Have you ever spent Christmas alone? Miranda stood still for just a moment, her weathered hands gripped tightly around the ...

It was one sentence in the story, though, that grabbed them and wouldn’t let go: "The children ... a broken world with a king who felt threatened and wanted the baby killed. Christmas reminds ...

Christmas in the United States is a holiday chiefly for children. It is a season of candy canes and presents, “A Christmas Story” and the Grinch, mall Santas and the exhausted mothers whose ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story ... Christmas is an important one. He received 1,200 responses from all around the world ...

From Donald Duck specials to festive dinners of KFC, we've rounded up some of the more unusual traditions from around the world ... When the children awoke on Christmas morning, they found ...

"We were sitting around the living room on Christmas Eve, after dinner. The kids were getting a bit hyper ... Santa is just a story. I’m sorry to break it to you.' " "I was in complete shock.

When it comes to holiday traditions, Santa and his reindeer are being upstaged by some quirky and unexpected traditions around the world ... On Christmas Eve, children beat the log with sticks ...