tell you a story of the Christmas season, but it needs a preface. So first, a few words about religion ...

The birth of Jesus was a divine intervention, the moment God Himself stepped into our world as a baby. Now this, in itself, is a gift beyond measure, a gift of love, grace, a gift of salvation that ...

There are three well-known accounts of Christmas in the New Testament. We have St. John’s austerely metaphysical version ("The Word became flesh and dwelt among us."). And we have the more narratively ...

“Silent Night” is one of the most popular Christmas hymns, often sung in churches lit only by candles. The song describes a “tender and mild” infant Christ slumbering undisturbed in “heavenly peace.” ...

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