Brexit uncertainty and rising prices in shops are influencing consumers' shopping habits in the run-up to Christmas.

Christmas No 1 was once a fiercely fought-over prize. From RATM v Joe McElderry, Slade v Wizzard and George Michael in Wham! v George Michael in Band ...

Kourtney Kardashian's Calabasas, California, home looks like the North Pole! The Keeping Up With the Kardashians star, 39, took to Instagram to show off her ...

The so-called "war on Christmas" seemingly hasn't ended; it just changes location from time to time.

I don't think the three wise men skyped the baby Jesus for Christmas lunch did they Mum?

A mathematical concept can help you figure out just how many decorations your Christmas tree needs.

The risk of having a heart attack peaks at 10pm on Christmas Eve, scientists have found, suggesting that stress, sadness and over-indulgence during the festive ...

Two states account for 79 percent of Christmas trees harvested in the U.S..

Large storms and cold air are likely to take a break over much of the nation during much of next week ahead of the Christmas holiday.

As a presidential candidate, Donald Trump co-opted a seasonal staple of Fox News programming. “You know, you go from one thing to the next to the point ...

Soon people will be making promises to themselves to do something to improve their financial situations. But many won't make such a pledge until after the ...

WASHINGTON — There won't be a White House Christmas party for reporters this year, but members of the press could still admire the decor, a White House ...

Manny Randazzo's King Cakes on North Hullen Street in Metairie opens each year about 10 days before Christmas to sell cakes decorated with red and white ...

If you thought Rudolph was bad, wait until you meet Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey.

Among the glistening lights and shiny ornaments, real, freshly cut Christmas trees may be home to nearly 400 praying mantis eggs that have yet to hatch.

In a season full of bittersweet memories, cooking and eating can remind us of what is joyful.

Like your first hangover and your first speeding ticket, cooking Christmas lunch for the first time is a rite of passage. It is a passing of the flame from one ...

You may have seen one of these ceramic Christmas trees growing up, and now, they're making a comeback. The value of these vintage Christmas decorations, ...

Jonathan Scott adopts a 'go big or go home mentality,' for all of his projects, and Christmas is no different.

Almost 400 McDowell County children celebrated Christmas a few weeks early tonight. It was all a part of Coal Country Christmas. An idea re-imagined by.

With the Christmas tree's lengthy history comes a number of fascinating facts about this popular holiday staple.

Christmas isn't a day anymore. It isn't a week, or even a month. A drug store I go to had some Christmas stuff up in October, and it was far from the first.

Princess Marie-Chantal of Greece has showcased the Christmas tree that is on display in the family's London home.

WILLMAR — Christmas for the Berger family of Atwater got a little bit brighter, thanks to the amazing generosity of family, friends and many others from the ...

Universal has dated Sam Mendes' World War I movie 1917 for a limited release on Wednesday, December 25 next year.

On the first day of Christmas, a hacker said to me … I stole your i-den-ti-tee. I know you're thinking — really, Tech Guy? But there's a real Grinch prowling your ...

Cooking up a large feast for the holidays is a great way to spend time with loved ones, but sometimes it just feels like way too much work. You've already spent ...

Christmas is a time of joy, reflection and celebration for many of us, but it can also conjure up feelings of stress, anxiety and sadness. But not liking Christmas ...

Wondering how the royal family celebrates Christmas? Here's a guide to their totally extra traditions and holiday protocol.

We are more conscious than ever about the amount of waste we produce and the products we consume, but we produce more waste during the festive season ...

Fuller's, a pub group based in the U.K., has announced a ban of Wham!'s holiday heartbreak ballad “Last Christmas” in each and every one of the 231 pubs its ...

There are more than 50 Christmas trees in this family's Christchurch home.

IF you happen to pass by Karpal Singh Drive, you will not miss the spectacular Christmas tree and decorations in the compound of Multipurpose Ministry ...

Chip Gaines's mom started the sweetest Christmas tradition — and his wife Joanna has made a point to carry it on. The former Fixer Upper designer, 40, shared ...

Donald Trump's eldest son has said the US president is a “regifter” who once gave him the same gift he had presented to his father the year before.

Hospitals in England are so overcrowded ahead of Christmas care is being put at risk, experts say, with some places having to turn away ambulances because ...

How to do Walt Disney World with kids at Christmas time, and save money: All the best insider tips for a family Disney vacation over the holidays.

It's a decidedly first-world problem, and perhaps the bulky guides are wasteful. But I remember lying on my stomach, legs crossed at the ankles, poring over the ...

Everyone knows Silent Night, but contemporary carols are still being written. We meet two of the UK's most popular composers, John Rutter and Bob Chilcott.

The mansions of Newport, Rhode Island were once boarded up the moment the summer was over. The Gilded Age took its seasons seriously and the summer ...

Instead of Santa Claus, children in Iceland enjoy favors from 13 mischievous troll brothers called the Yule Lads, who have entertained and frightened children for ...

It was a Christmas surprise for a local single mom who feared she'd be unable to give her kids gifts this year: A Good Samaritan brought hope back to her and ...

A white Christmas is defined as 1 inch of snow on the ground on the morning of Dec. 25. Areas near the Canadian border and in the mountains of the West have ...

Beyond the visual charm of Christmas lights and the auditory joy of Donny Hathaway's "This Christmas," the tactile pleasure of unwrapping a present and the ...

The photo card features the Spain's royal couple with their two daughters, Princess Leonor and Princess Sofia.

The Grinch who stole Christmas is supposed to be a story reserved for movies and books. However, the community of Blaine, Minn., experienced the real thing ...

Photo - From Kate Middleton's first ever Christmas with the royal family in 2011 to 2017's Christmas day *service* with Meghan Markle, see all the outfits Kate has ...

CARLISLE City Council has confirmed bin collection dates over the Christmas and New Year period.

This may shock and surprise you but Christmas is now less than two weeks away. That can only mean one thing: Time to start speculating about the weather.

The folks at Treetopia compiled federal data to figure out the routes, airports, and airlines with the highest percentage of delays and cancellations, along with ...

They are just so photogenic. The Spanish Royal Family has released their annual Christmas card on Twitter, and the photo of the family is adorable, and very ...

Ruben Studdard and Clay Aiken, who once competed on “American Idol,” banter, sing and try to upstage each other in this holiday revue.

A mother-of-four suffered a bitter Christmas blow with the collapse of a Danish insurance company leaving her family €24000 out of pocket after an accidental ...

For a season that's supposed to be all holly and jolly, many of our most time-honored Christmas songs are anything but.

Christmas songs are about the expansion of feelings, loud and bright, against the winter's darkness. Sometimes they catch you unawares, turning a full beam on ...

Nigel Slater's newest tome is a guidebook to the winter season, with recipes for mincemeat and flavored spirits, and history and lore.

I've said many times this season that pregnancy storylines are tough to pull off. That's true for many reasons, but namely because it's difficult to do something ...

It's time to cozy up with one of the best Christmas books right now, from JRR Tolkien's 'Letters From Father Christmas' to 'A Christmas Carol.'

RIGBY — One local family has lived without water for five weeks, and now their community is getting behind them. On Nov. 19, the Belnap family's septic system ...

The best festive telly you might otherwise miss - 12 hidden gems of Christmas TV, from Mark Gatiss' Dead Room to naughty BBC bloopers.

Every Christmas season, on the cul-de-sac of Alhambra Court in Spring Hill, Joe and Connie Castorino's home turns into their own North Pole.

This holiday season, be on the lookout for the "12 Scams of Christmas," as the Better Business Bureau dubbed it. Theyreleased their listMonday.

DESCHUTES COUNTY, Ore. – If you plan to find the perfect Christmas tree in a winter wonderland, be prepared for the snowy conditions on Oregon's forest ...

If you're not one for crowds or battling wild-eyed parents for precious boxes of Lego, you may want to avoid your local shopping centre at around noon on ...

When you think of Christmas movies, you think of James Stewart surrounded by his family on Christmas Eve, Will Ferrell in a silly, green suit wandering around ...

Have you finished your Christmas shopping? I know, I know - Have you started Christmas shopping, yet? Whether you're a seasoned pro when it comes to ...

If you've been in the American suburbs during the evening this month, you've seen the inflatables: Huge Santas, snowmen, reindeer and other Christmas ...

As Kawhi Leonard sat at his locker at Los Angeles's Staples Center on Tuesday, he was likely prepared to face some uncomfortable questions. For example, the ...

An apparent Grinch was spotted on surveillance video plowing through a Christmas display outside a suburban Indianapolis, home and tips are being sought to ...

A single mom with a strict budget has created Britain's most frugal Christmas tree — made from inflated rubber gloves. Support worker Maxine Oliver, 23, said ...

The Christmas season brings tears for Kerry Payne as he reflects on the memory of her 18-year-old son, Christian Boyle.

Predicting the canon of Christmas movie future has never been easy. Here's what The Times wrote about some of today's favorites when they first hit screens.

OZARK, Mo. - One Missouri town planned to turn off the lights on a cross featured in a Christmas display in a park. The city of Ozark was contacted by the legal ...

A young schoolboy is preparing to celebrate his last Christmas after being given just six months to live. Reece Probert seemed perfectly healthy just last month, ...

Believe it or not, there are a number of LPs that deserve to fill the gaps on your annual playlist. Behold, the best holiday albums from the last several years, ...

The endangered Guatemalan pinabete fir is prized for its scent, making it a target of tree thieves and the police who hunt them this holiday season.

Photo - Celebrity Christmas decorations 2018: see how Victoria Beckham, Fearne Cotton, Abbey Clancy and other stars have decorated their homes.

Audubon's annual Christmas Bird Count is one of the longest-running citizen science projects in existence. It was started on Christmas Day in 1900 and is still ...

With the holiday season in full swing, a look at how Christmas trees and other seasonal items may prove to be a problem for your pet.

The origin of the tradition of keeping a decorated evergreen tree indoors dates back further than you might think.

I was dumb enough to give birth to twins in the middle of November. That first winter, now 12 years in the rearview, we decided it was too much trouble to travel ...

An apparent Grinch was spotted on surveillance video plowing through a Christmas display outside a suburban Indianapolis home and tips are being sought to ...

'Tis the season for reflection and shopping, as nationwide many of us think about the people who give our lives meaning and consider how we want to express ...

The principal of Manchester Elementary School – located near Omaha, Nebraska – sent her staff a memo outlining specific steps educators were expected to ...

New puppies may be top of the Christmas list for many children across the UK this year, but one of the countries biggest animal charities is appealing to families ...

The holidays aren't complete around NPR without our annual Jazz Piano Christmas concert. This year's event featured pianists Booker T. Jones, Jason Moran, ...

For those looking for the perfect Christmas gifts for the nerd in your life — perhaps a beloved patent attorney or maybe an engineer, scientist or inventor — here ...

As shoppers set records on spending, the BBB shares “The 12 Scams of Christmas” and ways to identify and avoid them.

Three policemen found Cherif Chekatt walking in the Neudorf area of central Strasbourg at 9pm. They tried to stop him but he opened fire and they shot him ...

Christmas has come early for Italian children after the minister of education told teachers not to overload them with homework during the festive season.

The comet 46P/Wirtanen is just 1.2km in size but it should be visible in the night sky this Saturday as it makes a close approach to Earth this year. And don't ...

SINGAPORE - A Clementi resident has been asked to remove Christmas decorations, including a mannequin, from the ledge outside his second-storey Housing ...

After a Florida mom survived cancer, she and her family go all-out every year with their annual Christmas card to "spread joy" during the holiday season for their ...

I feel as if I should be sad that for the first time in 43 years, I won't be at my childhood home on Christmas. But I'm not.

Want to wrap your presents like a pro but still conscious of remaining eco-friendly? Follow the GHI's simple guide and enjoy your greenest Christmas yet.

All we want for Christmas is one more listen to all of these festive bops.

Strasbourg (France) (AFP) - Hundreds of French anti-terror police are hunting for a fugitive gunman who attacked Christmas shoppers at a market in the eastern ...

It's time for the busiest shipping season of the year. The United States Postal *Service* says they expect to deliver nearly 200 million packages per week over the ...

The Sixers will wear a white "Earned Edition" uniform against the Celtics on Christmas Day. By Enrico Campitelli.

ALLISON TOWNSHIP, Pa. -- More than 1000 kids in central Pennsylvania will have plenty of presents under the Christmas tree partly because of one radio DJ's ...